Information governance | metadata | AI-ready systems

I organize complex information so people can find it, trust it, govern it, and use it.

My work connects information governance, data governance, metadata, taxonomy, archives, analytics, and responsible AI. I bring an MSLIS from Simmons University, operational governance experience across complex stakeholder environments, and hands-on work in classification, research synthesis, database design, and digital stewardship.

  • 140property portfolio governed through reporting, policy, access, and stakeholder operations
  • 2,200units supported through board reporting, compliance documentation, and Appfolio workflows
  • MSLISSimmons University, Archives Management, conferred May 2026
  • MIT xPROAdvanced Analytics with AI, ML, and Data Science, enrolled
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Positioning

One body of work, three areas of practice

  • Governance

    Board governance, policy implementation, compliance documentation, vendor governance, reporting standards, system-of-record adoption, business continuity, data stewardship, and AI governance preparation.

  • Metadata and Knowledge Systems

    Taxonomy, controlled vocabularies, archival description, metadata schemas, linked data concepts, data catalogs, information architecture, semantic layers, discovery systems, and AI-ready documentation.

  • Teaching and Research

    Structured, candid, inclusive, practice-based teaching in archives, metadata, digital stewardship, cultural heritage informatics, data methods, research synthesis, and responsible technology.

Current focus

Where I contribute

  • Information and Data Governance

    I help organizations strengthen governance, metadata, taxonomy, data stewardship, analytics, implementation practices, and AI-ready documentation so information can be trusted and reused.

  • Academic and Teaching Practice

    I am prepared to teach online and practice-based courses in archival description, appraisal, arrangement and access, digital stewardship, metadata, reparative description, web archiving, and cultural heritage informatics.