CV

Skills & Domain Expertise

Strategy Director: April 2024-May 2025 [NSF ALL-SPICE Alliance][https://www.nsfspicealliance.org/]

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
Secure funding and manage budgets for various initiatives
Represent the Alliance at conferences, meetings, and public events

Senior Sustainability Analyst: Sept 2022-May 2025
UN CIFAL Honolulu; Chaminade University of Honolulu

Course developer and instructor for UNITAR courses: “GIS for Sustainability and Resilience in the Pacific”
Lead and learning coach for Data Skills programs for social sector partners: capacity building and data strategy for data-driven decision-making
Researching and advocating for language equity in data science and sustainability
Data science coach for Faculty-in-Residence program: faculty in Environmental Science, Biology, and Criminal Justice
Data Science faculty for SPICE Summer Program: month-long data science intensive bootcamp for undergraduate students

Strategy Consultant: Apr 2022-Sept 2022
Kamehameha Schools

I used my systems thinking and coaching skills to support future readiness for the entire enterprise, which is both a Native Hawaiian land trust and a pre-K-12 educational system
Curating information and data for executive-level discussions and speaking events
Design thinking, scenario-building, and strategic planning facilitation
Redesigning an org-wide futures newsletter

Senior Research Associate: Nov 2018 - Mar 2022
Kamehameha Schools

Strategy Intelligence & Learning: July 2020-March 2022

Coached 10 participants through a 9-week data science professional development training
Managed a system used to create and refine over 700 data visualizations in R for publication in Ka Huakaʻi 2021

COVID-19 Response, Rapid Analytics & Visualization: March 2020-June 2020

Collaboratively developed dashboards, data reports, and research summaries for executive-level decision-making

Hoʻolaukoa Educational Research & Development: Nov 2018-June 2020

Provided high quality data collection, cleaning, analysis, and storytelling for three K-12 campuses and 29 preschools across the state
Managed and produced a variety surveys for students, staff, and guardians of the school community
Shared findings through reports and presentations to campus-level executive staff