WORK WITH ME

Advisory and consulting

I advise organizations facing what AI means for children and for the social sector: technology companies building products young people use, foundations funding at this intersection, and nonprofits deciding how to adopt AI responsibly. The work draws on twenty-five years of experience adapting technology tools and strategies to strengthen and protect vulnerable people and communities around the world. I began my career in Tech for Good (literally, the organization was called Technology Works for Good) just as I was becoming concerned about the growing 'Digital Divide' in the US. Today, we're confronting the same dynamic but with even larger stakes as we progress toward AGI (Artificial General Intelligence). It's been a wild ride ... click below to explore my career timeline.

Career timeline

CPDC

Technology Works for Good

Who I advise

Technology companies

Trust and safety, product, and policy teams building or reviewing AI products that children and teenagers use – or that reach them whether or not they were the intended users.

Foundations and philanthropic advisors

Grantmakers evaluating proposals that involve AI and young people or other vulnerable communities, and boards deciding what role AI should play in their strategy.

Nonprofits, NGOs, and public agencies

Mission-driven organizations that want the benefits of AI without harming the people they serve – and without adopting a policy that is symbolic rather than practical.

Problems I take on

You're releasing an AI product that teenagers may use. I review the child-safety and developmental risks before launch, independently and in confidence.
Your board needs a briefing on AI that is neither hype nor panic. I brief boards and executive teams on what the evidence actually says, and what it means for your organization.
You're a funder evaluating AI proposals. I review dockets and strategies involving AI and vulnerable communities, and help you ask the questions that separate substance from theater.
You are evaluating use of an AI tool for your company, organization or foundation. I help you evaluate it against your mission, your data practices, and the people you serve before you commit.
Your nonprofit wants a responsible-AI policy people will actually use. I've written and lived these policies inside large NGOs and small organizations; practical beats symbolic every time.
You're designing research, standards, or youth participation around AI. I've led multi-country studies and participatory research with young people, and I know where these projects go wrong.

Engagement formats

Assessments and independent reviews
Retained advisory
Executive and board briefings
Workshops and training – in English or Spanish
Research design and evaluation
Facilitation and convening

How engagements are delivered

Child-safety evaluation and research engagements run through AIChildSafety.org, the nonprofit I lead. Social-sector AI adoption engagements run through AI4SocialImpact, my consulting practice. Board service, individual advisory roles, and speaking are personal engagements. We'll settle the right vehicle in the first conversation – the work, not the wrapper, comes first.

How my organizations fit together →

Selected evidence

Commitments

Every engagement follows my published Responsible AI and Data Protection Policy, including confidentiality, disclosure of AI use, and a four-tier data protection standard. I will directly engage collaborators or support staff as needed. I don't take work I'm not qualified for, and I'll tell you when someone else would serve you better.

Common questions

How do engagements usually start?

With a short call. If there's a fit, I follow up with a one-page scope memo – the problem, the approach, the deliverables, and the timeline – and we agree on the right vehicle from there.

Where are you based, and do you travel?

I currently (2026) alternate between Portland, Oregon and Santiago, Chile. Most work is remote by default; I travel for briefings, workshops, and convenings when it matters. I work in English and Spanish.

Do you offer reduced rates or pro bono work?

A small amount each year, for organizations with genuine financial constraints. Ask – the worst I can say is not this quarter.

Who actually does the work?

I do. For larger engagements I bring in collaborators from my organizations' networks, and I tell you exactly who is doing what.

Start a conversation

Tell me what you're facing – two or three sentences is plenty.

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