My work sits at the intersection of professional practice, systems change, and lived experience. For more than eight years, I have worked across advocacy, Tribal programs, statewide initiatives, training, and multidisciplinary partnerships to strengthen professional and community responses to interpersonal violence.

Through Consulting by Kota, I bring those experiences together to help professionals and organizations translate evidence-informed approaches into practical, survivor-centered responses that work in real-world systems.

Experience Across Systems

My professional experience spans victim advocacy, violence prevention, training and technical assistance, and multidisciplinary systems response. I have worked within Tribal programs, statewide organizations, and national initiatives, giving me the opportunity to understand both the individual decisions professionals make and the larger systems that shape those decisions.

My work has included developing and delivering professional training, supporting coordinated community responses, providing technical assistance, developing resources and curricula, and working alongside advocates, law enforcement, prosecutors, child welfare professionals, and other multidisciplinary partners.

These experiences shape a practical approach to systems change—one that recognizes that strong policies and evidence-informed practices are only effective when professionals can meaningfully implement them in the environments where they work.

Professional Expertise. Lived Perspective.

My approach is informed not only by professional practice, but also by lived experience as a survivor of interpersonal violence. That perspective has given me an understanding of professional and systems responses from both sides—how policies, practices, and individual interactions can influence a survivor's safety, autonomy, trust, and willingness to engage.

I bring lived experience into my work intentionally, alongside research, evidence-informed practice, and the expertise of professionals and communities. My goal is not simply to tell professionals what survivor-centered practice should look like, but to help them examine how their decisions are experienced in practice and identify meaningful opportunities to strengthen their response.