Meet the Local Contexts Team

Our Team

Sabeen Ammar

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Full Stack Software Developer & Consultant

Meet Sabeen

Jane Anderson

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Council Vice Chair & Founding Member, Strategic Advisor, Co-Founder

Meet Jane

Rose Barrowcliffe

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Community Councilor

(Butchulla-Wonamutta)

Meet Rose

Amy June Breesman

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Outreach Coordinator

(Eastern Shawnee/German/Irish)

Meet Amy June

James Eric Francis, Sr.

Council Chair & Founding Member

(Penobscot Nation)

Meet James

Dr Janette Hamilton-Pearce

Chief of Staff

(Te Whānau a Apanui)

Meet Janette

Maui Hudson

Council Founding Member, Strategic Advisor

(Whakatōhea Nation)

Meet Maui

Sharon Leon

Community Councilor

Meet Sharon

Diana Lovette

Team Lead, Technology

Meet Diana

John Moore

Co-Founder and Co-Creative Director, IDIA

Meet John M.

Edwin Oh

Council Treasurer

Meet Edwin

Haydn Read

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Community Councilor

Meet Haydn

Corrie Roe

Director of Programs

Meet Corrie

Ashley Rojas

Software/Web Developer

Meet Ashley

Emily Santhanam

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Outreach Manager

(Chickasaw/Choctaw/Tamilian)

Meet Emily

Past Contributors

We recognize the impact and contribution of everyone who has been a part of the Local Contexts team. Former team members are acknowledged here with the dates of their tenure.

Paulina Ascencio Fuentes, Research Associate (2022-2023)

Dr. Kim Christen, Council Founding Member, Co-Founder (2010-2024)

Heidi Brandow, (Diné & Kānaka Maoli), Governance Consultant (2021)

Rebeca Cintrón-Loáisiga, (Detribalized Boricua), Outreach Research Assistant (2022-2023)

Herbert Dawkins, DCS (Maroon), Full Stack Software Developer and Consultant (2023-2025)

John Deck, Hub Technical Architecture (2020-2022)

Dakota Feirer (Bundjalung, Gumbaynggirr), Outreach Assistant (2023)

Melissa Flamand (Cree/Chippewa), Outreach Assistant (2023)

Felicia Garcia (Samala Chumash), Community Liaison and Community Outreach Manager (2021-2023)

Laure L. Haak, PhD, Council Secretary, Governance and Operations Consultant (2023-2024)

Nicole Hunt, Website Manager (2022)

Stephany RunningHawk Johnson, PhD (Oglala Lakota Nation), Founding Executive Director (2023-2024)

Shannon Martin (Pottawatomi Indians (Gun Lake Tribe)), Governance Consultant (2021)

Seth Kurke (Blackfeet/European Descent), Communications and Marketing Lead (2024-2025)

Vanessa Smith, Project Coordinator (2021-2023)

Allison Spanger, Institutional Implementation & Metadata Lead (2021)

Renee Waiwiri (Ngāti Tara, Ngāti Naho and Ngāti Hineuru), UX Designer, IDIA (2021-2024)

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