Senior Research Associate / November, 2018 — June, 2021

Created, disseminated, analyzed surveys of students, parents, teachers, and administrators. Managed data vendor relationships. Reviewed relevant literature and presented strategic recommendations. Conducted focus groups. Presented data to stakeholders, including senior management. Provided data expertise to 3 K-12 campuses and 29 preschools.

Strategy Consultant / July, 2021 — September, 2022

Provided strategy intelligence and professional development related to data and strategy for educational and land trust nonprofit with 5,000+ employees.

Senior Sustainability Analyst / September, 2022 — Present

Lead systems change strategy, manage nonprofit relationships, research language equity in STEM, teach data science to students, faculty, and working professionals.

Strategy Director / March, 2024 — Present

* Build capacity for systems change through training and facilitated conversations * Organize and host monthly Laha Seminar Series in Data Justice * Develop and implement strategic plans to enhance data science capacity in the Hawai'i-Pacific region. * Lead and manage cross-functional teams to achieve project milestones and objectives. * Foster partnerships with educational institutions, government agencies, and non-profits. * Oversee the design and delivery of data science training programs, workshops, and seminars. * Monitor and evaluate program outcomes, ensuring continuous improvement and alignment with strategic goals.

Doctoral Fellow / August, 2017 — December, 2018

* Researched environmental ontologies and vocabulary in Hawaiian language through salience analysis and corpus analysis. * Developed the first-ever spoken language corpus of Hawaiian with over 300,000 words * Created the first-ever vocabulary lists for Hawaiian ordered by word frequency* Researched environmental ontologies and vocabulary in Hawaiian language through salience analysis and corpus analysis. * Developed the first-ever spoken language corpus of Hawaiian with over 300,000 words * Created the first-ever vocabulary lists for Hawaiian ordered by word frequency

Instructor / January, 2016 — Present

* Promoted inclusive and varied student engagement by exploring the many ways that linguistic concepts intersect with the lives of the students, e.g.: a language self-portrait essay assignment. * Facilitated Wiki Education projects for 4 cohorts of undergraduates through the LSA campaign: 53 students contributed 2,284 edits to 84 articles (primarily endangered language stubs), adding 110,000+ words, 900+ references, and one new article. * Taught LING 150C: Language in Hawaiʻi and the Pacific (2 semesters); LING 102: Introduction to Language (3 semesters).

Copy Editor / August, 2013 — December, 2015

-Edited manuscripts for clarity, organization, and consistency with style guidelines. -Established new editorial policies to accommodate changes in disciplinary standards of writing and data transparency. -Mediated between authors and other editorial staff (distributed around the world) using email and video chat to resolve differences of opinion. -Managed the online subscription system. -Reported annual performance metrics for internal and external review.

Education Evaluation Consultant / August, 2024 — Present

Consulting on education evaluation strategies for the Classroom2Community Environmental Education Educator Workshops

Editor / January, 2009 — November, 2018

Providing high-quality substantive editing, copyediting, and proofreading services with a specialization in academic manuscripts and non-native English speaking clients.

Instructor / January, 2011 — August, 2012

Instructed college students in the foundational principles of geography. Taught: GEOG 1300: Geography for Educators (3 semesters); GEOG 1401: Introduction to Physical Geography (1 semester); GEOG 2351: Regional Geography of the World (1 semester).

Graduate Teaching Assistant / August, 2009 — June, 2011

Independently instructed 1-credit physical geography labs (3 per semester) 3 semesters: GEOG 1101 Physical Geography Laboratory. Assisted instructor on 17-day study abroad experience with 12-14 undergraduate students, responsible for logistics and risk management 2 semesters: GEOG 3350 Geography of Central Europe.

GIS Analyst / June, 2009 — August, 2009

Identified specific sources of blowing dust on the Southern High Plains of West Texas and Eastern New Mexico using remote sensing techniques and ArcGIS.

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant / August, 2007 — May, 2009

Independently instructed 1-credit physical geography labs (4 per semester): GEOG 1101 Physical Geography Laboratory. Assisted instructor with grading and finding materials for current events assignments: GEOG 3356 Contemporary Texas and the American Southwest.

GIS Analyst / May, 2006 — August, 2006

Used ArcGIS software and remote sensing techniques to delineate, classify, and map playa wetlands on the Southern High Plains for the National Wetlands Inventory.