Often, Native American women become leaders to fill a need in the community. That’s certainly been true for Crystal Jensen, a registered member of the Choctaw tribe.
“That’s definitely how I’ve evolved, without realizing it, to use technology to empower communities,” Jensen said.
In one of her first jobs, the school district added several technological innovations and upgrades in a short amount of time, which created the need for her to help support the district’s teachers, families, and students as they learned how to use the new systems.
“I naturally learn technology pretty easily, and the teachers, faculty, students, and their families were my friends, and the entire community was important to me, so I did what it took to learn the technology and to assist wherever needed,” she said. “It was really about relationships.”…
“That’s definitely how I’ve evolved, without realizing it, to use technology to empower communities,” Jensen said.
In one of her first jobs, the school district added several technological innovations and upgrades in a short amount of time, which created the need for her to help support the district’s teachers, families, and students as they learned how to use the new systems.
“I naturally learn technology pretty easily, and the teachers, faculty, students, and their families were my friends, and the entire community was important to me, so I did what it took to learn the technology and to assist wherever needed,” she said. “It was really about relationships.”…