Talks
Talks that leave a room with something to use on Monday.
Keynotes, workshops, and staff training on AI, burnout, and leading every kind of mind. Built from two decades of public service and a classroom before that.
The talks
Getting started
It's My Accommodation
How AI started as my spelling and writing aid, and how leaders can treat it as an accommodation that fits how their people think, not a replacement for them.
Best for: all-staff days, teams new to AI
Working together
Working Alongside the Machine
Practical ways to work with AI day to day: asking well, checking its work, and knowing which parts to hand off and which to keep.
Best for: managers and working teams
Staying in charge
Do Not Surrender Your Own Intelligence
Where AI over-reliance goes wrong, why confident output can fool smart people, and how leaders keep their own judgment at the front of the V.
Best for: executives and policy makers
Leading people
Leading Every Kind of Mind
Neurodivergent-inclusive management for IT and public-sector leaders: what to change, what to stop doing, and how to keep good people from burning out.
Best for: IT leadership, HR, and supervisors
How I speak
Plainspoken and a little dry. Stories first, slides second. I learn by hearing and seeing, so I teach that way too, and every talk ends with something practical people can try before they leave the room.
Formats
Keynote45 to 60 min
WorkshopHalf day
Staff training60 to 90 min
VirtualAny of the above
Where I've taught
Regional government AI work groupsAn Oregon IT professional organizationStaff training in my own organizationUniversity classesClasses for senior citizens
For event planners
Shaped to your room. A short call first, then the talk fits your audience.
Simple tech. A screen and a microphone.
Based near Portland, Oregon. In person or virtual.
Planning an event?
The speaker sheet has the talks, the bio, and how to reach me on one page.