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Michelle Riordan-Nold
| Executive Director, Connecticut Data Collaborative
By Sean Teehan
steehan@hartfordbusiness.com
The Connecticut Data Collaborative (CTData)
was recently named the state's official data source
for the 2020 U.S. Census, a feather in the cap of
Executive Director Michelle
Riordan-Nold, who's spent
most of her career analyzing
numbers.
Riordan-Nold has led
CTData since 2014, and
before that worked stints as
a data analyst with the Con-
necticut Economic Resource
Center, state legislature and
Connecticut Hospital As-
sociation.
A math major from her undergrad days at Bos-
ton College, Riordan-Nold has a deep appreciation
of studying numbers and solving problems. But,
she says, in hindsight, it was always public policy
and politics that drove her.
As the Census point-person, Riordan-Nold and
CTData staffers will help the governor's office
put together a committee that raises the public's
awareness about the 2020 Census and dissemi-
nates the data once the Census is complete.
CTData is spearheading the 2020 Census in
Connecticut. How did that come about?
Gov. Malloy designated our organization as
the Census State Data Center partner, which
means we help disseminate information and data
produced by the Census Bureau between state
and local governments and data users. Our role
for Census 2020 will be to work closely with state
government and the Census to ensure everyone is
counted once, and only once in the right place.
In what industries do you think tracking data is
most important?
All industries — private, government, and the
nonprofit sectors. Every organization should be
measuring their program effectiveness and try-
ing to understand their impact by collecting and
analyzing data.
How has access to data changed the way public
policy is driven?
Access to data has helped improve service
delivery and helped policymakers understand
program effectiveness. We also have statisti-
cal techniques that can determine if different
'treatments' (i.e. delivery of services) work better
for some individuals than others, as opposed to
across the board everyone receiving the same
type of government services.
What are the most important points about pro-
viding the public with access to data?
Data are a public asset and should be used to
promote the social good.
Can you tell us something about yourself few
people know?
I am an avid reader of nonfiction and like writ-
ing poetry.
VERBATIM
Loree bullish on Hartford
"We could have put this center anywhere in the world, but we chose the unlikely
option of locating it right here (in Hartford). Trust me, this idea was not universally
backed at first ... . But we felt strongly that one of the critical steps we can take as a
company as part of our effort to help the state succeed was to pitch."
Stanley Black & Decker President and CEO James Loree on his decision to
locate the New Britain-based hand- and power-tool maker's new technology
center in downtown Hartford.
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