Alumni Advisory Board

What drew you to the SDP Fellowship? What did you do prior to the SDP Fellowship? How did you get started in the education data/policy field? At some point in undergrad, I realized I wanted to work in K-12 education. My first job out of undergrad was...

As Director of Data Visualization & Analytics at Central Piedmont Community College, Nataya focuses on transforming data into clear insights that inform equitable action. She leads executive-level analytics and evaluation projects, strengthens data...

Megan grew up in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and moved to Washington in 2014 after completing her Master’s and PhD in Public Affairs at the University of Missouri. After managing research projects for the Division of Child Support for over five years, Megan...

Jennifer Koester is an experienced data professional currently serving as the Director of Enterprise Data at the Delaware Department of Technology and Information since March 2020. As an SDP Fellow in Cohort 10 with the Delaware Department of Technology...

Nasaa works as Executive Director of Human Resources Operations where he manages benefits, compensation, position allotments and HR technology. He is especially passionate about tools and process improvements that free school staff up to focus on the work...

Christopher Salem Ozuna, PhD, is a researcher for the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office, where he supports the nation’s largest higher education system by leveraging large-scale data to inform policy, improve student outcomes, and expand...

I am from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a son of a pastor and a professor, and someone who since high school was questioning what equity in education actually looked like. After college I worked directly with students, teachers and administrators for almost...

Alden is currently the Director of Educational Data Strategy for Norwalk Public Schools in Connecticut. He started his career as a teacher in the Boston Public Schools before getting his MA in Applied Developmental and Educational Psychology. From there...

Megan Lane Conklin is the Director of Data at Hope Chicago in Chicago, IL. Prior to her role at Hope Chicago, she worked as a Strategic Data Fellow in Chicago Public Schools, opened and ran a charter school, and taught in the U.S., Namibia, and Spain. She...

Matthew (Matt) Linick, Ph.D., Senior Fellow for NORC at the University of Chicago, works with schools, districts, and state education agencies as they navigate change and implement practices and structures. Through research, evaluation, coaching, and...