Anthony is the Director of the Data Science Discovery Program. He was the first staff member recruited to be part of the Data Science Initiative in 2015 and founded many data science programs and initiatives such as: Data Science Discovery, Data Science Modules, Data Scholars, Data Peer Consulting, National Workshop on Data Science Education, Data Science Student Teams, Global Adoption, Connector Assistants, Online Learning Services, Infrastructure Team (creator of Ottergrader), UC Berkeley Cloud Meetup, Data Science Nexus, and Data Collaboratives.  Anthony was previously a Data Science Fellow at the Berkeley Institute for Data Science, Schenider Fellow at the Natural Resources Defense Council's Beijing Office, and co-founder of the nonprofit Energyfolks. Anthony holds a Masters in International Policy from Stanford University and a Masters of Information Management and Systems from UC Berkeley. At Berkeley, Anthony founded the first Data Science club on campus and taught the Lean Startup course alongside Steve Blank at the Haas School of Business.

Sarah Stone is the Executive Director of the eScience Institute. Stone handles eScience operations and planning, develops research and training programs, participates in strategic planning, and serves as the primary contact for university and industry partners, funding agencies and the public. Stone directs the UW Data Science for Social Good (DSSG) program which partners student fellows from across the country with project leads from academia, government, and the private sector to find data-driven solutions to pressing societal challenges. From 2018-2020, Stone was eScience Director of Data Science Education, co-leading the Education and Career Paths Special Interest Group and helping departments across campus develop data science specializations. Stone sits on the executive committees for the eScience Institute, the UW Center for Environmental Forensic Science (CEFS), and the UW Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology (CSDE). Since 2015, as a Deputy Director of the West Big Data Innovation Hub (WBDIH), she has focused on building and strengthening partnerships across the western U.S., with a particular focus on urban data science and data-enabled scientific discovery and training. Prior to joining eScience as a Program Manager in 2014, Dr. Stone was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Oceanography at Humboldt State University in northern California. She has been involved in many large, interdisciplinary research projects in oceanography and has a specialty in zooplankton ecology. Her research foci included the effects of krill swimming behavior on ocean particle dynamics; the role of ocean eddies in structuring animal diversity and abundance; zooplankton vertical migration and carbon sequestration.

Jennifer Noll (she/her) is a mathematics, statistics and data science educator who has been conducting research in STEM education for over 15 years. Jennifer joined the National Science Foundation as a Program Officer in the division of Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL) in November 2021. She is currently working in ITEST, DRK-12, AISL and CS for all programs. Prior to joining NSF, Jennifer was a researcher at TERC for three years where she led her NSF funded CAREER grant on statistics and data science education (Transforming College Students’ Statistical Thinking: Data, Technology & Modeling). In addition, she was working on another research project investigating interdisciplinary learning and ways to broaden participation at the American Statistical Association sponsored DataFest. Prior to TERC, she was an associate professor at Portland State University where she led projects in Calculus education (PI of POGIL Math – Guided Inquiry Materials for Gatekeeper Courses in Mathematics) and mathematics teacher professional development (serving as Co-PI on Enhancing Mathematics Teaching and Learning in Urban Elementary Schools: A Cluster Randomized Efficacy Trial of a Novel Professional Development Approach). In her free time, Jennifer enjoys juggling, working on ceramic projects, hiking with her dog, and most of all spending time with her two boys.

Salvatore Ferraro is an Associate Professor of Management Information Systems at the Caldwell School of Business & Computer Science. He has worked as an adjunct professor at Caldwell for five years before this year. With extensive experience in various corporations, from family-run companies to Fortune 500 companies, for over 30 years, in many industries, including manufacturing, telecommunications, healthcare, shipping, and aerospace. His doctoral degrees are in Management Information Systems and Organizational Leadership, University of Phoenix. His Master’s degree is in Management Information Systems and Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems from Montclair State University. He began his studies with an Associate of Science in Quality Assurance from Waterbury State Technical College.

Catherine Cramer works at the intersection of data-driven science and learning, specifically as it pertains to the understanding of complexity and its application to data and network sciences, with a focus on underrepresented communities. For over 20 years she has developed tools and programs for the teaching and learning of complex network and data science, centering on creating and growing productive and innovative collaborations and partnerships between research,  industry and academia. She worked with the NSF-sponsored Centers for Ocean Science Education Excellence (COSEE) and the Ocean Literacy initiative from 2004-2014, and was one of the founders of the Network Literacy and Network Science in Education movements. She remains active in both, most recently organizing the 12th annual Network Science in  Education symposium as part of the 2023 International School and Conference on Network Science, and is on the Board of the Network  Science Society. She is co-editor and co-author of the Springer volume Network Science in Education, published in October 2018. She is the  Deputy Director of the West Big Data Innovation Hub and Director of Outreach and Engagement for Data Initiatives at the San Diego  Supercomputer Center, where she is working to build out a network of DataJam teams and mentorship training throughout the state of California. She is the founder and director of the Woods Hole Institute, a non-profit focused on connecting people and ideas among disciplines through a wide range of experiences such as colloquia, seminars,  retreats, workshops, performances, and installations. She is also a drummer and percussionist.

Judy Cameron, Ph.D., is the Director of Pittsburgh DataWorks, a member of the Advisory Committee for Pittsburgh DataWorks, and a Professor at the University of Pittsburgh. She has a long history of translating science to the public. She has served as the Director of the Pitt Science Outreach program, which provides science education programs to school children and the public, since 2009. She has made a series of short films for PBS about myths about mental illness. She was a founding member of the editorial board for the public information website, BrainFacts. Dr. Cameron teaches an undergraduate course at Pitt “Using Big Data for Community Good” that trains Pitt students how to be effective mentors for the DataJam.

Ashley Atkins is the Executive Director of the National Science Foundation-funded West Big Data Innovation Hub. The West Hub is led by UC Berkeley, UC San Diego, and the University of Washington. Previously, she was a Research Scientist at the New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute. Her research has focused on data-driven computational modeling of the interconnections between hydrologic and human systems. She is a co-PI on the West Hub and on the Transboundary Groundwater Resilience Network, an NSF-funded AccelNet project that aims to connect and leverage the strengths of water, social, data, and systems science to set the foundation for a more resilient water. Ashley is also an alumna of Fulbright Bulgaria and Fulbright Greece. She has an M.S. in Water Science and Management from New Mexico State University and a B.A. from Davidson College, where she was a William Holt Terry Scholar.