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DAMA Ohio (Buckeye DAMA)

Affiliated chapter of DAMA International

Educating & Connecting Ohio Data Professionals since 2001

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Upcoming events

    • December 03, 2025
    • 8:00 AM
    • December 05, 2025
    • 4:00 PM
    • Online

    The Computer Workshop has scheduled a CDMP Bootcamp that Runs:

    • December 3, 2025
    • December 4, 2025
    • December 5, 2025
    Prepare with confidence for the DAMA CDMP Fundamentals Exam. Whether you're a data steward, data officer, or aspiring Chief Data Officer, this course is designed to equip you with industry-recognized best practices based on DAMA DMBoK standards.

    What You’ll Learn

    Our training covers the full breadth of DAMA DMBoK, including:

    • The Data Management Process
    • Data Governance & Ethics
    • Data Quality Management
    • Master & Reference Data Management
    • Data Warehousing & Business Intelligence (Including Big Data)
    • Data Modeling
    • Metadata Management
    • Data Architecture & Lifecycle Management
    • Data Security Management
    • Document & Content Management
    • Data Storage & Operations Management
    • Data Integration & Interoperability


     For Registration details:  Click Here

    Get reimbursed up to 2K for this class through  Ohio TechCred

    • December 04, 2025
    • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    • Good Vibes Winery, 2 S. State Street, Westerville, Ohio 43081
    • 282
    Register

    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 
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/elaine-zawada/

    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)

Past events

September 25, 2025 Data Forward: AI Innovation & Chapter Transformation
September 10, 2025 CDMP Boot Camp
July 10, 2025 Board Meeting
June 28, 2025 CDMP Pay-If-You-Pass Exam Event
June 25, 2025 Join the DMBOK® 3.0 Global Kick-Off – Now Upgraded to a Town Hall Format! (1 Week to Go!)
June 20, 2025 AI-BI Case Study and Knowledge Graphs with AI
June 18, 2025 CDMP Boot Camp
June 12, 2025 Board Meeting
May 15, 2025 CDMP Study Group
May 08, 2025 Board Meeting
May 02, 2025 CDMP Study Group Kickoff Meeting
April 10, 2025 Board Meeting
March 20, 2025 Talk with your data
March 13, 2025 Board Meeting
February 13, 2025 Board Meeting
January 23, 2025 Board Meeting
December 19, 2024 Board and Volunteers 2025 Planning Meeting
November 14, 2024 Cloud Data Warehousing
September 19, 2024 Unlocking Potential: 5 Ideas for Cultivating Trust in Data Projects
July 10, 2024 Book Club: Data Strategies for Data Governance
April 18, 2024 Book Club: Executing Data Quality Projects
March 07, 2024 CDMP Study Cohort #1
February 15, 2024 Lead Yourself: Making the shift from Employee to Intrapreneur - Based on the book, The Intrapreneur
December 14, 2023 Special Data Professionals Meetup - Free!
November 16, 2023 November 16 Board Meeting, 2024 Plannng
October 19, 2023 October 19 Board Meeting
October 13, 2023 Hybrid October Membership Meeting: AI Augmentation of Data Management
September 21, 2023 September 21 Board Meeting, Lunch-n-Learn
August 24, 2023 August 24 Board Meeting, Lunch-n-Learn
August 11, 2023 Hybrid August Membership Meeting: GDPR and CCPA Compliance
July 19, 2023 July DAMA Central Ohio Board Meeting
June 15, 2023 June DAMA Central Ohio Board Meeting
May 18, 2023 In-Person May Membership Meeting: Metadata
May 18, 2023 Virtual May Membership Meeting: Metadata

ABOUT US

DAMA Ohio (a.k.a. Buckeye DAMA) is a dynamic organization within the Ohio Data Management community. We are an affiliated chapter of DAMA International. Our full legal name is DAMA International Central Ohio Chapter.

CONTACTS

Email Address: board@damacoc.org

Physical Address: 

Buckeye DAMA
1391 W Fifth Ave  #267
Columbus, Ohio 43212

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