Kathleen Marshall – Kuši works in the Chumash Culture department as a Credentialed Samala Language Teacher. She grew up on the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indian reservation, and is a mother, wife, grandmother and daughter. She got involved with language and culture when sitting on the Education Committee, working hand-in-hand with Dr. Applegate as a language apprentice to create the community dictionary, and has been learning and teaching the language ever since.