About DSA

The Administrative Partnering Team facilitates the use of Administrative data in decision-making, planning, and actions, based on the principle that the most useful information flows through a relationship. Team members will collaborate with leaders and serve as trusted advisers. They will develop an understanding of the context and nuance for each area and ensure that information is targeted to be most useful at the right time, in the right format.

Partners will deliver:

• Access to information by providing, customizing, and explaining reports and findings, and ensuring data are used responsibly

• Facilitation of engagement with other DSA teams, e.g., to support surveys, data collection, analytics, customized datasets and data-led investigations

• Training and support to increase data literacy and capability among leaders in units

• Recommendations, suggestions, and sharing of best practice

Jeff Loudon, Senior Director of Administrative Partnering
Eric Rothdeutsch, Director, Data Analytics (Development and Alumni Relations)

• Matthew Zlibut, Senior Data Solutions Analyst (Development and Alumni Relations)
• Clare Robbins, Data Solutions Analyst (Development and Alumni Relations)
• Muhammad Sarmad, Data Solutions Analyst (Development and Alumni Relations)

Tara Mele, Director of Administrative Partnering

• Margot Spain, Assistant Director, Strategy and Reporting (Division of Administration)

Data Governance, Solutions, and Consulting (DG&S) is all about making data work smarter for you. We’re passionate about keeping data reliable, consistent, and easy to understand. Working closely with Vanderbilt University’s technology team and departments across campus, we make sure both academic and administrative data flows seamlessly into the Vanderbilt University Data Warehouse.

We also create certified datasets, Tableau dashboards, and Oracle Analytics Cloud (OAC) reports for both academic and administrative needs. We’re here to make data simple, visual, and insightful. Our goal is to give decision-makers the tools they need to thrive in a data-rich world.

Daniel Kirby, Senior Director, Data Governance, Solutions, and Consulting
Don Bailey, Director, Data Solutions

• Jason Smith, Senior Data Analytics Engineer
• Nathan Dryden, Senior Data Analytics Engineer
• Alex Yeh-Quevedo, Data Analytics Engineer
• Berta Diaz, Data Analytics Engineer
• Jaylin Dyson, Data Analytics Engineer
• Kyle Kinney, Data Analytics Engineer
• Lima Mandal, Data Analytics Engineer

Meriel O’Conor, Director, Data Consulting and Training

• Evan Alini, Program Director, Data Training and Tableau Administration

Jeannette Wolff, Data Governance Program

The Institutional Research and Analytics (IR&A) Team turns data into information and provides integrated analyses. This team investigates and studies data, helps ensure data accuracy, conducts analytical activities and research projects, builds comparative benchmarks, and provides predictive analytics.

Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Enrollment management research and predictive analytics
• IPEDS & external data reporting
• Rankings analysis and submissions
• Consortium benchmarking via active partnerships with COFHE and AAUDE
• National Science Foundation survey and data submissions
• Vanderbilt administrative data analysis and research Support
• Survey research, ad hoc research, and research support

Richard J. Iannelli, Ph.D, Senior Director, Institutional Research and Academic Partnering

Institutional Research and Analytics

Ryan Corser, Ph.D, Survey Research Consultant

Jesse Tow, Institutional Research Analyst

Jennifer K. Doersam, Assistant Director, Institutional Research

• Sathvika Talakanti, Institutional Research Analyst

Academic Partnering

Zach Inman, Ed.D, Senior Partnering Consultant and Associate Director, Data Strategy (Office of Undergraduate Education)

Braylon Junior Lundergan, Ed.D, Senior Partnering Consultant

Arik Ohnstad, Senior Partnering Consultant (Graduate School)

Consuela Knox, D.Min, Senior Director, Strategy & Analytics (Office of the Provost)
Victoria Robson, Ph.D, Director, Analytics and Enrollment Strategy (University Enrollment Affairs)