Technology, strategy, social impact
I work to realize technology’s potential to bring about better aid, development and social justice practice. This means addressing systemic gaps in accountability, ethical requirements, capacity, infrastructure, and capital, and the concentration of power in the Global North. I believe in patient progress through principled process.
Mostly, this means that I help people understand and solve problems together. To do this, I draw on twelve years' global experience in technology, social change work, and entrepreneurship. I lean on ideas and methodologies from humanitarian aid and development, applied research, software product management and human-centered design, to create spaces people can think, perform, and collaborate in. And I lead close-knit and high-performing teams.
I've lived in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Kenya. I now live in Washington, DC, with my husband and daughter and our crazy yellow lab. I love to grow things, read things, and host chaotic but delicious feasts.
Selected writing
An experienced speaker and writer, I advocate for inclusive technology, evidence-based decision-making, effective philanthropy in social change tech, and ethics and responsible data. You can read many of my blog posts on my Medium profile. Selected bibliography and recordings appear below:
Policy Brief on next steps for scaling the use of blockchain in humanitarian aid
Consultation report on responsible data practice in civil society [with Kelly Church]
Frameworks on monitoring and evaluation [with Linda Raftree] and context analysis [with Kelly Church and Margaret Scott] for technology in social change
The Guardian: Making tech work for development [video]
Terms of reference podcast [video, podcast available on iTunes]
Whispering when everyone is listening: Low-Tech Communications Technology Implementations in High-Risk Contexts [with Keith Porcaro]
SMS-based accountability to beneficiaries mechanisms in humanitarian aid and development
Recent blog posts