Transform Systems.
Center Community Power.
Navigate AI Responsibly.
Strategic consulting bridging housing stability, participatory grantmaking, and ethical AI implementation in social impact work.
Systems Concentrate Power.
Technology Accelerates It.
When AI enters grantmaking, it amplifies historical biases. When technology shapes homelessness response, it can exclude community voice. I help organizations redesign systems to redistribute power, especially as they adopt technology. My work threads housing, philanthropy, and AI ethics together because they all face the same core challenge: How do we center community expertise while implementing tools responsibly?
Investigating AI Bias in Social Systems
What I'm Currently Looking At
I'm looking into how AI-powered tools in grantmaking and social service delivery inadvertently perpetuate historical inequities. This isn't theoretical work—it's grounded in audits of real tools, conversations with foundations, and analyzing how algorithmic systems shape millions in funding decisions. As a first-gen founder, I recognize these extraction patterns, and I'm documenting what I find.
Questions I'm Exploring
- How do AI recommendation systems in grant management encode historical bias?
- What happens when "efficiency" metrics override community voice?
- How can foundations audit their tools for equity impacts before deployment?
- What governance structures protect participatory processes from algorithmic override?
🔬 Living Lab
Follow along as I investigate how AI reshapes power in social impact systems. New findings published regularly.
Reports · Articles · Framework releases · Field insights
How I Help
Grounded in AI ethics, applied across housing, philanthropy, and systems change
AI Ethics & Bias Auditing
- AI bias assessment
- Algorithmic equity analysis
- Responsible AI frameworks
- Community-centered AI design
- Foundation AI readiness
AI Literacy & Training
- AI fundamentals for nonprofits
- Critical AI literacy workshops
- Technology equity assessments
- AI vendor evaluation guidance
- Ethical AI policy development
Community-Engaged Grantmaking
- Participatory grantmaking design
- Community advisory boards
- Power-sharing frameworks
- Lived experience integration
- Equitable funding practices
Strategic Planning & Policy
- Strategic plan development
- Policy framework design
- Best practice guidelines
- Operational standards
- Implementation roadmaps
Stakeholder Engagement
- Multi-stakeholder facilitation
- Focus group coordination
- Partnership building
- Collaborative planning
- Consensus development
Systems Coordination
- Cross-sector collaboration
- Coordinated entry systems
- Referral pathways
- Partnership mapping
- CoC support
Specialized Knowledge
Deep expertise across housing systems and philanthropic practice
AI Bias Analysis
Auditing algorithms for equity
Responsible AI Design
Community-centered frameworks
Philanthropic AI
Ethical tech in grantmaking
Participatory Grantmaking
Community-led funding decisions
Power-Sharing Models
Equitable governance structures
Lived Experience Leadership
Centering community voice
Low-Barrier Shelters
Operations & best practices
Landlord Engagement
Incentive programs
Prevention Strategies
Early intervention
Housing First
Rapid rehousing models
Equity Evaluation
Community-defined metrics
Harm Reduction
Trauma-informed care
Cultural Competency
Responsive services
Collaborative Governance
Multi-stakeholder models
Systems Coordination
Cross-sector partnerships
Featured Projects
Recent work demonstrating systems-level impact
AI Bias in Philanthropic Grantmaking
Currently leading a national research project investigating how AI-powered grant management and evaluation tools can introduce and amplify bias. This work involves developing a framework for the responsible implementation of AI in philanthropy, creating auditing tools for foundations, and facilitating a national working group on ethical AI adoption.
Explore this ResearchCommunity-Engaged Grantmaking Initiatives
Led design and implementation of participatory grantmaking processes for multiple foundations. Developed comprehensive guides and frameworks for community-engaged philanthropy, authored reflection pieces on power-sharing practices, and facilitated community advisory structures that center lived experience in funding decisions. Resulted in millions of dollars being distributed through community-led processes.
Learn MoreIllinois Law Enforcement Response to Homelessness
Developed comprehensive guidebook for law enforcement agencies across Illinois, providing practical resources, training curricula, and policy frameworks for effective homelessness response. Included response modalities, partnership coordination, crisis intervention protocols, and encampment management strategies. Now used by departments statewide.
View GuidebookHomeless Education & TA Center (HETA)
Managing statewide technical assistance center providing capacity building, training, and support to homeless service providers. Coordinating partner initiatives, quarterly reporting, peer engagement, and communications across the Illinois homelessness system. Supporting 19 Continuums of Care and hundreds of provider organizations.
Visit HETA CenterNH Landlord Incentive Program Evaluation
Conducted comprehensive evaluation of landlord incentive programs across six initiatives. Engaged stakeholders through surveys and focus groups, analyzed program data for 497 units and $960K+ investment, assessed racial equity impacts, and provided strategic recommendations for program enhancement and resource allocation.
View EvaluationIllinois Low-Barrier Shelter Guidebook
Led the development of a statewide guidebook establishing standards and best practices for low-barrier shelter operations. Facilitated stakeholder meetings with shelter providers to address facility guidelines, staff training, cultural responsiveness, and continuous improvement frameworks, creating comprehensive training resources and evaluation rubrics.
View GuidebookLet's Work Together
Ready to audit your AI tools for bias? Redesign your grantmaking to center community? Strengthen your homelessness systems?
I'm taking on select consulting engagements and collaboration opportunities. Let's explore how we can redistribute power in your organization.