Experience

Shoreline School District

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• School Board Director, District 4

  • Dec 2019 - Present



Leadership Tomorrow

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, Alumni Impact and Equity

  • Jan 2019 - Present

  I support, facilitate and encourage alumni engagement, research alumni needs, and develop programming to support LT alumni in driving equitable development in the greater Seattle area. I support, facilitate and encourage alumni engagement, research alumni needs, and develop programming to support LT alumni in driving equitable development in the greater Seattle area.



University of Washington, Bothell

• United States

• Lecturer

  • Sep 2007 - Feb 2019

  Design and teach courses on human and environment interactions, social justice, and qualitative methods. Courses include: Environmental Justice, Introduction to Sustainable Practices, Qualitative Methods, and Sustainable Communities. Design and teach courses on human and environment interactions, social justice, and qualitative methods. Courses include: Environmental Justice, Introduction to Sustainable Practices, Qualitative Methods, and Sustainable Communities.



Cornish College of the Arts

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Adjunct in Humanities and Sciences

  • Jan 2011 - Dec 2018

  Designed and taught courses on the intersection of humans and the environment including: sustainability, sustainable consumption, waste, social science methods, and teamwork. Designed and taught courses on the intersection of humans and the environment including: sustainability, sustainable consumption, waste, social science methods, and teamwork.



U.S. Forest Service and Oregon State University

• Consultant and Researcher

  • Sep 2012 - Sep 2013

  Organized and conducted focus groups and helped to develop a survey to understand recreation activities and housing purchases in King County. Organized and conducted focus groups and helped to develop a survey to understand recreation activities and housing purchases in King County.



EDQUIST DAVIS EXHIBITS INC

• United States

• Consultant and Researcher

  • Jul 2004 - Jun 2008

  Conducted research and proposed interpretive themes for five National Park exhibits focused on the perspectives and experiences of Native Americans, women, and people of color. Conducted research and proposed interpretive themes for five National Park exhibits focused on the perspectives and experiences of Native Americans, women, and people of color.



University of Washington

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PHD Candidate

  • 2005 - 2008

  Conducted quantitative and qualitative research in Seattle intentional communities to understand factors that inhibit or support sustainable practices, including social networks, affordable housing, group housing, and community land trusts.

• Teaching Assistant, American Ethnic Studies

  • Sep 2005 - Jun 2007

• Research Fellow, Urban Ecology IGERT Program

  • Sep 2003 - Jun 2005

  As part of an interdisciplinary research team I conducted research in Okanogan and San Juan Counties to understand drivers and impacts of second home development.

• Research Assistant

  • Sep 2000 - Sep 2003

  I held research assistant positions in a variety of positions and departments including:• Society for Conservation Biology: Managed membership database.• Conservation in Practice Magazine: Developed Website and content using Adobe products. Developed, conducted and analyzed a survey for subscribers. • Anthropology: Conducted interviews with environmental justice organizers.