AI Governance in Practice
Help translate AI policy into staff guidance, use-case reviews, vendor questions, documented decisions, and clear responsibilities.
AI Governance & Digital Systems
Adoption is a
human process.
I work at the intersection of AI governance, responsible adoption, and digital systems. My focus is turning policy and technology into practical decisions, clear ownership, and systems people can support over time.
Michael Lewis
Digital Services and AI Systems Manager
Digital Systems & Adoption
Connect technology choices to real workflows, accessibility, analytics, training, and long-term support so adoption remains useful and maintainable.
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Digital Services and AI Systems Manager
At Catholic Charities of Arizona, my work combines digital platforms, analytics, search visibility, and vendor coordination with practical support for responsible AI adoption, cross-functional reviews, and staff enablement.
This builds on more than a decade of nonprofit digital systems experience, following earlier work in engineering, research and development, testing, training, and documentation.
Microsoft Certified
AI Transformation Leader
Certification covering AI opportunity assessment, adoption strategy, responsible AI, and business value.
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Experience in Practice
Policy into practice
Developed staff guidance, an internal AI resource hub, and documentation to support responsible use and more consistent evaluation of proposed AI use cases.
Pilots and enablement
Supported a limited Microsoft 365 Copilot pilot with staff instruction, office hours, practical examples, and feedback to inform next steps.
Digital systems
Managed nonprofit web systems and related accessibility, analytics, search visibility, vendor coordination, and ongoing support needs.
Published perspectives
Selected Writing
When AI Can Reach the System of Record
What connected fundraising systems, agents, and external tools change about access, authority, and operational oversight.
Donor Acceptance Depends on What AI Is Asked to Do
What donor research suggests about AI-assisted fundraising, donor-facing workflows, and meaningful human accountability.