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The GovEx team comprises some of the world’s foremost thinkers on data use in the public sector.

Oliver Wise
Oliver Wise

Executive Director

Oliver Wise joined the Bloomberg Center for Government Excellence (GovEx) at Johns Hopkins University as Executive Director in September 2025, after a wide-ranging career leading public sector use of data and artificial intelligence at the local and federal level.

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Angel Aliseda

Angel Aliseda

Researcher

Simi Aliu

Simi Aliu

Senior Program Associate

Gabriel Alvaro

Gabriel Alvaro

Project Manager

Alexx Baerwald Simard

Alexx Baerwald Simard

Practice Manager

Kristina Baiamonte

Kristina Baiamonte

Manager for Organizational Development

Michael Benison

Michael Benison

Quality Excellence Manager

Sara Bertran de Lis, PhD

Sara Bertran de Lis, PhD

Director of Research and Analytics

Rachel Bloom

Rachel Bloom

Senior Program Associate

Latricia Boone

Latricia Boone

Deputy Executive Director

Melisa Breda

Melisa Breda

Senior Data Strategy and Implementation Advisor

Heather Bree

Heather Bree

Data Visualization and D3 Developer

Sarah Breitenbach

Sarah Breitenbach

Communications Manager

Meg Burke

Meg Burke

Community Manager

Sarah Buzogany

Sarah Buzogany

Practice Manager

Andrea Calderon

Andrea Calderon

Senior Program Associate

Chance Carter

Chance Carter

Senior Researcher

Matt Cesnik

Matt Cesnik

Senior Program Associate

Grace Chi

Grace Chi

Creative and Design Specialist

Derek Crowe, PhD

Derek Crowe, PhD

Quantitative Analyst

Alfredo Cumerma

Alfredo Cumerma

Senior Program Associate

Angela Czerlanis

Angela Czerlanis

Senior Instructional Technologist

Tiffany Davis

Tiffany Davis

Director of Emerging Initiatives and Alumni Programs

Collin Diesenberg

Collin Diesenberg

Instructional Designer

Rudy de Leon Dinglas, PhD

Rudy de Leon Dinglas, PhD

Chief of Staff

Tim Dodd

Tim Dodd

Adjunct Instructor

Diana Estefanía Estrada Alamo

Diana Estefanía Estrada Alamo

Program Manager

Sunny Farhadi, EdD

Sunny Farhadi, EdD

Instructional Designer

Dane Galloway

Dane Galloway

Senior Researcher

Jacquie Greiff, PhD

Jacquie Greiff, PhD

Senior Research Manager

Marlene C. Horner

Marlene C. Horner

Quantitative Analyst

Ashley Howell

Ashley Howell

Project Manager for Strategic Initiatives

Rodrigo Iriani

Rodrigo Iriani

Senior Program Associate

Vidushani Jayalal

Vidushani Jayalal

Program Manager

Naeem Jenkins-Nixon

Naeem Jenkins-Nixon

City Relations Manager

Brittiany Jones

Brittiany Jones

Manager for Partner Programs

Tomeria Jordan

Tomeria Jordan

Senior Manager for Learning Delivery

Lauren Kaskey

Lauren Kaskey

Senior Program Associate

Chris Markiewicz

Chris Markiewicz

Curriculum Development Lead

Promise Maswanganye

Promise Maswanganye

Administrative Specialist

Neera Mehta

Neera Mehta

Senior Program Associate

Tim Mincey

Tim Mincey

Program Officer

Caitlin Misiaszek

Caitlin Misiaszek

Senior Program Associate

Michael Montgomery

Michael Montgomery

Typescript/Javascript Developer

Maeve Mulholland

Maeve Mulholland

Data Scientist

Andrew Nicklin

Andrew Nicklin

Senior Research Data Manager

Tanya Nicolas

Tanya Nicolas

Executive Assistant

K'lila Nooning

K'lila Nooning

Back-End Data Engineer

Stephen O'Connor

Stephen O'Connor

Multimedia Production Associate

Toyo Odemo

Toyo Odemo

Data Programs Administrator

Nathan Pool

Nathan Pool

Senior Program Associate

Rodolfo Santamaria, PhD

Rodolfo Santamaria, PhD

Adjunct Instructor

Laurie Moïse Sears

Laurie Moïse Sears

Senior Program Associate

Evan Serpick

Evan Serpick

Director of Communications

Megan Shea

Megan Shea

Event Manager

Iris Shin

Iris Shin

UI/UX Designer

Laila Sorurbakhsh, PhD

Laila Sorurbakhsh, PhD

Director of GovEx Academy

Christine Stirrat

Christine Stirrat

Data Engineer

Galina Stolarsky

Galina Stolarsky

LMS Administrator

Randy Tan

Randy Tan

Adjunct Instructor

Blaze Tiangco Thomas

Blaze Tiangco Thomas

Administrative Coordinator

Mary Conway Vaughan

Mary Conway Vaughan

Deputy Director of Research and Analytics

Kel Wang

Kel Wang

Manager for Data Practices

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