Selected Experience

Principal Consultant

ZD LLC

Technology strategy, Indigenous data sovereignty, AI training and technical assistance to tribal governments, nonprofits, and academic institutions.

Graduate Student, Rehabilitation Counseling

Western Washington University

Founder, Indigenous Program Office

Microsoft (contractor)

Built the global Indigenous Program Office; developed AI machine translation tools and language integration pipelines for low-resource Indigenous languages; negotiated data licensing and contribution agreements with Indigenous governments globally.

Community Development Director / Planning Director

Swinomish Indian Tribal Community

Led planning, housing, public works, and community development.

Planning Director

Samish Indian Nation

Led planning, housing, public works, and community development.

MS, Rehabilitation Counseling

Western Washington University

MA, Urban and Regional Planning

Eastern Washington University

"AI in Practice: Opportunities and Risks for Tribal Scientists"

Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission Tribal Coding Group

University of Alberta Indigenous Research Symposium

Keynote Speaker

"AI on Your Terms: Running Local Models for Data Sovereignty"

US Indigenous Data Sovereignty Network Webinar, with Jane Anderson (NYU)

Presenter and collaborator

Local Contexts, Native Nations Institute, Government of Nunavut, Indigenous Data Alliance