Location: Good Vibes Winery, 2 S. State Street, Westerville, Ohio 43081

Agenda:

• 1:00 pm-2:00 pm Leading the Human Side of AI Change by Aakrit Agrawal
• 2:10 pm-3:10 pm Building a Data Catalog: Lessons Learned by Elain Zawada
• 3:20 pm-4:00 pm Chapter Updates: Updated Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, office elections if we have candidates
• 4:00 pm-6:00 pm In-Person Happy Hour/Networking

In-Person Networking after the meeting 4pm-6pm at Good Vibes Winery, 2 S. State Street, Westerville, Ohio 43081

Topic: Building a Data Catalog: Lessons Learned

An overview of what we have learned so far about implementing a data catalog, including stakeholder alignment, metadata onboarding, and strategies for driving adoption.

Speaker:

Elaine Zawada is a data professional with over 40 years of experience in the technology field. She manages the Data Governance team at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, leading efforts in data governance, literacy, and request management. Her background includes roles in software implementation, database administration, systems management, and ETL development. Elaine holds a Master’s in Management Information Science and a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt from The Ohio State University. 

Topic: Leading the Human Side of AI Changes

As organizations race to implement AI, many overlook the most critical factor in successful adoption — their people. In Leading the Human Side of AI Changes, author and change management expert Aakriti Agrawal shares how to navigate the emotional, cultural, and behavioral shifts that come with AI transformation. Drawing from her book Data Governance Change Management and her ANCHOR model framework, Aakriti reveals practical techniques to reduce fear, build trust, and foster responsible AI use. Attendees will learn how to communicate clearly, define new human-AI roles, and lead with empathy so that teams feel ready — not replaced — by AI.

Speaker: Aakriti Agrawal, MBA, CDMP, ADGP, is a Senior Manager of Data Governance at a Fortune 100 company, where she leads large-scale data change initiatives. She holds a Master’s degree in Organizational Change from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and has dedicated her career to the intersection of data, transformation, and leadership. She recently published her first book, Data Governance Change Management, introducing the ANCHOR Framework for Change Leadership. Learn more about her book at ANCHORyourChange.com 

Aakriti is also a serial nonprofit founder, having co-founded Girls Code Lincoln and The Nonprofiting Org. Recognized with the Inspire Founders Award and the Emerging Young Leaders Award, and nominated to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, Aakriti is a TEDx speaker and frequent presenter on data governance, change management, and women in STEM.

Chapter Business Details:

• Chapter refresh: Introduce the updated Articles of Incorporation, updated Bylaws, simplified membership levels, updated sponsor levels. 
• Call for Directors: we are at 8 plus one applying, we need to be at 15 from around the state of Ohio. Our strategic plan to shift from a working board to a strategic board means your time commitment would be 2 to 6 hours per month. Focus will be Sponsor and Membership engagement (i.e. raising money and recruiting/managing volunteers) Send your resume to board@damacoc.org
• Officer elections: Treasurer, Vice President (new position), Secretary (new position) (Officers are elected by the Board and must be board members)