Arts advocate, nonprofit nerd, wordsmith, consultant. Lover of live music, soccer, museums, and my kids. Hit me up at www.castconsulting.cohttps://bsky.app/profile/catiyas.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/catiyas.bsky.social/post/3mukdak27z22nIn some professional/personal news, I am part of the 2026-2027 Humphrey Policy Fellows cohort! Looking forward to going back to a bit of school and connecting with this group. https://www.hhh.umn.edu/cspg/policy-fellows/current-policy-fellows02 Sep 2026 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:yrxvdms54et7mtwwyvlphaic/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukdak27z22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/catiyas.bsky.social/post/3mu2yb6l25s2qI believe that AI will be helpful to cure cancer, but that’s not lucrative to tech companies, and me, I, personally, am not going to use it to cure cancer. I need AI for literally nothing critical on the consumer end of things that keep on getting pushed onto me. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Aug 2026 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:yrxvdms54et7mtwwyvlphaic/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2yb6l25s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/catiyas.bsky.social/post/3mrx3z2oa7224What did I know, what did I know Of love’s austere and lonely offices? I mutter to myself as I get on the 8AM Teams call while the rest of my family sleeps.31 Jul 2026 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:yrxvdms54et7mtwwyvlphaic/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrx3z2oa7224https://bsky.app/profile/catiyas.bsky.social/post/3mqipqhlpe22v6,731 days sober today. Sometimes when life gets chaotic and busy, it’s good to remember that I’ve done something consistently, quietly, for quite a long time now. I can, abs you can too.13 Jul 2026 03:09 +0000at://did:plc:yrxvdms54et7mtwwyvlphaic/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqipqhlpe22v