Board member and Projects Committee Chair at Ecologists Without Borders. I guide project selection and strategy, and have managed grants for environmental initiatives in Thailand and Seattle.
Specialized Program Director at University of Washington, Seattle. I negotiate, create, and design bespoke educational programs for international students across AI, data science, nursing, business, sustainability, and more.
Managing a grant, paid and volunteer student positions for UW's Campus Sustainability Fund Green Square garden project.
Member of All Tech is Human, promoting accessible education and ethical choice architecture in responsible tech.
Early Airbnb hosting got me interested in hobby business and financial literacy. Now I channel that into exploring alternative ways to exchange value and build community resilience.
My strongest aptitude is synthesizing insights across diverse fields like economics, neuroscience, design, and Indigenous knowledge. Constantly reading and getting input, always connecting.
Five self-published books, including 108 Dreams, surreal vignettes in ungendered second-person, and its sequel, 216 Dreams, with digitally crafted illustrations. Earlier books are comedy cookbooks, available on my Amazon author page.
Recent visual art exhibited at Columbia City Gallery in Seattle and on permanent display at Mount Vernon Library Commons. Background in film production, music video direction, and digital storytelling.
Foraging Edible Wild Plants — New Start Community Garden, Burien. I help people recognize the abundance hiding in plain sight, reconnecting them with land, traditional knowledge, and free food growing outside their door.
Introduction to Backyard Permaculture — Edmonds College. Fundamentals of designing low-maintenance, regenerative food systems, no sprawling acreage required. Rooted in Indigenous science and land sovereignty.
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