SDP Alumni Advisory Board
SDP Fellowship alumni vote every two years to elect members to the SDP Fellowship Alumni Advisory Board. These advisors sit on the board for a two-year term and provide support and feedback to SDP staff on items related to SDP Convening content, recruitment and selection, and continuing to provide a community of support for SDP alumni at large.
Meet the SDP Alumni Advisory Board
Alden Burnham
Cohort 14
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...
Nasaa Enkhbold
Cohort 12
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...
Stephen Fedore
Cohort 5
SDP Organization: Tulsa Public Schools Current Organization: Founder - K12 Data Partners
Tobie Irvine
Cohort 11
Tobie is 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, he worked directly with students, teachers, and administrators for...
Jennifer Koester
Cohort 10
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...
Megan Lane Conklin
Cohort 9
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...
Christopher Leake
Cohort 5
SDP Organization: New York State Education Department Current Organization: Teach for America
Nataya Lewis
CTE Cohort 2
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...
Matthew Linick
Cohort 6
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...
Christopher Ozuna
Cohort 13
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...
Ashley Pierson
Cohort 5
Ashley Pierson, PhD, is a senior researcher at AIR with over 15 years of experience conducting applied research and directing projects. Dr. Pierson has experience leading experimental and quasi-experimental studies, including applied research projects in...
Megan Schoor
Cohort 14
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...
