Disaggregation Nation 2024 » Speaker Bios
Disaggregation Nation! A Data Equity Summit
Hosted by: Data Disaggregation Action Network | The Leadership Conference Education Fund
Who counts depends on who is counted.
Thank you for joining us at the July 2024 Disaggregation Nation! Data Equity Summit in Detroit, Michigan. We were so grateful to spend the day with our partners and allies working to advance data disaggregation across the country and we appreciated your thoughtful engagement and questions. We hope that the panel discussions, workshops, resources shared, and opportunities to connect with others brought fresh insights and inspiration to your own efforts to advance data equity.
Speaker Presentations
Implementation from the Ground Up: Highlights and Future Policy Targets from the Invisible No More Campaign
- Rana Abdelhamid – Malikah
- Jeemin Cha – Coalition for Asian American Children and Families
- Francesca Perrone – Hispanic Federation
- Taina Wagnac – New York Immigration Coalition
Meeting the Promise of the Revised Federal Race and Ethnicity Data Collection Standards
- Karen Battle – Chief, Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau
- Nicholas Jones – Director, Race/Ethnicity Research & Outreach, U.S. Census Bureau
- Rachel Marks – Chief, Racial Statistics Branch, U.S. Census Bureau
Data Disaggregation: A View from the States
- Scott Powell – Chief Data Officer, State of Michigan
- Jason Rosensweig – Director of Legislative Affairs and Policy, Illinois Department of Human Rights
Implementing New Federal Data Collection Standards: Challenges and Next Steps
- Karen Battle – Chief, Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau
- Nicholas Jones – Director, Race/Ethnicity Research & Outreach, U.S. Census Bureau
- Rachel Marks – Chief, Racial Statistics Branch, U.S. Census Bureau
- Scott Powell – Chief Data Officer, State of Michigan
- Jason Rosensweig – Director of Legislative Affairs and Policy, Illinois Department of Human Rights
Keynote Address
- Jer Thorp – Author of Living in Data, former Library of Congress Innovator in Residence, Former New York Times Data Artist–in–Residence
Data Disaggregation and Artificial Intelligence
- Miranda Bogen – Director, AI Governance Lab, Center for Democracy & Technology
- Caitriona Fitzgerald – Deputy Director, Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)
- Claudia Ruiz – Senior Civil Rights Analyst, UnidosUS
Breakout sessions
- Data Visualization Workshop – Avoiding Territorial Stigmatization: Data Literacy for Data Stewards
- Robert Gradeck – Project Director, Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center at the University of Pittsburgh Center for Social and Urban Research
- Messaging and Media Training 101
- Sofia Costas – Senior Manager, Strategic Communications, The Leadership Conference Education Fund
Data in Action Part 1: Building and Leveraging Data Ecosystems
- Lloyd Feng – Coalition for Asian American Children and Families
- Sara Ismail – ACCESS/National Network for Arab American Communities
- Emily McRae – Center for Health Innovation
- Aaron Yore–VanOosterhout – Johnson Center for Philanthropy
Data in Action Part 2: Data Disaggregation and Civic Engagement
- Cynthia Romo & Robert Blackmon – AltaMed Health Services Corporation
- Mar Velez & Rosa Flores – Latino Coalition for a Healthy California
- Jeanine Abrams McLean – President, Fair Count
- James Sadler – Director of Research, Baltimore’s Promise
Closing Keynote
- Lurie Daniel Favors – Executive Director, Center for Law and Social Justice
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Convening Materials
Disaggregation Nation: A Landscape Review of State Race & Ethnicity Data Collection (July 2024 Mid-Year Update)
This report provides 2024 updates to laws and pending legislation with a forward from Dr. Neda Maghbouleh, Member of the 2030 Census Advisory Committee (CAC) and Associate Professor of Sociology at University of British Columbia.
Disaggregation Nation: A Landscape Review of State Race & Ethnicity Data Collection
This report examines laws and pending legislation in 50 states and the District of Columbia to identify states that require disaggregation of race or ethnicity data beyond federal standards.
Your Community Counts | Organizing Toolkit for Data Equity
An existing resource that can be used again during the Media Training breakout session.
Baltimore City Youth Data Scorecard
This resource from Baltimore’s Promise allows community stakeholders to track the best available data on the wellbeing of Baltimore’s children and youth across multiple outcomes of interest.
Community Health Workers and Promotores: Investing in Change Agents for a Healthy California
This report from the Latino Coalition for a Healthy California reviews their model of community engagement through partnerships with Community health workers and Promotores de Salud.
Fair Districts
These redistricting tools and resources from Fair Count include a public-facing online mapping program that lets anyone compare official maps, community maps, and existing maps to each other in real time.
Invisible in the Data: The Lack of a Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) Race & Ethnicity Category Obscures Disparities
This report from Malikah and the New York Immigration Coalition is a guide for community leaders and advocates working to advance equity for Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) communities.
Native Land Digital
This data visualization and interactive – shared by Jer Thorp during his afternoon keynote – visualizes Indigenous history on land. You can even use it to make your own maps!
Navigating Demographic Measurement for Fairness and Equity
This report from the Center on Technology & Democracy reviews and makes recommendations for entities conducting fairness and equity assessments of artificial intelligence systems.
New Mexico Community Data Collaborative
The Center for Health Innovation presented their data ecosystem, which aggregates data sources from across New Mexico, allowing users to find state-level data and explore by multiple populations of interest.
Outsourced & Automated: How AI Companies Have Taken Over Government Decision-Making
This report from Electronic Privacy Information Center investigates the ways that state agencies procure AI systems, the AI systems that are embedded in state government, and the major companies behind many of the most common government AI systems.
Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center
This site hosts open data from local sources through a partnership between the University of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, and the City of Pittsburgh. The mission of the Western Pennsylvania Regional is to “make local data publicly accessible, machine-readable, and free to use, modify, and share.” They also host regular workshops to increase data literacy.
Bonus Book Recommendation: The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century by Grace Lee Boggs.
Travel/Accommodations
For any questions regarding reimbursement for accommodations, please email [email protected].