About
I work in New York City government on data governance and digital services. My work spans civic data infrastructure, digital tools and platforms, and experimental games and interfaces - how I learn new tools and prototype ideas.
I’m an urban planner by training, a civic technologist by practice, and a small-d democracy nerd at heart.
CV
Current Side Projects
- Civic AI Tools and Typed Standards — Ask questions about public data in plain English and get answers backed by live datasets, published as signed records anyone can check without trusting the site that produced them. Personal projects, fiscally sponsored by Metagov. GitHub
- Vibe Code Sim — Satirical idle game about being a freelance developer in the AI era.
Current Role
Director of Data Governance at the NYC Office of Technology & Innovation (since February 2024)
- Built the City’s first standardized open dataset of NYC agencies - combined 8 scattered internal lists into one public reference of 303 entities, now powers the NYC.gov Agency Directory
- Co-developed MetaCat, an internal metadata catalog with 325+ data assets across 21 agencies
Previous Experience
Executive Director of Data & Analytics at the NYC Department of Homeless Services (2018–2024)
- Led a user-centered design lab at NYC Department of Homeless Services (2020-2024)
- Ran participatory policy co-creation with 300+ staff across 17 programs
- Conducted racial equity analysis that secured 700-800 additional supportive housing units
Co-organized Fearless Cities North America conference (2024), bringing together 500+ municipalist organizers, elected officials, and activists.
Earlier roles include Senior Project Specialist at the Mayor’s Office, Data Analyst for IDNYC, and Product Manager at Ontodia.
Education
- M.U.P. Urban Planning, Hunter College (2013)
- B.A. Media Arts & Studies, Wayne State University (2006)