Claude Cowork Masterclass

I grew up in a small town in rural Oregon, the youngest of three kids. My two older brothers and I were raised by a single dad who struggled to make ends meet. I learned early how to grit my teeth, laugh through the hard stuff, and to never back down from a challenge. Today, I am a civil rights lawyer for employees, a recovering politician, and mom to two wildly cool kids. I “relax” by coaching girls basketball, weightlifting, and belting out every note of “Friends in Low Places” by Garth Brooks into a karaoke mic.

I'm a senior humanitarian-sector professional with 10+ years building immigrant and refugee integration systems across state policy, federal contracting, and multi-state implementation. I now run an AI-forward independent consulting practice serving humanitarian-services firms, nonprofit leadership, and legal-services teams. I architected Oregon's HB 2508, the landmark refugee services statute, and led coalition campaigns that secured $25M+ in recurring state investments. What differentiates my consulting practice is applied AI fluency in a sector where most professionals are still AI-skeptical: I've built a three-tier data classification system and a client-facing AI Use Statement that govern how I apply Claude and other AI tools to engagements involving sensitive client and beneficiary data. I hold current Anthropic Education certifications, and I apply that fluency in real client work rather than treating it as a theoretical credential.

I grew up in Birmingham, MI. I am the youngest of eight children and attended an all-boys catholic school my whole life until I went to college at the University of Michigan. I went to night school at Detroit College of Law. My dad, my uncle, two of my brothers, and sister were lawyers. My first job was cutting lawns at age 10. I started working for my brother as a house painter at age 12. When I was 16 I started my own painting business and continued throughout high school, college, and law school, and a few years after until I was 32. I practiced law for eighteen years in Michigan until ten years ago when my roommate from the Trial Lawyers College, Nick Rowley, encouraged me to move to LA to become a PI lawyer. The California Bar took me four tries. I moved to Las Vegas this past March. I have recently taken up pickle ball, skiing and golf. I also think I'm competitive at connect four, backgammon, chess, and ping pong.