Data Academy Instructors

Alice is a Project Manager in the San Francisco Controller’s Office. In her time with the City Performance Unit, she has worked with over a dozen departments on process improvement, performance measures, and IT implementation. She looks forward to empowering City staff to learn software that can bring transparent public reporting and quality data analysis to local government. She encourages any Data Academy student to reach out when in need of a someone to troubleshoot with or bounce ideas off of! Collaboration and continuous learning is key. Alice has a BA in Psychology from Washington University in St. Louis.

Craig is a Performance Analyst in the City Performance Unit of the Controller’s Office, where he helps to provide data-driven process improvement and service design for other departments.  He also helps manage Data Academy and is a data visualization instructor.  Prior to joining the Controller’s Office, he was a COVID-19 Data Visualization & Reporting Analyst with DPH and a Data Specialist with OEWD.  Craig studied Political Science and graduated with High Honors & Distinction from the University of California, Berkeley.  He loves to volunteer with civic tech organizations and is the proud parent of 45 houseplants.

Dan Tonkovich is the Data Program Manager at DataSF. Before working for the City, Dan spent the last decade as an analyst, product manager and analytics manager at various finance and technology companies. His primary focus was using data to build and improve consumer-facing products. When not working, Dan bikes around SF, stopping a lot for snacks. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Tulane University.

Nadine is a molecular biologist turned anthropologist turned UX researcher, who has been thinking about the social implications of data for the last decade. After exploring big data and open science in her academic work, she worked at Facebook on projects on aging, digital literacy and learning, and equitable privacy.  She is currently head of research in the Digital Services team at the City and County of San Francisco, where she focuses on equitable service delivery and finding the nexus of staff and resident needs.

Sherman oversees the formation and expansion of the Data Academy and manages a portfolio of technology projects for the City Performance Unit of the Controller’s Office. His expertise is in technology consulting and new product development. He has taught courses for UC Berkeley Extension and developed corporate training for technology users.  Sherman has an MA in City Planning from UC Berkeley and an MS in Management Science from Stanford University. He is professionally certified in Business Intelligence, Business Analysis, and Project Management.