MARCIA J. DRAKE
AI Expert, CEO, CDO
Olympia,WA
Summary
Award-winning global changemaker, futurist, anthropologist, and executive data leader — Data Leader of the Year (Women in Data, 2022) and CDO Magazine Global Data Power Woman (2023). Oxford University–trained in AI and certified AI Auditor, AI Ethicist, AI Professional, and Certified Futurist. Proven leader in data management, governance, AI ethics, predictive analytics, and regulatory compliance, with impact across healthcare, transportation, public safety, corporate tech, law enforcement, judicial, sustainability, and more. Skilled in multi-stakeholder diplomacy, legislative collaboration, and leading teams of 30–100 professionals overseeing 2,000+ databases.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Founder and Chief Operating Officer
Ecoheart Coaching and Consulting, LLC
Olympia, WA
05.2022 - Current
- Founder of Ecoheart Coaching and Consulting, LLC providing services for Data Consulting, Data Management Research and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Solutions, Business and Sustainability Coaching, Life Coaching including Career Coaching, Lifebook, HoloBody courses.
- Manage a small team of Data Engineers and Data Scientists and coordinate with other contractors.
- Product development.
IT Procurement Specialist (subcontracted)
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
Olympia, WA
01.2025 - 06.2025
- Subcontracting via Halcyon Northwest for the DISCImage System Replacement Project.
- Responsible for conducting a Information Lifecycle Analysis for the DISCImage System and related Payment Systems.
- Conducted Market Research and created Market Research Plan.
- Worked with stakeholders to create a Procurement Strategy and Roadmap.
- Advised on Data Management, Requirements, Information Technology Security and Compliance and AI Readiness.
Strategic Advisor (contracted)
Sunstone Institute
Oslo, Norway
04.2024 - 07.2024
- Project-Specific Support. Providing expertise on targeted global data projects, including Societal Trust.
- Data Infrastructure Development: Advising on design and direction of a robust data infrastructure and central data repository.
- Strategic Guidance: Contributing to Sunstone's data strategy, ensuring alignment with the company goals.
- Talent Acquisition and Management: Assisted in hiring data scientists and providing research project direction.
- Collaborating on other relevant data-driven initiatives as needed. Traveled to Oslo, Norway for direct working sessions.
Data Strategy Consultant (subcontracted)
Athenahealth
Boston, MA
11.2023 - 03.2024
- Company Overview: A private US company that provides network-enabled services for healthcare and point-of-care mobile apps and electronic health record (EHR) systems for small to medium-sized physician practices and hospitals in the US and India.
- Serving as Master Data Management and Data Strategy Consultant to client athenahealth.
- Facilitating Data Quality Assessment for client athenahealth while coordinating with Bounteous experts.
- Built productive working relationships and facilitated partnerships across multiple projects.
- Established key business goals with team and clients.
- Leveraged business performance and development techniques to assist organizations.
- Interviewed key personnel and stakeholders to understand business processes.
- Contrasted product and service offerings to recommend enhancements.
- Supported business operations by preparing and processing strategic technical, data, process, and governance documentation.
- Translated business needs, issues and ideas into successful strategies and action plans.
- Collaborated cross-functionally to tackle and resolve wide-ranging business issues.
- Recommended and deployed data-driven improvements to healthcare customer service systems.
- Directed collection and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data to review business performance.
- Defined complex issues and developed timetables and processes for decision making.
- A private US company that provides network-enabled services for healthcare and point-of-care mobile apps and electronic health record (EHR) systems for small to medium-sized physician practices and hospitals in the US and India.
Deputy Chief Data Officer, Data Acquisition and Data Management
Washington State Health Care Authority
Olympia, WA
11.2021 - 05.2023
- Directed and oversaw management of over 2,000 databases, data products and assets.
- Served as backup to Chief Data Officer.
- Monitored budgets and expenditures.
- Directed the Data Acquisition and Management team of almost 30 direct and up to 60 in-direct reports comprised of IT data management specialists and reporting experts, data statisticians and data scientists and database managers.
- Provided overall management of the State Health Information Exchange (HIE) Program, Medicare Data Management and Reporting Team, All Payer Claims Database Team, Maternal and Children’s Health Analytics Team, Primary Care Spending Data Management Specialist and Data Engagement Manager.
- Directed agency 'Data Acquisition and Management Strategy' including contracts, policy, legislation, and processes.
- Official Signatory and process-owner for all Medicare Data in the State of Washington, and responsible for all data coming into the agency.
- Participated in the procurement, acquisition, and implementation activities to enable the acquisition of large clinical data sets needed to inform Medicaid analytic processes and advance Medicaid business processes.
- Assessed contracts for technology products and services.
- Supported work throughout the agency around electronically exchanging data with external partners including accepting, validating, and processing electronic data so it can be loaded into existing data systems.
- Co-Lead for 'Washington State Health Care Data Strategy Data Generation and Management Workgroup' and oversaw Data Strategy tactic implementation.
- Project Director for the 'First Steps Database Project' to transfer the First Steps Database (FSDB) from the Department of Social and Health Services to the Washington State Health Care Authority, including the data team staff supporting the generation and management of this database.
- Developed provider engagement strategies and tactics that accelerate health care provider's adoption of the Clinical Data Repository (CDR), directed the planning, design, implementation and full deployment of a shared clinical data repository and other platforms, solutions and tools needed to fill statewide tech gaps for care delivery.
- Managed risks and issues, codified requirements for future state, policy, oversaw the completion of legislative requirements.
- Directed/oversaw Medicaid Data Management and Reporting Team, and Medicare Data Ingestion Process.
- Co-led Data Generation and Management Workgroup for HCA’s Data Strategy and oversaw Data Strategy tactic implementation.
- Supported State Health Information Exchange (HIE) Program, provided coordination across all HIE-related American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)- Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) efforts in the State.
Data Quality Coordinator
Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts
Olympia, WA
03.2012 - 11.2021
- Developed and implemented Data Quality Program for the Courts in the State of Washington, encompassing nine major applications which make up the Judicial Information System (JIS) that facilitates 41 million judicial transactions by more than 17,500 court, state, federal and public users each month.
- Supervised the data cleanup operations of millions of records together with over 500 courts statewide for a system housing more than 75 million cases, 59.7-million-person records with case histories for more than 8.7 million well identified persons.
- Utilized Agile and other project management techniques in a complex business environment.
- Supported data quality of 23 major data exchanges with nine different state and federal justice partners, as well as data warehouse and statistical reporting.
- Assessed contracts for technology products and services.
- Supported the data design, migration and clean-up efforts for the Superior Court Case Management System Project, the Statewide Enterprise Data Repository Project, the Courts of Limited Jurisdiction Case Management System Project, and various enterprise-wide data technical projects.
- Supported the software development lifecycle including testing.
- Representative to Washington State Traffic Records Committee helping to coordinate the National Highway Traffic Safety Assessment of Washington State Data Systems.
- Developed training and presentations for all levels of agency staff, including IT, research, court education, court administrators, judges and county clerks around the Data Quality Process and the importance of having excellent quality information.
- Developed strategic plans, processes, and strategies for court data integrity.
- Designed and implemented a Data Quality Issue remediation process and Data Quality Assessments.
- Created procedures, communication plans, strategic plans, and roadmaps for process improvement related to Data Quality.
- Established processes for reporting, tracking, screening, investigating, profiling, triaging, securing court permissions, technical remediation, and prevention.
- Shared best practices for Data Quality in Data Conversions, Data Monitoring, and Rule Creation.
- Coordinated and facilitated IT, business, and data expert teams to identify root causes of data issues and determine impacts and solutions.
- Documented potential risks of data quality issues.
- Utilized SAS Statistical software, Informatica products, SAP Business Objects (BI) and SQL for data profiling to assess quality and identify records needing attention.
- Offered support to other coordinators conducted trainings and presentations to enhance related Data Quality processes.
- Served as a representative for AOC IT to the Washington State Traffic Records Governing Council.
- Led the Washington State NHTSA Traffic Records Assessments for Citation and Adjudication agencies.
- Reviewed grants and assisted in preparing for data audits.
- Wrote legislative proposal in late 2021 to secure full funding for the Data Quality Program.
Senior Investigative Analyst
Microsoft, Global Security HQ with Pinkerton Consulting and Investigations
Redmond, WA
10.2010 - 03.2012
- Company Overview: The world's largest software company with approximately 90,000 employees in over 100 different countries and regions.
- Provided direct support to Microsoft, the world's largest software company.
- The Global Security Investigations team is responsible for investigating theft, workplace violence, corporate policy violations, and other criminal and physical security matters affecting Microsoft and its employees worldwide.
- As a subject matter expert on physical security incidents affecting Microsoft and a specialist in investigations, and information technology, consulted and collaborated with Global Security teams and partners on a variety of investigative matters and projects.
- Developed and delivered actionable information and insight that Global Security used to accomplish its mission more effectively.
- Provided Risk Assessment Data to Executive Protection Unit.
- Proactively developed and communicated information that guided investigative courses of action, deployment of resources, process improvements, strategic initiatives, and management decisions.
- Solved crimes impacting the Microsoft campuses globally and Microsoft stores, assisted in investigations and surveillance operations.
- Solved around 80% of entire crimes for one year for the Redmond Microsoft Campus in one AI-related data run.
- Served as Lead Project Manager for the Microsoft Global Security 'Data Integrity Project,' by providing business expertise and resources to data related projects that implement and integrate technical infrastructure, products, and services for Microsoft Global Security.
- Served as a member of the Microsoft Global Security Revenue Influencing Team, which included product marketing and customer communication strategies, service product development and service catalog management.
- Assisted Pinkerton with development and testing of a Global Risk technical solution development and prototype for other major customers outside of Microsoft.
- The world's largest software company with approximately 90,000 employees in over 100 different countries and regions.
Law Enforcement Research and Data Manager
Washington State Patrol, Field Operations Bureau HQ
Olympia, WA
01.2006 - 10.2010
- Implemented Data-Driven Program for Field Operations Bureau (FOB), using data to drive down fatal and injury DUI, speed, and other related collisions.
- Served as primary acting coordinator for the Governor of the State of Washington’s Government Management Accountability and Performance (GMAP) Traffic Safety Forums.
- Directed, coordinated, and managed the activities of the FOB Research Unit and employees to provide tactical, strategic, operational, and administrative analysis and metrics.
- Managed the budget of the unit and the $412,312 Advancing Active Analysis Grant (Data Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety- DDACTS).
- A primary contributor, statistician, and co-editor of the 'Washington Statewide Target Zero Strategic Highway Safety Plan,' 2010.
- Assist in the design and production, performance measures of Washington State Patrol’s Strategic Plans.
- Assist with policy evaluation and compliance for CALEA, The Commission on Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc.
- Worked closely with the Information Technology Division to bridge gaps between management and technology related issues.
- Served as an agency liaison at various partner agency meetings, especially relating to data movement, data collection technology, data analysis, strategic planning and GMAP.
- Assisted with work of multiple divisions within Washington State Patrol including Government and Media Relations.
- Provided press release drafts and maintained media relations.
Fatality Analysis Reporting System Manager, Research Analyst
Washington Traffic Safety Commission
Olympia, WA
08.2000 - 01.2006
- Assisted in passing the Washington State Primary Seatbelt Law and achieving the highest seatbelt use rate in the nation.
- Collected, coded and analyzed over 4,000 traffic fatality cases and all details relating to a crash including roadway information, emergency medical system information, law enforcement collision reports and technical collision reports.
- Coordinated work of unit with that of professional and technical personnel in both government and non-government organizations for the purpose of exchanging information, ideas and recommendation.
- As Chairperson of the U.S Department of Transportation, NHTSA FARS 'Information Technology Advisory Panel' helped conceptualize, design, and implement the 'FastFARS' 'Early Fatality Notification System' infrastructure.
- Improved usage of GIS data in the FARS database by adding GIS analysis and computerized mapping capability to the Washington FARS data.
Research Analyst
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS)
Olympia, WA
04.1998 - 08.2000
- Washington State Guardianship Study, DSHS: Interviewed social workers, guardians, and children statewide in both in-person and telephone interviews.
- CPS Substantiation Decision Making Project, DSHS: Collected data by coding CPS referral and summary assessment narrative text using a maltreatment coding system.
- Tabulated numerical data from information collected and provided numerical summaries, charts, and graphs.
Education
Certified AI Professional, Certified AI Auditor, Certified AI Ethicist - AI, AI Ethics, Regulations And Compliance, AI Risk
University of Oxford, Said Business School
Oxford UK06-2025
Bachelor of Arts - Political / Cultural Anthropology
Western Washington University
Bellingham, WASome College (No Degree) - Music Composition, Anthropology
Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WASkills
Large-Scale Data Governance Enterprise Data Management Data Quality & Integrity AI Ethics & Readiness Predictive Analytics & Modeling Regulatory Compliance (HIPAA, GDPR, EU AI Act) Data Integration & Interoperability Master Data Management (MDM) Strategic Planning & Transformation Multi-Stakeholder Diplomacy Cross-Sector Leadership Legislative & Policy Collaboration Team Leadership (30–100 staff) AI Readiness Assessments Metadata & Lineage Tracking Bias Detection & Mitigation Government & Media Relations Change Management Public Speaking & Thought Leadership Process Improvement Data Architecture & Integration Geospatial Analytics (GIS) Internet of Things (IoT) Blockchain Risk Management KPI Development Grant Writing & Funding Acquisition Procurement & Vendor Management Investigative Analysis Statistics & Research Facilitation
Accomplishments
· 2023: Featured in CDO Magazine's "Global Data Power Women's List 2023"
· 2022: Recipient of Global "Data Leader of the Year" Award from Women in Data
· 2022: In support of implementing Washington State Health Care Authority Agency-Wide Data Strategy, launched committee structures, framework, processes, and implementation strategy agency-wide
· 2012 - 2021: Pioneered one of the first Data Quality Programs in the U.S. for Statewide Court Data
· 2010 - 2012: Solved 80% of 1 year of crimes occurring on Microsoft Headquarters Campus with one AI data run
· 2009: Federal Byrne/JAG Competitive Grant Award from Bureau of Justice Assistance for "Advancing Active Analysis in the Washington State Patrol" for $412,312 to hire staff and equipment, in support of the "Data Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety Model." Grant author and manager
· 2008: Washington State Patrol Recognition Received for being part of the team to assemble the First Place National Award, International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) National Law Enforcement Challenge," "Best Law Enforcement Agency in the Nation for 2007."
· 2008: Recipient of Washington Traffic Safety Commission "Target Zero Award for Excellence in Traffic Safety: Traffic Data Systems Category" for "Tactically Targeting Target Zero" reducing fatal and injury collisions on Washington State roadways using data strategies
· 2007: Recipient of Washington State Patrol “Chief's Coin” for “Advancements in Traffic Safety Data Analysis for the Washington State Patrol Strategic Advancement Forum”
· 2006: Recipient of Washington State Patrol “Chief's Coin” for “Outstanding Job Performance in the First Few Months of Employment”
· 2005: Recipient of U.S. Department of Transportation/ National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA)/ National Center for Statistical Analysis (NCSA)/ Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) "Outstanding Analyst Award"
· 2002: Recipient of U.S. Department of Transportation/ National Center for Statistical Analysis (NCSA)/National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA)/ "National Customer Service Award"
Certification
Oxethica Certified AI Auditor (CAIA), 2025
Oxethica Certified AI Professional (CAIP), 2025
Oxethica Certified AI Ethicist (CAIE), 2025
Foundations of Independent Audit of AI Systems (FIAAIS), ForHumanity, 2025
British Computer Society (BCS) Tech10 Badge for Foundations of Independent Audit of AI Systems, ForHumanity 2025
Foundations in Natural Foresight®, TFSX (Strategic Foresight and Futures Thinking Training) 2025
Foundations of Independent Audit of AI Systems (IAAIS) 2025
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Leadership Track DataCamp Issued Sep 2024 Credential ID #521,164
Changemakers and Activism, University of Dyslexic Thinking, OpenLearn Create Issued Sep 2024
AI Ethics, Datacamp 2024
AI Fundamentals, Datacamp 2024
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Security and Risk Management
Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) Concepts, Datacamp 2024
Generative AI Concepts, Datacamp 2024
Introduction to ChatGPT, Datacamp 2024
Large Language Models (LLMs) Concepts, Datacamp 2024
Mindvalley AI Mastery (2023)
Monetizing Artificial Intelligence, Datacamp 2024
Responsible AI Data Management, Datacamp 2024
Oxford AI Programme, 2024
Mindvalley Certified Business Coach,
Mindvalley AI Mastery Program
Mindvalley Business Mastery
Certified Blockchain Enterprise Professional, 101Blockchains
Certified Internet of Things (IoT) Fundamentals, Intermediate, Business Impact, 101Blockchains
Hackmakers United Nations World Innovation Day Hackathon 2022 Participant Mindvalley Certified HoloBody Coach
Certified Lifebook Leader
Feminine Power Transformational Leader
Six Sigma Yellow Belt, Advanced Innovation Group Pro Excellence (AIGPE)
Crime Analysis Applications, The Alpha Group Center for Crime, and Intelligence Analysis Training
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
Russian
Professional
Ukrainian
Limited
French
Limited
Norwegian
Elementary
Portuguese
Elementary
Selected Committee Work
· City of Olympia, Climate Risk Assessment Committee, Member
· Washington State Health Care Authority AI Ethics Committee, Advisor
· Washington State Clinical Data Repository Data Governance Committee, Advisor
· Washington State Health Care Authority Data Strategy Workgroup Oversight Committee, member, and contributor
· Washington State Health Care Authority Data Strategy, Data Generation and Management Workgroup Co-chair
· Washington State Traffic Records Committee; Co-chair and longtime member
· Washington State Target Zero Team (TZT) Data Team; coordinator and lead
· Washington State Target Zero Team (TZT); member and contributor
· Washington State Target Zero Statewide Strategic Plan Analyst Team; member and contributor
· Washington State Drug Recognition Expert Data Quality Committee, coordinator
· Washington State Patrol-Washington Department of Transportation Collision Records Transition Teammember
· Washington State Traffic Records Strategic Planning Workgroup, member
· Washington State Collision Report Redesign Team, member
· Washington State Collision Records Summary Team, member
· Washington State Department of Health Emergency Medical Services Registry Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), member
· Washington State Department of Health Emergency Medical Services End User Committee, member
· Washington State Traffic Records E-Collision Reporting Committee, member
· Washington State Department of Health Electronic Death Registration System (EDRS) Steering Committee
· Government Management Accountability and Performance (GMAP) Joint Operations Policy Committee (WSP and WSDOT)
· Statewide Two-Lane Rural Road Committee & Law Enforcement Street Racing Committee
Selected IT Projects
· Washington State Judicial Information System Cleanup Project
· Washington State Judicial Information Superior Court Management System Implementation Project
· Washington State Judicial Information Courts of Limited Jurisdiction System Implementation Project
· Washington State Judicial Enterprise Data Repository Implementation Project
· Washington State Judicial Information System Data Warehouse Modernization Project
· Washington State Patrol Target Zero Teams GIS Mapping Strategy Development
· Pinkerton Investigations Global Risk Monitoring SystemProject
· Washington State Implementation of Electronic Ticket, Collision and Citation System (ETRIP)
· Washington State Migration of Statewide Collision Database from Washington State Patrol to Washington State Department of Transportation
· US Department of Transportation NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) Crash Geolocation Project
· US Department of Transportation NHTSA FastFARS Enhanced Reporting for Collisions Nationwide
Recent Speaking Engagements
DAMA International, Seattle DAMA Day Conference, Guest Speaker
· May 2025. "Beyond the Hype: What it Really Takes to be AI Ready"
Space Northwest, Guest Speaker
· April 2025. "From Maps to Mars - The Evolution of GIS and Space Analytics"
University of Miami School of Law, Guest Speaker
· October 2024. Guest Speaker for Innovation, Technology and Design (ITD) 220: "Ethics, Equity and Responsibility" Class, taught by Marcia Narine Weldon.
Women in Data, Educator, Growth Group Co-Lead
· January 2024-present. Teach monthly, hour-long classes on various topics to support Women in Data career and lifestyle management.
MedEquity Summit 2024, Speaker
· October 2024. Presented on navigating Real Estate Data.
Story Samurai Podcast, Guest Speaker
· July 2024. Description: “Marcia shares her experiences working with immigrants and refugees and the impact it had on her. She emphasizes the importance of listening deeply to people's stories and understanding their experiences. She discusses the different aspects of poverty, including physical, emotional, and spiritual, and the challenges in addressing them. Drake also highlights the power of data in creating positive change and bridging the gap between different sectors of society. She emphasizes the need for a cross-disciplinary approach and collaboration to tackle complex social issues.”
AI and Real Life Podcast, Guest Speaker
· January 2024. Description: “Discussion about AI and how it impacts culture, how LLMs trained on predominantly English datasets can perpetuate cultural biases and stereotypes, the potential risk of cultural homogenization, and so much more.”
Data Bytes Podcast, Guest Speaker
· September 2022, Description: “Enabling Positive Change Through Data. Marcia shares her inspirational story of how she turned her weaknesses into strengths how she takes a purpose driven approach to data projects, and her thoughts on how women can drive change in the metaverse.”
Advisory Committee Roles
Stanley Ann Dunham Scholarship Fund 04/2025 - Present
Board of Directors Member
· Award scholarships to young women
YON E Global, Amsterdam
Chief Data Officer, Advisory Board Member 08/2024 - Present
· Advise on the development and implementation of a comprehensive data strategy aligned with the organization’s business objectives.
· Promote a data-driven culture by guiding initiatives that integrate data into decision-making processes.
· Stay informed on emerging data technologies and advise on the adoption of new tools and platforms.
· Provide guidance on establishing and maintaining a robust data governance framework that ensures data quality, consistency, and accuracy.
· Advise on compliance with data protection regulations and industry standards.
· Identify potential data management risks and advise on strategies to mitigate these risks.
· Advise on the development of advanced analytics strategies to generate actionable insights and drive business outcomes.
· Encourage and advise on innovative data uses, such as AI and machine learning, to create new business opportunities.
· Help define key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success of data initiatives.
· Provide insights and recommendations to the executive team and board of directors on data strategy, investments, and outcomes.
· Advise on building strategic partnerships with external data vendors, technology providers, and industry experts.
· Advise on the development of data talent within the organization, ensuring the team possesses necessary skills and expertise.
· Serve as a mentor to emerging data leaders, helping to cultivate the next generation of data experts.
· Share industry best practices and knowledge to improve the organization’s data management and analytics practices.
· Advocate for the ethical use of data, ensuring data practices respect privacy rights and promote transparency.
· Advise on initiatives that use data for social good, aligning data strategy with YON E’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) goals.
Advisory Board Member and Chief Data Officer (US)
Evacovation | Melbourne, Australia
October 2023-present
· Advisory Board Member and Chief Data Officer for Evacovation, an emergency management solution company driven by technology and real-time data.
· Emergency response management consulting.
· Evacovation mobile app and online portal testing.
· Data consulting
Strategic Data Advisor to AI Startup
Fidere.ai | Seattle, Washington
February 2024-present
· Assisted in company launch and promotion at Imagine AI Live Conference, Las Vegas, NV 2024
· Data consulting
Advisor
Grateful Giving | gratefulgiving.org
October 2023-present
· Data consulting
Advisor
AI and Faith | online web community and blog
October 2023-present
· Advise the board and fellows, provide content and speaking roles.
Climate Risk Vulnerability Assessment Community Project Team Member
City of Olympia | Olympia, WA
May 2023-October 2023
· The purpose of this team is to share a diverse range of perspectives and insights on potential impacts of future climate hazards in the City of Olympia and to participate in the development of the Community Risk and Vulnerability Assessment.
· Activities include identifying and assessing exposure to hazards caused or made worse by climate change, examining the potential impacts on populations, systems, assets, or services that are vulnerable to those hazards and prioritizing the various climate-related risks according to seriousness.
Advisor to the Vice President
Platform for the Empowerment of African Women | Dakar, Senegal
October 2022-March 2024
· Supporting 21,000 small scale women farmers and women engaged in post-harvest prevention loss, helping women gain autonomy over their own lives and teaching economic independence and working to put together a moringa organic farm and agroprocessing post. Services offered include financial training, Business 101.
Board Member
iMiracle Project | Kirkland, WA
September 2022-December 2023
· iMiracle Project is helping Ukrainian and Russian-speaking immigrants and refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine by offering both local services, and humanitarian aid support across borders with Ukraine.
· Assist in strategic and operational decision-making for organization and grant writing.
· Interviewed and collaborated in hiring decisions of iMiracle Project Director and Immigrant Coordinator Positions.
Executive Board Member Women in Data | Global
July 2022-Current
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· Advising non-profit supporting women in data and technical positions supporting data
· Mentoring women in data
· Public speaking, podcasts, and classes
Arigato Leader
· Ken Honda's Arigato Living Community | Tokyo, Japan
· August 2021-Current
· In August 2021, Ken Honda, a best-selling self-development author in Japan, launched the Arigato Living Community, an interactive online platform that offers connection to others who are committed to living a Happy Money lifestyle.
Hackathons and Data Competitions
- NASA International Space Apps Challenge, Seattle, 2024, Judge
- Women in Data Datathon 2024. Leading a small team of data scientists to evaluate various LLMs for bias using various solutions including AI models, bias testing, applied ethics and prompt engineering. AI Playbook design.
- AI x City Climate Action Hackathon, Innovate 4 Cities, Montreal, Canada. 2024. Led a small team of data scientists to create a Climate Adaptation Solution for the City of Recife, Brazil. 2024
- Women in Data Datathon 2023. Led a small team of data scientists to create a Climate Adaptation Solution for the City of Olympia using Climate Models and Data, AI and statistical solutions.
- Hackmakers United Nations World Innovation Day Hackathon 2022. Led a small team of data scientists to create a technical concept using blockchain, AI, VR and AR technology.
Technical Skills
· SAS Statistical Software (Basic and Enterprise
· Guide)
· SAS Programming
· ChatGPT and similar tools, Prompt Engineering
· SPSS Statistical Software
· SQL
· ArcGIS Mapping and Spatial Analytics
· Python
· BI, Tableau and Similar Reporting Software,
· SSIS
· Reverse engineering of Basic, Natural,
· COLBOL
· Informatica Products
· XML and HTML
· SQL Server Reporting Services, Visio, SharePoint, Microsoft 365 Suite
· Collibra
· Neural Networks and Regression Models
· AI Ethics
· AI Regulations and Law
· Data Governance
· Dashboards and Reporting
· Project Director
· Data Exchange
· Technical Committee Facilitation
· VB.NET
· Blockchain and IoT
· Agile, Six-Sigma
· Data Management
· Data Quality
· Biometrics
· Vendor Relations Management
· Data Policy and Contracts Management
· Blockchain and IoT
· Metadata Management
· Data Team Leadership
Affiliations
- Women in Data
- DAMA International
- University of Oxford Alumni
- Society for Applied Anthropology (SIAA)
Timeline
IT Procurement Specialist (subcontracted)
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
01.2025 - 06.2025
Strategic Advisor (contracted)
Sunstone Institute
04.2024 - 07.2024
Data Strategy Consultant (subcontracted)
Athenahealth
11.2023 - 03.2024
Founder and Chief Operating Officer
Ecoheart Coaching and Consulting, LLC
05.2022 - Current
Deputy Chief Data Officer, Data Acquisition and Data Management
Washington State Health Care Authority
11.2021 - 05.2023
Data Quality Coordinator
Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts
03.2012 - 11.2021
Senior Investigative Analyst
Microsoft, Global Security HQ with Pinkerton Consulting and Investigations
10.2010 - 03.2012
Law Enforcement Research and Data Manager
Washington State Patrol, Field Operations Bureau HQ
01.2006 - 10.2010
Fatality Analysis Reporting System Manager, Research Analyst
Washington Traffic Safety Commission
08.2000 - 01.2006
Research Analyst
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS)
04.1998 - 08.2000
Certified AI Professional, Certified AI Auditor, Certified AI Ethicist - AI, AI Ethics, Regulations And Compliance, AI Risk
University of Oxford, Said Business School
Bachelor of Arts - Political / Cultural Anthropology
Western Washington University
Some College (No Degree) - Music Composition, Anthropology
Pacific Lutheran University