LDW Planning Committee
Since 2023, UMD has hosted a Love Data Week event on campus to celebrate data and the work that many of us do with data. This event takes place during the week of Valentine’s Day and coincides with International Love Data Week and the BTAA Love Data Week, with which we actively partner.
The Love Data Week Planning Committee is composed of representatives from various units across campus that meet once a month to plan and organize the programming for Love Data Week. Within the Planning Committee, members can serve on sub-committees,
Activities
Communications
Sessions
If you have questions about Love Data Week or are interested in joining the Planning Committee, please email lovedata@umd.edu.
Meet the Team
Leadership
Michelle Appel
Sponsor
IRPA
Jess Wojton
Chair
IRPA
Jamie Edwards
Co-Chair
IRPA
Activities
Alia Lancaster
DIT
Jesse Klein
INFO College
Milan Budhathoki
University Libraries
Maria Gomez-Lokke
DIT
Tiffany Pao
DIT
Communications
Baylee Roach
DIT
Corey Ferrick
IRPA
Jamie Edwards
IRPA
Sessions
Anton Lahaie
STAMP
Jonny Engelberg
DIT
Sharon Ousman
University Career Center
Advisors
Eowyn Ellison
IRPA
Gary White
University Libraries
Joseph Gridley
DIT
Kathy Weaver
INFO College
Lance Beasley
IRPA
Each heart icon () indicates a year of service on the planning committee or as an advisor to the committee.
THANK YOU
The organizers of the UMD’s Love Data Week would like to thank everyone who has volunteered and participated to help make this wonderful and informative event a success each year.
Past LDW Planning Committe Members
2024 - 2025
LDW Planning Team Members:
Michelle Appel (Sponsor), Jamie Edwards (Chair), Jess Wojton (Co-chair); Corey Ferrick, Jonathan Engelberg, Nathan Dietz, Lance Beasley (sub-ldwteam leads); Milan Budhathoki, Eowyn Ellison, Maria Gomez-Lokke, Joseph Gridley, Jesse Klein, Alia Lancaster, Julia Laughlin, Pearl Lo, Megan Masters, Sharon Ousman, Tiffany Pao, Baylee Roach, Kathy Weaver, Gary White
LDW Partners:
IRPA, DIT ATEX, DIT Data Privacy Program, INFO College, Libraries, Career Center, Stamp Student Union
LDW Session Moderators and Presenters:
Shay Anderson, Michelle Appel, Lorae Bonamy-Lohve, Nathan Bos, Takeia Bradley, Evelyn Cooper, Tom Dobrosielski, Jamie Edwards, Jonathan Engelberg, Eowyn Ellison, Andrew Fellows, Danielle Glazer, Andrew Graddy, Joe Gridley, Anna Corinne Harmon, Kevin Kenneally, Pearl Lo, Diana Marsh, Marinel Martinez-Benyarko, Felicia Metz, Marco Molinaro, Marcio Oliveira, Sharon Ousman, Sharanya Padithaya, Mike Passerella-George, Akka Patel, Hrugved Pawar, Santhi Peesa, Pranav Raveendran, Madison Troutman, Jess Wojton; Milan Budhathoki and the GIS and Data Team
LDW Open House and Activities Volunteers:
DIT ATEX team, IRPA team, Libraries team
2023 - 2024
LDW Planning Team Members:
Michelle Appel (Sponsor), Jamie Edwards (Chair), Lance Beasley, Eowyn Ellison, Corey Ferrick, Joe Gridley, Jesse Klein, Alia Lancaster, Megan Masters, Kathy Weaver, Gary White, Jess Wojton
LDW Partners:
IRPA, DIT ATEX, DIT Data Privacy Program, INFO College, Libraries
LDW Session Moderators and Presenters:
Victor Agbar, Michelle Appel, Stephanie Chang, Abby Do, Tom Dobrosielski, Eric Dunford, Jamie Edwards, Eowyn Ellison, Danielle Glazer, Andrew Graddy, Robin Jareki, Alia Lancaster, Katy Lawley, Megan Masters, Blen Mulugeta, Nick Pandza, Joann Prosser, Joseph Romero, Brady Rourke, Edith Shields, Chardonnay Snowden, Alan Socha, Kathy Thomas, Tiago Ventura, Jess Wojton; Milan Budhathoki and the GIS and Data Service Center
LDW Open House and Activities Volunteers:
DIT ATEX team, IRPA team, Libraries team
2022 - 2023
LDW Planning Team Members:
Michelle Appel (Chair), Lance Beasley, Tom Dobrosielski, Jamie Edwards, Eowyn Ellison
LDW Partners:
IRPA
LDW Session Moderators and Presenters:
Michelle Appel, Dylan Baker, Vince Cert, Jamie Edwards, Steve Fetter, Danielle Glazer, Joe Gridley, Dave Kenny, Megan Masters, Gregg Vanderheiden
LDW Open House and Activities Volunteers:
IRPA Team