Data Governance Committee


The Role of the Data Governance Committee

  • Develop quality review standards for the MIS reporting process
  • Document the owner and groups that enter and/or update all parts of MIS data
  • Identify, establish, and oversee processes for data corrections at the data-entry level and background data that are based on established data definitions and standards
  • Utilize an appropriate tool to capture new data elements, especially MIS/SCFF elements
  • Fully centralize data integration and validation processes
  • Establish and maintain a data definition dictionary and coding standards for the college’s critical external compliance and internal operations reporting requirements
  • Increase consistency of methodologies and standardization in accounting for services provided.

Current Members


Position Name email Phone
Chair Vice President of Information and Institutional Effectiveness – Xiaohong Li xiaohong.li@taftcollege.edu (661)-763-7978
Member Academic Senate Representative – Jennifer Altenhofel jaltenhofel@taftcollege.edu (661)-763-7728
Member Academic Senate Representative – Sharyn Eveland seveland@taftcollege.edu (661)-763-7866
Member Director of Financial Aid – Barbara Amerio bamerio@taftcollege.edu (661)-763-7881
Member Executive Director of Administrative Services – Nick Valsamides nvalsamides@taftcollege.edu (661)-763-7853
Member Interim Director of Admissions and Records – Tiffany Payne tpayne@taftcollege.edu (661)-763-7870
Member User Support Specialist – Sherry Anderson sanderson@taftcollege.edu (661)-763-7913
Member Vice President of Instruction or Designee – Leslie Minor lminor@taftcollege.edu (661)-763-7871
Member Vice President of Student Services or Designee – Damon Bell dbell@taftcollege.edu (661)-763-7810
Secretary Educational Equity Data Specialist – Vacant   (661)-763-7831

Agendas, Minutes, and Documents


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05/05/2022 May 05, 2022 Agenda & Minutes
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