This timeline traces Faith Cheltenham’s journey from a gifted young writer to a seasoned tech‑humanitarian, illustrating how each experience feeds directly into the mission of XXYYZZ Society and the Mama Lori AI project.
• **1993–1995** – Early writing and leadership awards; national recognition at age 15 for an essay on racism.
• **2000–2002** – Internship with the Human Rights Campaign during the Gore 2000 campaign; co‑founded BlaQue, the Black LGBTQ student group at UCLA.
• **2006** – Appeared on FX’s Emmy‑winning reality series *Black.White.*, using poetry and personal storytelling to highlight race and identity.
• **2008** – Co‑launched Tor.com for Macmillan, an early large‑scale online community for science‑fiction and fantasy fans.
• **2010–2014** – Named to The Advocate’s “40 Under 40” list; organised the first White House bisexual community roundtable; stood with President Obama as he signed a historic Executive Order protecting LGBTQ federal employees; co‑created Bisexual Awareness Week (BiWeek); held multiple briefings on bisexual community needs at the White House.
• **2011–2012** – Directed social media and digital marketing at Ciplex, leading multi‑platform campaigns for brands like the Oprah Winfrey Network and the U.S. Navy.
• **2014–2022** – Served as digital brand manager for Sarah, Duchess of York, overseeing global digital strategy, messaging, and philanthropic campaigns.
• **2015** – Recognised by the NLGJA for excellence in blogging and honoured by numerous community organisations.
• **2020** – Founded XXYYZZ Society, a global organisation operating across the U.S., Kenya, Nigeria, Malawi, and the U.K., building AI‑enabled systems, digital platforms, education programmes and advocacy channels to serve historically underrepresented communities.
• **2024** – Directed crisis communications for the United Cajun Navy during Hurricane Helene, coordinating real‑time messaging to an audience of over 70 million.
• **2025 and beyond** – Leading the Mama Lori AI initiative, transforming decades of lived experience and hyperthymetic memory into an AI‑driven resilience platform for climate, water, food, and energy education.
Faith discovered she has Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory (HSAM) in 2017; this hyperthymetic ability to recall personal events with extraordinary clarity informs her strategic work and storytelling.