Tess Abrahamson-Richards, MPH is a citizen of the Spokane Tribe and has lived in Seattle on Coast Salish territory for the past 17 years. A lifelong urban Native, she was born in London, England before spending most of her childhood in Spokane on her maternal ancestral homelands. Tess is a mother of two and is currently pursuing her PhD in Social Welfare at the University of Washington where her research is focused on Indigenous reproductive justice, holistic family wellbeing, and access to parental leave.
Prior to joining Hummingbird, Tess spent 12 years working in Indigenous evaluation and research roles in university and private sector settings. Tess is passionate about evaluation that centers participants’ voices, Indigenous methods, community action, stories, and strengths. She is grateful to our local Indigenous community for all of the beautiful, nurturing, creative, resistant and reclaiming spaces we share in and the healing legacies we continue to build across generations.
