Meet the Cohort

ExLENT Data Crossings brings together students and working professionals from diverse disciplines and career stages to explore how data science and artificial intelligence (AI) can shape their academic, professional and community impact.

2025-2026 Cohort:

Keli Bedics
Inspired Leadership Initiative Fellow

Dylan Brayton
General Stamping and Metalworks

Piper Burrows
Political Science

Eric Derr
Liberal Studies and French & Francophone Studies

John Facchini
Philosophy

Aidan Gibson
Liberal Studies and Spanish

Ashley Hay
General Stamping & Metalworks

Skylar Jones
Health, Humanites & Society and Global Health

Arlissa Lile
Global Affairs

Alexa Luna
Political Science

Sarra Messaoudi
International Peace Studies (Masters)

Aina Muça
Political Science

Laurel O’Brien
English and Psychology

Amie Petrie
Lippert Components

Jackson Powell
Chinese

Kevin Ricksgers
Lippert

Leina Ulutoa
Political Science and Japanese (Supp.)

Heather Winrotte
Southwire

William Wittland
Vox Strategic