Experience

Pyramid Communications

• United States
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, Indian Country

  • Jul 2023 - Present

  Serving Tribal Nations, Native-led organizations, and Indigenous people by ensuring they have the communications tools needed to be able advance their priorities in a self-determined way. I work with the Indian Country practice at Pyramid to sharpen the ways we support Indigenous action in building liberated futures for people and planet.

• Associate Director, Indian Country

  • Jul 2022 - Present

• Senior Project Manager

  • Jul 2020 - Present

  Managing strategic communications campaigns and projects that respond to the priorities of Native nations and communities. Working closely with our team to plan and deliver impactful communications, web and social strategy, and media relations. Leading and facilitating Pyramid’s student internship program with the University of Washington American Indian Studies Department.

• Project Manager

  • Mar 2018 - Present

  As a project manager with the Indian Country practice group, I create content, budgets and timelines while managing expectations with clients and internal teams. Producing web content, storytelling materials, social and earned media for a wide range of communications campaigns and projects. Providing support across communications strategy elements from facilitating meetings with clients and creating proposals, to writing memos, conducting research, and summarizing information. Clients include Lummi Nation, Fort Belknap Indian Community, Pride Foundation, Puyallup Tribe of Indians, Seattle Indian Health Board, Urban Indian Health Institute, and Yakama Nation Fisheries. Show less

• Project Associate

  • Apr 2017 - Mar 2018

  Collaborating with cross-disciplinary team of content strategists, designers, and web developers to provide communications content for Native focused and mission driven organizations and Tribes. Creating and sharing stories that drive people to action.



City of Auburn (Washington)

• United States
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Comprehensive Plan Consultant and Report Author

  • Sep 2016 - Dec 2016

  • Wrote and edited 'Placemaking Imagined by the Community' section of draft Comprehensive Plan - Placemaking Element for City of Auburn • Created and conducted a survey approved by Auburn Planning Department • Wrote and edited 'Placemaking Imagined by the Community' section of draft Comprehensive Plan - Placemaking Element for City of Auburn • Created and conducted a survey approved by Auburn Planning Department



Feet First and AmeriCorps

• Safe Routes to School Event Coordinator

  • Oct 2014 - Dec 2015

  Served to improve the lives of adults and children in Seattle neighborhoods by making it safer and easier for children to walk to school. I took a leadership role in promoting healthy lifestyles for children and families, received training on safety issues, gained experience with event planning, urban design and the K-8 public education system. Served to improve the lives of adults and children in Seattle neighborhoods by making it safer and easier for children to walk to school. I took a leadership role in promoting healthy lifestyles for children and families, received training on safety issues, gained experience with event planning, urban design and the K-8 public education system.



Washington Conservation Corps and AmeriCorps

• Crew Member

  • Oct 2013 - Sep 2014

  Served to protect and improve the ecological habitat on Maury Island through invasive species removal and native plant establishment. Other responsibilities included: Leading the team in volunteer efforts during MLK week of service by reaching out to and coordinating with the Sustainability Club at North Seattle College and Seattle Tilth at Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands. Served to protect and improve the ecological habitat on Maury Island through invasive species removal and native plant establishment. Other responsibilities included: Leading the team in volunteer efforts during MLK week of service by reaching out to and coordinating with the Sustainability Club at North Seattle College and Seattle Tilth at Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands.