KDE Data Governance

The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) has a cross-agency coordinated data governance structure to promote data quality, appropriate data use and data security.

​KDE Data Governance Team

KDE's data governance team is led by DeDe Conner, chief data officer.​​​ The team has responsibility for approval of new data collections,​​ changes to existing data collections, and provides training and direction to data stewards. Each office is represented on the team and members include:

Office of Career & Technical Education and Student Transition 

• Scott U'Sellis
• Claude Christian​

Office of the Commissioner

• Aaron Butler
• Hannah Poquette
• Shravanthi Raghavapuram

Office of Continuous Improvement and Support

• Windy Newton 

Office of Educator Licensure and Effectiveness

• Anthony Pinson
• Crystal Hord

Office of Education Technology

• Dede Conner, Chief Data Officer
• Linda Burton
• Robert Hackworth, Chief Security Officer

Office of Finance and Operations

• Jessica Carlton
• Mark Darbyshire

Office of Legal Services

• John Landon
• Lindsey Swartz

Office of Special Education and Early Learning

• Amy Patterson
• Andrea Bartholomew
• Joe McCowan

Office of Standards, Assessment and Accountability

• Michael Prater
• Kevin Hill