Daisee has close to 15 years of experience working in a service role to support Indigenous communities locally and globally, in various roles including as a direct service provider, volunteer, advocate, facilitator, strategist, resource mobilizer, consultant, non-profit director and former grantmaker. She is the Communications and Media Director at the Indigenous Environmental Network and holds an adjunct appointment at the College of Menominee Nation, teaching public policy courses in their political science department. Daisee has previously taught graduate level courses at Adler University in Chicago, Il, in the MPPA Human Rights Advocacy Program. Daisee has spent more than a decade working in and with non-profits, community organizing, and as a direct service provider by supporting and serving the most vulnerable groups of Indigenous Peoples including Native Americans with disabilities/special needs, domestic violence victims, the homeless, and formerly incarcerated inmates. Daisee has devoted her professional career to being in service to Indigenous Peoples, advocating for their rights, dignity, and wellness to be respected, resources, and recognized. 

As a natural storyteller, Daisee is passionate about using communications and media to build the consciousness, capacity, and sovereignty of Indigenous Peoples as they defend their lands, territories, knowledge systems and futures. One of Daisee’s collaborative media projects, “A Gift from the Haudenosaunee”  received a Sports Emmy Nomination. She has developed numerous viral pieces of educational and political content and enjoys developing and launching digital advocacy campaigns to support Indigenous organizations carry out their missions and visions, and curates to inspire and ignite action towards transformative change.

Daisee graduated from Adler University with a Masters in Public Policy and Administration with a specialization in human rights advocacy. Her thesis examined the various U.S policies that have contributed to unique health disparities and inequitable outcomes for Native Americans. Moreover, Daisee also received their Bachelor of Arts with a double major in criminal justice and sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. Aside from traditional academia, Daisee also received substantial training on international diplomacy, negotiations, and advocacy in international fora like the United Nations. Daisee has also completed various trainings in philanthropy, including the Justice Funders’ Harmony Initiative which equips grantmakers with the community, skills, and resources to transform philanthropy into a force for equity and social justice. Daisee is active on the international stage and has participated in various international convenings including the UNPFII and UNFCCC and has spent the last seven years traveling to UN meetings to ensure Indigenous Peoples’ self-determination, sovereignty, and Free, Prior and Informed Consent are incorporated into international climate policy negotiations. At this level, she continues to advocate for Indigenous rights, human rights and the legal protections of land rights and Traditional Knowledge in various national and international spaces.