Building & Being in Community
A life-long learner, community convener, adventurer, and advocate for wise change.
As an active member and volunteer in various professional associations and communities, I appreciate the opportunity to learn and support others.
Anthropology in Praxis (AP)
Co-Founder and Convener
When the community you desire doesn’t exist you create it! An official network of CASCA, the Canadian Anthropology Society, AP is dedicated to providing a forum to practicing, professional, and applied anthropologists for the exchange of ideas, information, and experiences related to the practical application of anthropology and ethnography.
EthnoCafe Calgary
Founder and Convener.
Another community born from a desire to connect in my own city. EthnoCafe is a network for anthropologists working in the Calgary area. The group is open to other trained ethnographers or anthro-informed practitioners who are applying their skills in the private and public sectors. We meet monthly to discuss our work, share lessons from the field, and explore new ideas regarding ethnographic praxis
2023 Praxis Award Recipient
Washington Association of Professional Anthropologists (WAPA), biennial praxis award.
Human Venture Institute
Associate and volunteer board Co-Chair of the Human Venture Institute.
The Human Venture is a community who studies and applies human learning ecology to understand how things came to be, where they currently are, and where they could be headed if we don’t act adaptively.
Recent Writing
Artificial Intelligence
- “Toward Systemic Adaptive Oversight of AI,” Human Venture Institute, July 2025.
- “Mapping the AI Territory – Intelligence,” Human Venture Institute, October 2024.
- “Is humanity ready for the AI revolution?,” Human Venture Institute, May 2024.
- “Is your organization ready for the AI revolution?,” Natalie Muyres Consulting Inc., May 2024.
- “Artificial Intelligence Resource List 2024,” Human Venture Institute, May 2024.
Applied Anthropology
- “Using Anthropology in the World,” book contribution (forthcoming).
- “Annotated Bibliography on Human Trafficking in the United States and Canada,” co-author, Oxford University Press (forthcoming).
- “Applied Anthropology at the Periphery in Canada,” Why the World Needs Anthropology conference, Applied Anthropology Network, European Association for Social Anthropologists, October 2024.
- “How can Anthropology be Used to Design Data Solutions for Anti-human Trafficking?,” Anthropology Career Readiness Network, July 2024.
- “Applying User-Centred Design to Build Trust and Enable Cross-Agency Data Sharing to Better Understand the Prevalence and Context of Human Trafficking in Alberta, Canada,” University of North Texas, 2023.
Presentations
- Global Anthropology Project (GAP) 2024
- Canadian Airports Council (CAC), Canadian Airports Safety Week 2023, 2021
- Edmonton Safer Cities Conference 2023
- International Human Trafficking & Social Justice Conference 2023
- American Anthropological Association Conference 2023
- Sexual Exploitation & Trafficking Awareness (SETA) Conference 2022
- PMI-SAC (Southern Alberta Chapter) 2010 & 2015
- Project of the Year Finalist 2005, Project Management Institute – Southern Alberta Chapter (PMI-SAC)
Natalie Muyres Consulting Inc. 