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Administration/Staff

Tom Woteki, founding director of the Academy of Data Science. Photo by Liz McNeil for Virginia Tech.

Man stands next to building covered in Hokie Stone.
Tom Woteki
Director, Academy of Data Science
Program Director, M.S. in Data Science
Professor of Practice, Statistics

Email: drwo@vt.edu

Lizette Zietsman

Lizette Zietsman
Lizette Zietsman
Associate Director, Academy of Data Science
Associate Director, Computational Modeling & Data Analytics
Associate Professor, Mathematics
Mark Embree
Program Director, Computational Modeling & Data Analytics
Professor, Mathematics
Cherie Nelson
Cherie Nelson
Executive Assistant to the Director, Academy of Data Science
Program Coordinator, M.S. in Data Science
Melissa McKeown headshot
Melissa McKeown
Communications Manager, Academy of Data Science

Faculty

Alan Lattimer. Photo by Spencer Coppage for Virginia Tech.

Alan Lattimer
Alan Lattimer
Associate Professor of Practice, Academy of Data Science
Scott Mutchler
Associate Professor of Practice, Academy of Data Science

Oliver Schabenberger headshot. Photo by Hunter Gresham.

Oliver Schabenberger
Oliver Schabenberger
Professor of Practice, Academy of Data Science