Brandie Macdonald (she/her/hers) is an Indigenous citizen of the Chickasaw Nation, with ancestral ties to the Choctaw Nation. Brandie currently works as the Director of Decolonizing Initiatives at the San Diego Museum of Man, which resides on the Indigenous ancestral homeland of Kumeyaay peoples. Brandie's work focuses on the application of anti-colonial and decolonial methodology in museums; an approach which focuses on truth-telling, accountability, repatriation, restitution, and the development of systems that address colonial legacy, structural racism, and inequitable practices. Prior to joining the Museum staff in 2017, Brandie managed First Peoples Fund’s Indigenous Youth Leadership initiatives and the Arts and Economic Capacity Building initiatives on Indigenous reservations nationally. She is experienced in museum education, public engagement, volunteer management, policy and organizational reform, and the cultural stewardship of collections and cultural resources. Brandie received her B.A. in Applied Anthropology at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, a M.Ed. in International Higher Education at Loyola University, Chicago, and is a Ph.D. student in Education Studies at University of California, San Diego. She was a Salzburg Global Seminar Fellow, an American Alliance of Museums Nancy Hanks Award for Professional Excellent recipient and Diversity Fellow, and a Smithsonian Affiliate Fellow.