Makalé Faber Cullen is an anthropologist working across ecology, culture, and design. Her 25-year career spans biodiversity, public landscapes, material systems, and creative collaboration across sectors—including scientific research and cultural strategy—to reimagine how communities and businesses relate to land, infrastructure, and one another. At Brightside, she leads narrative, research, and partnerships rooted in beauty, diversity, and care.

Strengths: Cross-Pollination · Deep Concept Development · Biocultural Insight
Superpower: Revealing patterns and meaning through storytelling and systems thinking -- thoughtfully seeding insight and change
Inspired by: Place, memory, and the vibrant interdependence of living systems