Projects

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Feb 2021 | Created and operationalized the Equitable Innovation Accelerator to fund and support underrepresented early stage tech entrepreneurs

 

Feb 2021 | Provided keynote remarks at the 5G Agriculture Field Lab launch

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Nov 2020 | Led Commerce’s support for WTIA’s Anti-racism in Tech Pact launch 

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Sep 2020 | Co-authored "Promoting Unmanned Systems Technology through Partnerships" in Northwest Aerospace News Magazine

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Oct 2019 | Host and moderator for "Digital Equity & Community Voices" forum

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Oct 2019 | Faculty panel speaker at King County Bar Association on "Key Stakeholders for Achieving Responsible A.I."

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Apr 2019 | Led go-to-market launch of Amazon's online SNAP EBT purchasing pilot

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Apr 2019 | Presented to Open Seattle on behalf of the Technology Advisory Board

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Mar 2019 | Advised Bellwether Housing, Seattle's largest nonprofit affordable housing developer, on their affordable housing crowdfunding campaign (first in the U.S.)

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Nov 2018 | Led marketing launch for Amazon Smart Communities and Amazon Experience Centers (latter was featured on Good Morning America)

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Aug 2018 | Joined Board of Advisors  and chair Partnerships committee for DemocracyLab.org, a platform connecting skilled volunteers with tech-for-good projects

 

​May 2018 | Joined review board for Technology Matching Fund 2018 to award grants to Seattle community-based organizations with digital equity needs

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​Aug 2017 | Appointed by Mayor Murray to Seattle Community Technology Advisory Board, elected to co-chair

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May 2017 | Ignite Seattle speaker to crowd of 800+​

 

May 2017 | Conference speaker at Harvard 2012 Thinks Big

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​Mar 2017 | Keynote speaker at 2017 Professionals in Workers Compensation annual banquet

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​Jan 2017 | Joined Associate Board for BUILD NYC

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Aug 2016 | Self-published "Terima Kasih, Thank You: Letters of Gratitude from Malaysian Teens"

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Jun 2016 | Selected by U.S. Embassy to present innovative social entrepreneurship curriculum at conference of over 200 Malaysian educators in Kuala Lumpur

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Nov 2015 | Led site launches for Amazon Home Services and Certified Refurbished on Amazon.com