Grace Albert

Grace has extensive experience in community development and visual methodologies. She speaks fluent Makushi and English, and has strong skills in community facilitation and engagement, visual methods, and her local Makushi traditions. Following a strong grounding in further education courses of natural resource management, wildlife management, agriculture , information technology, leadership and culture, she has worked for the North Rupununi District Development Board (NRDDB), a local Indigenous community-based organization, in several roles. This includes as a radio broadcaster, a community film maker and as a Community Research Assistant. Grace is interested in both the natural and social aspects of research, and has worked on projects about environmental monitoring, traditional knowledge, participatory video, data sovereignty and crafting. With these experiences, Grace hopes to remain as a resource person for her community and is committed towards development of her homeland.