What Is a Fractional CIO, and Why Organizations Are Shifting Toward This Model
Technology doesn't run your organization; decisions do. But for many small cities, non-profits, and growing organizations, the tools meant to help are actually creating more noise. A Fractional CIO offers the high-level strategy you need without the full-time overhead, but true leadership goes deeper than just software audits. This essay explores a "multiscalar" approach to leadership to ensure your systems actually honor your mission and your people.
What I Learned From a Decade in Policing, and Why I Started Remake The Rules
I ended up in policing mostly by accident. When I moved to Colorado after grad school, I was looking for a way to honor a value modeled for me by my parents: a commitment to public service. I wanted to help build public institutions that were just, kind, and functional; places that could right the wrongs of the past while making public resources fair, accessible, and democratic.
I was a child of the early internet. I grew up in an idealistic time when our newly connected world felt like a fresh, golden era of scientific reason, social progress, and technological innovation. Back then, "data-driven decision-making" wasn't just a marketing buzzword; it was a genuine hope for a better, more critically engaged world. Through a confluence of chance and that desire to do good, I ended up as a statistical researcher within a large municipal police department.
