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Position: Task Force Co-Chair

Funding Organization: Mid Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC)

Direct Report: William Murdock, Executive Director of MORPC

Project Duration: 9 Months

Project Location: Central Ohio Region

Project Summary: The Regional Data Task Force was created to make recommendations to MORPC on establishing a regional data site. The project gathered a wide variety of stakeholders from government, education and non profits. It evaluated the need and potential benefits of a regional data site within Central Ohio, identified a regional data site governance structure and recommended a business strategy to ensure long term sustainability.

Project Results: A Regional Data Advisory Committee now exists within Central Ohio to create standards in data storage, collection and dissemination.