Love Data Week 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 brings together representatives from units across campus who meet monthly to plan and organize Love Data Week. A Steering Committee leads the group, which organizes its work into three subjects:
- Activities
- Communications
- Sessions
If you have questions about Love Data Week or are interested in joining the Planning Committee, please email lovedata@umd.edu.
Partner Units
Love Data Week at UMD is made possible through campus-wide collaboration across our participating units.
The People Behind LDW
The people leading UMD Love Data Week.
Steering Committee
Subject Leadership
Committee Members
THANK YOU
The organizers of UMD's Love Data Week would like to thank everyone who has volunteered, presented, and participated to help make this wonderful and informative event a success each year.
Past LDW Planning Committees
2025 - 2026
Planning Team Members:
Michelle Appel (Sponsor), Jess Wojton (Chair), Jamie Edwards (Co-chair); Alia Lancaster, Jesse Klein, Milan Budhathoki, Maria Gomez-Lokke, Tiffany Pao (Activities); Baylee Roach, Corey Ferrick (Communications); Anton Lahaie, Jonny Engelberg, Sharon Ousman (Sessions); Eowyn Ellison, Gary White, Joseph Gridley, Kathy Weaver, Lance Beasley (Advisors)
Campus Partners:
IRPA, DIT, INFO College, Libraries, STAMP Student Union, University Career Center
Session Moderators and Presenters:
Alan Socha, Danielle Glazer, Gerry Sneeringer, Jamie Edwards, Jess Wojton, Jill Pelto, Joann Prosser, Joseph Gridley, Kate Siplon, Kristi Hall, Megan C. Masters, Michelle Appel, Philip Resnik, Robin Jarecki, Shannon Files, Stephanie Shonekan, Susan Johnston, Tammy Perrin, Taylor Keen, Tom Dobrosielski; Milan Budhathoki and the GIS and Data Team
Activities Volunteers:
Institutional Research, Planning, and Assessment; Division of IT; INFO College; University Career Center; University Libraries; STAMP Student Union; Do Good Institute
2024 - 2025
Planning Team Members:
Michelle Appel (Sponsor), Jamie Edwards (Chair), Jess Wojton (Co-chair); Corey Ferrick, Jonathan Engelberg, Nathan Dietz, Lance Beasley (sub-team 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
Campus Partners:
IRPA, DIT ATEX, DIT Data Privacy Program, INFO College, Libraries, Career Center, Stamp Student Union
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 Passarella-George, Akka Patel, Hrugved Pawar, Santhi Peesa, Pranav Raveendran, Madison Troutman, Jess Wojton; Milan Budhathoki and the GIS and Data Team
Activities Volunteers:
DIT ATEX team, IRPA team, Libraries team
2023 - 2024
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
Campus Partners:
IRPA, DIT ATEX, DIT Data Privacy Program, INFO College, Libraries
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 Jarecki, 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
Activities Volunteers:
DIT ATEX team, IRPA team, Libraries team
2022 - 2023
Planning Team Members:
Michelle Appel (Chair), Lance Beasley, Tom Dobrosielski, Jamie Edwards, Eowyn Ellison
Campus Partners:
IRPA
Session Moderators and Presenters:
Michelle Appel, Dylan Baker, Vince Cert, Jamie Edwards, Steve Fetter, Danielle Glazer, Joe Gridley, Dave Kenny, Megan Masters, Gregg Vanderheiden
Activities Volunteers:
IRPA Team
