HDC GOVERNANCE COMMITTEES

EXECUTIVE BOARD

Purpose: Executive Board provides vision, oversight and leadership for the Hartford Data Collaborative. The Executive Board may convene standing committees as needed. These standing committees may include, but are not limited to:  

• Data Funders: this committee will be responsible for coordinating funding activities and data requirements for Data Providers and ensuring sustainability for HDC activities. 

• Data Use Priorities: this committee will be responsible for proposing HDC project ideas and priorities. 

• Governance & Operations: this committee will be responsible for presenting any updates on documents and process to the full Executive Board, including identifying ex-officio membership.  

• Membership: this committee will be responsible for nominating a slate of members as vacancies occur.  

Responsibilities:

• Establish the vision and data priorities for the HDC 

• Promote and support work of the HDC 

• Ensure sustainability via fiduciary oversight and fundraising, as needed 

• Approve and sign off on all HDC legal documentation 

• Solicit input from community stakeholders and advisory committees as needed 

• Support procedural activities of HDC staff 

Meeting Schedule: Meets quarterly

2024-25 Executive Board Members

• Kristina Baldwin (Co-Chair) Interim Director, City of Hartford, Dept of Family, Children, Youth, and Recreation

• Hector Rivera, (Co-Chair) Chief Executive Officer, Our Piece of the Pie

• Kimberly Beauregard, President & CEO, InterCommunity Healthcare, Inc.

• Jim Boucher, Chief Strategy Officer, Capital Workforce Partners

• Dr. Paul Dworkin, Executive Vice President for Community Child Health, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center

• Ellen Fugate, Data Manager, The Connecticut Project

• Jen Gifford, Vice President of Community Resources, United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut  

• Ajit Gopalakrishnan, Chief Performance Officer, CT State Dept of Education  

• Shannon Marimón, Executive Director, ReadyCT

• Bridget Quinn, Chief Executive Officer, Hartford Public Library  

• Kim Russo, Executive Director, The Fund for Greater Hartford  

• Toral Sanghavi, Associate Vice President, Management and Analytics, The Village  

• Paul Foster, Deputy Superintendent of Administration, Strategy, and Performance Accountability, Hartford Public Schools  

• Kate Szczerbacki, Director of Strategic Learning and Evaluation,  Hartford Foundation for Public Giving 

DATA OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Purpose: Data Oversight Committee provides technical oversight for the Data License Request (DLR) process from the point of application through the production of matched datasets and review of DLR products, including reports. The Data Oversight Committee consists of representatives of HDC Data Providers and Community Members with program, policy, research, evaluation, and data expertise.

Responsibilities:

• Supports technical activities of staff 

• Review, rejects, revises, and/or approves Data License Requests 

• Approves data outputs prior to release to the requestor 

• Reviews outputs of Data License Requests prior to dissemination 

Meeting Schedule: Meets quarterly

Data Oversight Committee Members

• Christopher Brechlin, Director of Data and Digital Systems, COMPASS Youth Collaborative  

• Tze Chiam, Senior Director, Health Systems Analytics and Modeling, Connecticut Children’s

• Ayelet Chozick, Director of Organizational Advancement, COMPASS Youth Collaborative  

• Meg Feely, Assistant Professor, University of Connecticut  

• Brett Flodine, Project Leader, Metro Hartford Innovation Services, City of Hartford

• Shaune Gilbert, Data Manager, ReadyCT

• Amanda Herzog, Project Leader, City of Hartford Department of Families, Children, Youth, and Recreation

• Jessica Hollenbach, Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Connecticut Children’s

• Laura Holt, Associate Professor of Psychology, Trinity College  

• Alissa Johnston, Lead Performance Analyst, Capital Workforce Partners

• Rose Kelly, Data Analyst, CT Coalition to End Homelessness

• Richard Lindwall, Application Development Coordinator, Hartford Public Schools  

• Abby Olinger Quint, Senior Director of Data and Accountability, Hartford Public Schools

• Arnaldo Perez, City of Hartford Department of Families, Children, Youth, and Recreation

• Kerri Raissan, Associate Professor, University of Connecticut  

• Joel Sanchez, City of Hartford Department of Families, Children, Youth, and Recreation

• Noely Sanchez Velez, Administrative Manager & IT Liasion, Community Partners in Action 

• Ron Schack, Managing Director, Charter Oak Group

• Gabriella Silverman, Grants & Special Projects Manager, InterCommunity, Inc.

• Charisse Snipes, Chief Innovation Officer, City of Hartford 

• Kimberly Williams-Rivera, Senior Director of Management Information Systems & Performance, Our Piece of the Pie