I facilitate the development of your data strategy to support your mission and goals, as well as a plan to execute your data strategy. Understanding your data landscape is essential for your organization to make informed decisions, implement effective data strategies, and derive value from your data assets. It involves considering the interconnectedness of various data-related elements to create a coherent and strategic approach to data management and utilization.

What I provide

• Plan for and execute relevant information-gathering

• Facilitation of strategic data discussions and process development

• Summary of findings with strategic recommendations

What you provide

• Access to stakeholders for information-gathering and strategic discussions

Key components

Understanding the current state of data in your organization (mapping your data landscape)

Exploring how data can help you achieve your mission and goals

Creating a vision for the desired future state of data in your organization

Envisioning multiple future scenarios to achieve your desired future state

Estimating resources required under multiple scenarios to achieve your desired future state

Choosing the right tools and talent pathways to achieve your desired future state

Strategic evaluation of potential options for: data sources, data types and formats, data storage, data processing techniques, data governance and compliance, data integration, data quality, data access and security, metadata and documentation, data lifecycle management

Previous Data Strategy Experience

• 2024 Strategy Director for NSF SPICE INCLUDES Alliance including internal evaluation data strategy
• 2022-2024 Lead and learning coach for Data Skills for Social Sector Organizations with partners Habilitat Long-term Addiction Treatment Center and Hawaiʻi Appleseed Center for Law & Economic Justice
• 2020-2022 Strategy Consultant with Strategy Intelligence & Learning team at Kamehameha Schools, including coaching 10 participants through a 9-week data science professional development training
• 2018-2020 Senior Research Associate with Hoʻolaukoa Educational Research & Development team; Provided high quality data collection, cleaning, analysis, and storytelling for three K-12 campuses and 29 preschools across the state; Managed and produced a variety surveys for students, staff, and guardians of the school community; Shared findings and recommendations through reports and presentations to campus-level executive staff; managed external data vendor contracts and projects