Supporting the agency’s efforts to adopt evidence-informed policymaking by strengthening data governance practices, improving data literacy, and promoting a culture that values data.

Supported data governance, engagement, and adoption projects for clients throughout municipal, state, and federal government.• Facilitated the research and writing of a data sharing strategic plan for a federal agency.• Developed new processes and protocols for data sharing within State government that resulted in an improved customer experience for internal agencies and external researchers.• Led requirements gathering and use case creation with healthcare organizations from across the state that resulted in Indiana’s first de-identified and publicly available Medicaid datasets.• Supported the establishment of a Data Governance Council and the research, writing, and socializing of a Data Governance Action Plan and several new Data Governance processes and protocols for State government.• Assisted in requirements gathering and use case creation with municipal departments that resulted in self-service business intelligence dashboards. • Created and/or organized innovative data competitions and collaborative events fostering engagement with academic, government, and entrepreneurial stakeholders including:- Healthy Mom + Baby Datapalooza (2019) – 1st Indiana hack to address infant mortality- US Department of Health and Human Services Indiana Startup Day (2019) - Indy Big Data Visualization Challenge (2018) – 1st Indiana workforce development hack- Indiana Management and Performance Hub Data Day (2018)- Indiana Medicaid Data Challenge (2017) – 1st hack utilizing Indiana’s Open Data Hub- IoT Civic Hack (2016-17) – Indiana’s only civic-focused IoT hackathon

Provided business development, project management and data strategy consulting services to public and private clients. • Selected as a fellow for Indianapolis' bicentennial strategic planning initiative, Plan 2020, to develop an open data policy and strategic plan for the city.• Created and executed a business development strategy for a health IT startup to engage potential clients at local and national healthcare conferences and networking events.• Established and co-operated the Open Indy Brigade, the local affiliate of Code for America, a non-profit dedicated to bringing technologists into government to solve real-world problems.• Created and/or organized innovative data competitions and collaborative events fostering engagement with academic, government, and entrepreneurial stakeholders including:- Boilermaker Business Exchange Tailgate Hack (2015) - City of Indianapolis Police Open Data Website launch (2015)

Oversaw economic development efforts including site selection assistance, incentive negotiation, industrial redevelopment strategies, and business attraction and retention initiatives with a heavy concentration in the health IT and life sciences spaces. • Managed business attraction and retainment efforts for the City of Indianapolis with a vertical focus in the life sciences sector. • Recognized as Indianapolis' top economic developer in 2012, securing over 3,800 job commitments and $350 million in capital investment.• Provided site selection assistance and prepared reports for site selection inquiries.• Provided incentive package recommendations and acted as a liaison between the City and prospective businesses during the incentive negotiation process. • Organized the creation of the Mayor's Manufacturing Reuse Taskforce including an industrial redevelopment entity for the City of Indianapolis.• Created and/or organized innovative data competitions and collaborative events fostering engagement with academic, government, and entrepreneurial stakeholders including:- Indy Civic Hack Day (2014) – Indianapolis’ first civic open data hackathon- Hoosier Code 4 Health (2013) - Indiana's first health-focused code-a-thon- Hoosier Healthcare Innovation Challenge (2012-13) - Indiana's first health IT competition

As the manager of Jackie Walorski’s 2010 campaign for Indiana’s 2nd Congressional District, I oversaw campaign strategy and planning, fundraising, communications, polling and grassroots organization.

Acted as liaison for the Department to other state agencies, boards and commissions, and Educational Service Centers.

As the Political Director for the Indiana Republican Party, I coordinated voter contact programs for Governor Mitch Daniels and other statewide candidates.