Dismantle oppressive systems and amplify marginalized voices through technology and language.
As a proud Denver native, Faith has been passionate about pursuing equity in and beyond her community for as long as she can remember. Faith comes from a low-income background and has overcome many challenges, including navigating systemic barriers to education and opportunities. With the support of many people in her community and years of hard work, she gained acceptance and a full-ride scholarship to MIT. Throughout the process, Faith kept her background at the forefront of her personal and academic endeavors, and this inspired her to learn more about her mixed identity and reconnect with her Indigenous heritage through language. This passion for language, along with her interest in STEM, drove Faith to pursue a double major in Linguistics and Math with Computer Science. Beyond academic life at MIT, Faith has designed and led a tutoring class to teach English to groups of custodial staff. She has also helped lead research to develop new technology for Indigenous language revitalization that keeps the data and decision-making in the hands of Native communities.
Maintaining community as a core value, Faith strives to combine her passions for both science and social justice to open doors for others and to ensure that voices from underserved communities are not only heard but also empowered.
