Experience

Center for Community Investment

• United States
• Think Tanks
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Manager, Network Weaver

  • Mar 2023 - Present



The City of Durango, CO

• Durango, Colorado

• Community Relations Commission, Chair, City of Durango

  • Sep 2018 - Dec 2022

  The Chair of the Community Relations Commission (CRC) is a City Council appointed role. The CRC is an advisory committee that makes formal recomendations to City Council around policy and procedure. In the last few years we've driven numerous systemic Diversity, Equity, and Inclusision centered changes including: a Language Justice practice and budget line, translation and intrpretation for City meetings, the reinstatment of essential transit routes, inclusive Indigenous community involvemnt policies around land-based city assets, building inclusive multi-language City sponsored events, redesignating all single-stall City restrooms to gender-neutral, & built multiple identity-based subcommittees to bolster civic engagement from marginalized commuity members. Show less



The Colorado Trust

• United States
• Philanthropic Fundraising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Community Organizer

  • Sep 2019 - Jul 2022

  The Senior Community Organizer role for the Southwest region of the state involved strategically engaging those experiencing health inequities acutely to build leadership teams to drive funding initiatives. The role required gathering data, prioritizing relationship building, and mobilizing teams to take action for systemic change via place-based, culturally appropriate grant making. I moved over $175,000 to trusted NPOs and community organizations, suported the creation of a regional mutual aid network, supported an all POC team to engage civically, and organized, served on, and facilitated multiple internal and external caucuses, coalitions, and DEI committees. Show less



Fort Lewis College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Contractor

  • Jun 2018 - Apr 2022

  Contractor for grants and tasks specific to the Center of Southwest Studies (CSWS) department: CSWS Library assistant and exhibit design, CSWS Native American art collection and database evaluator, student trainer and mentor for the arts and archives. Contractor for grants and tasks specific to the Center of Southwest Studies (CSWS) department: CSWS Library assistant and exhibit design, CSWS Native American art collection and database evaluator, student trainer and mentor for the arts and archives.