Experience

Alaska Venture Fund

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

• Cultural Fellow

  • Nov 2022 - Present

  Traveling and writing for Aywaa Storyhouse, bringing diverse knowledge and perspective to the Alaska Venture Fund team. Teach and consult on topics related to culture. Traveling and writing for Aywaa Storyhouse, bringing diverse knowledge and perspective to the Alaska Venture Fund team. Teach and consult on topics related to culture.



Freelance

• Egypt
• Human Resources
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teaching Indigenous Philosophy and Self-Awareness

  • 2019 - Present

  -Community Education via OLE program at UAA: Led discussion for a cohort across a semester seriers on Indigenous Philosophies for Anchorage seniors, where participants learned about a Yupiaq worldview and were challenged to consider and better understand their own cultures and the ways in which they construct their world. -Presented on culture across various academic and professional settings, APU, ANTHC, SCF and UAA ANSEP students about how the move to college was a cultural change and how to understand navigate that. Show less



Alaska Humanities Forum

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Alaska Salmon Fellow

  • 2017 - 2018

  -Men's House project, one of the project member successfully instituted men's house structures in rural salmon management workgroup. -Worked with community members in Iguigig on men's house discussions, including visits to Iguigig where we hosted community discussion on the role and purpose of the qasgi. -Played an active role in the fellowship, providing friendly and constructive framing and critique to improve discourse among fellows and stakeholders to assist in clear communication out about our shared work. Show less



First Alaskans Institute

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Andore Project

  • 2012 - 2014

  -Visionary and host group member of the Alaska Native Dialogues on Racial Equity. Structured hosted/co-hosted difficult conversations about race and racism across the state. During this project I learned a lot about how to structure and navigate uncomfortable conversations on race and racism, this is part informed my work in culture. -Visionary and host group member of the Alaska Native Dialogues on Racial Equity. Structured hosted/co-hosted difficult conversations about race and racism across the state. During this project I learned a lot about how to structure and navigate uncomfortable conversations on race and racism, this is part informed my work in culture.