Plenary: Scaling Evidence Across Borders: Trust, Governance, and Data Infrastructure

Ann T. Kellogg, Director of Reporting Services, Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center (MLDSC) and the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC)

Christina Firth, Director of Contracts, Coleridge

Debshila Basu Mallick, Scientific Director, SafeInsights-OpenStax, Rice University

Erin Joyce, Programs Contractor, Multistate Data Collaborative, NASWA

Esther Nolton, Principal Consultant & Founder, Everstead Strategies

Geethika Fernando, Data & Community Engagement Manager, CT Data Collaborative

This panel brings together leaders from state data systems, universities, and national data intermediaries to examine what it really takes to share and use data responsibly across jurisdictions and institutions. Drawing on real-world efforts to link education, workforce, and administrative data, this panel explores how trust, governance models, data standards, and technical infrastructure must evolve together to support scalable, cross-boundary evidence use.

Panelists from Maryland, Connecticut, Rice University, MSDC, and Everstead Strategies will discuss lessons learned from their years of experience and their unique data journeys within their own environments. They will address known and unknown challenges and practical strategies for building durable data partnerships that balance access, privacy, and public value.

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