Brandie (Indigenous: Chickasaw/Choctaw; pronouns: she/her) is the Director of Decolonizing Initiatives at the Museum of Us which resides on the ancestral Indigneous homeland of Kumeyaay peoples located in San Diego, California. Brandie's work focuses on the application of anti-colonial/decolonial theory and practice in museums to create systemic reform -centering truth-telling, accountability, and systems change to redress colonial impact, structural racism, and inequity. Brandie is also a Ph.D. student in Education Studies at University of California, San Diego. Her research aligns with her work where she focuses on the tangible and sustainable application of decolonial practices in society that become a catalyst for transformative change. She's a Salzburg Global Seminar Fellow, American Alliance of Museums' Nancy Hanks Award for Professional Excellent recipient, a Smithsonian Affiliate Fellow at the National Museum of the American Indian, and she currently sits on the board of the Western Museums Association.