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title: "Amanda Darcangelo - Data Governance & AI Governance Expert | Context and Chaos"
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description: "Amanda Darcangelo is a Sr. Lead Data Consultant at OneSix and co-founder of Salt City Data Community with 10+ years in data governance for healthcare and public sector. Follow her work on Context & Chaos."
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Context & Chaos expert profile: **Amanda Darcangelo**, Sr. Lead Data & Analytics Consultant / OneSix.

Amanda Darcangelo is a Sr. Lead Data & Analytics Consultant at OneSix with over a decade of experience building human-centric data governance programs for healthcare organizations, universities, and public-sector agencies. She is the co-founder of Salt City Data Community, a professional network dedicated to breaking down barriers to the data profession in the Syracuse, NY region, and a contributor to the City of Syracuse's policy on surveillance technology. She speaks regularly on DataOps, data ethics, AI governance, and governance implementation at organizations ranging from eCommerce to public sector.

## Expertise and background

- **Expertise in:** Data Governance, AI Governance, DataOps, Data Ethics, Data Strategy, Healthcare Data, Community Building
- **Specialty:** Data Governance & AI Governance Practitioner
- **Experience:** 10+ years in data governance, DataOps, and data ethics across healthcare and public sector
- **Notable work:** Key contributor to the City of Syracuse Policy on the Use of Surveillance Technology; Co-Founder, Salt City Data Community; Speaker, Women in Tech Global Conference 2025 & 2026
- **Certifications:** Advisory Board Member, Ithaca College Cybersecurity Certificate Program; Chapter Lead, Women in Machine Learning and Data Science (WiMLDS) Syracuse

## Resources

- C&C Issue: [Your AI Context Layer Is Being Built on Stale Metadata](https://atlan.com/context-and-chaos/issue/your-ai-context-layer-is-being-built-on-stale-metadata/)
- Talk: [Weaving the Fabric of Data](https://www.womentech.net/video/weaving-fabric-data-amanda-darcangelo). A talk on how data practitioners can build more human-centered, community-grounded approaches to data governance and data quality - delivered at Women in Tech Global Conference.
- Podcast: [Documentation Saves Lives](https://www.saltcitycode.com/amanda-darcangelo-documentation-saves-lives). Amanda joins the Salt City Code podcast to discuss why thorough documentation is one of the most underrated practices in data governance - and what it costs organizations to ignore it.
- Article: [Introducing Salt City Data Community](https://medium.com/@amanda.darcangelo/introducing-salt-city-data-community-1056ca2f0e85). The founding story of the Salt City Data Community - a professional network designed to break down barriers to the data profession in the Syracuse, NY region.
- Article: [Humanizing Data](https://medium.com/@amanda.darcangelo/humanizing-data-a14ded9ac741). An early essay on why the human dimension of data work - the ethics, the relationships, the organizational context - matters as much as the technical infrastructure.
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## Connect with Amanda Darcangelo

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanda-darcangelo-542258b9/
- X / Twitter: https://x.com/greaterthanxbar
- Personal site: https://www.saltcityanalytics.com

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