Merge pull request #120 from XDgov/2024-cohort-announcement

2024 cohort announcement

README.md

@@ -55,6 +55,16 @@ Syntax highlighting is handled by Kramdown and Rouge.
 [Jekyll Documentation](https://jekyllrb.com/docs/liquid/tags/#code-snippet-highlighting)
 To update the syntax styling, add create a new style from these [examples](https://jwarby.github.io/jekyll-pygments-themes/languages/ruby.html), add it to the folder `assets/css/_syntax_highlighting`, and import it in `assets/css/main.scss`.
 
+## JavaScript compression
+
+Using the tools [Browserify](https://browserify.org/) and [UglifyJS](https://github.com/mishoo/UglifyJS), JavaScript used in the application can be transformed into a form appropriate for running in a browser (via Browserify) and minified (via UglifyJS) to reduce the bundle size sent to a user's browser.
+
+For example, the D3 map on the Teams page runs through the following CLI commands:
+```bash
+browserify teamMap.js -o mapBundle.js
+uglifyjs mapBundle.js --compress --mangle -o mapBundle.js
+```
+
 ## Analytics
 
 The file `_includes/head.html` contains script tags for the following analytics tools:

_includes/components/team-member-card.html

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <div class="col-12 tablet:grid-col-4 team-member-cards">
   <a class="member-link" href="{{ site.baseurl }}{{ member.permalink }}">
     <div class="team-member-card">
-      <img id="{{ member.image_id }}" alt="Image of {{member.name}}" src="{{ site.baseurl }}{{ member.image_path }}" />
+      <img alt="Image of {{member.name}}" src="{{ site.baseurl }}{{ member.image_path }}" />
       <h4 class="team-member-heading member-name">{{ member.name }}</h4>
       {% if member.cohort_year %}
       <h4 class="team-member-heading member-title">{{ member.job_title }} - {{ member.cohort_year }}</h4>

_layouts/team-member.html

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ <h2 class="member-title">{{ page.job_title }}</h2>
             {{ page.blurb }}
           </div>
         </div>
-        <img class="profile-img tablet:grid-col-auto tablet:margin-left-9 desktop:grid-col-3 desktop:margin-left-2" id="{{ page.image_id }}" alt="Image of {{page.name}}" src="{{ site.baseurl }}{{ page.image_path }}" />
+        <img class="profile-img tablet:grid-col-auto tablet:margin-left-9 desktop:grid-col-3 desktop:margin-left-2" alt="Image of {{page.name}}" src="{{ site.baseurl }}{{ page.image_path }}" />
         <!-- {% if page.portfolio %}
           {% assign projects = page.portfolio | split: "," %}
           <h3 class="project-header">Current Projects:</h3>

assets/css/_includes/_team-member-card.scss

@@ -34,21 +34,36 @@
     .ai-governance {
       background-color: #9B59B6;
     }
+    .auditing {
+      background-color: #7462E0;
+    }
     .cloud-management {
       background-color: #7462E0;
     }
+    .community-based-research {
+      background-color: #7D314C;
+    }
     .computer-vision {
       background-color: #886288;
     }
+    .data-governance {
+      background-color: #D2527F;
+    }
     .data-science {
       background-color: #DB0A5E;
     }
     .data-engineering {
       background-color: #8859B6;
     }
+    .human-computer-interaction {
+      background-color: #7600A8;
+    }
     .privacy-enhancing-technologies {
       background-color: #B200FD;
     }
+    .product-strategy {
+      background-color: #7023B7;
+    }
     .fullstack-engineering {
       background-color: #7659B6;
     }
@@ -77,4 +92,4 @@
 .team-member-heading {
   padding: 0rem 1rem;
   margin-bottom: 0;
-}
+}

assets/css/_layouts/_team-member.scss

@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@
       width: 100%;
       display: block;
       margin-bottom: auto;
-      margin-top: auto;
+      @media (min-width: 1024px) {
+        margin-top: 40px;
+      }
     }
 
     .project-header {

collections/_news/announcing-the-2024-xd-emerging-technology-fellows.md

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+---
+title: Announcing the 2024 xD Emerging Technology Fellows
+publish_date: 2024-07-30
+permalink: /news/announcing-2024-xd-emerging-technology-fellows/
+img_alt_text: 2024 Emerging Technology Fellows
+image: /assets/img/news/announcing-the-2024-xd-emerging-technology-fellows.jpg
+image_accessibility: 2024 xD Emerging Technology Fellows
+---
+<p>
+  Join us in welcoming the five newest members of the xD team's Emerging Technology Fellowship (ETF)!
+</p>
+
+<p>
+  These visionary technologists and innovators bring highly sought-after expertise to the Census Bureau in artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, data science, data engineering, and project management with specializations in data architecture, algorithmic transparency, algorithmic bias mitigation, privacy enhancing technologies and human-computer interaction.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+  “We're very excited to welcome this new group of colleagues that will bring additional expertise and new ideas to improve how the Census Bureau works with other government partners and the public!" - Curtis Mitchell, 2023 ETF
+</p>
+
+<p>
+  The Emerging Tech Fellowship is a key component of xD’s mission to advance the delivery of data-driven services through new and transformative technologies. The 2024 cohort will join our existing 2023 fellows to work on mission-critical technology challenges at the Census Bureau with the Decennial Information Technology Division, Enhancing Health Data Programs, Economics Directorate, Research & Methodology Directorate, and the Deputy Director’s Office as well as other partner agencies such as the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the General Services Administration.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+  “Each cohort of Emerging Technology Fellows is an opportunity to bring new and diverse perspectives and talents to the Bureau's mission and government more broadly. I couldn't be more excited to welcome this group and see all that they'll do for the public good.” - Kate McCall-Kiley, xD Lead
+</p>
+
+<p>If you’d like to learn more about this year’s projects or discuss future projects, you can reach the team xD at <a class="usa-link long-link" href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>. To learn more about xD and the Emerging Technology Fellowship, please visit <a href="https://www.xd.gov/apply" target="_blank">https://www.xd.gov/apply</a>.</p>
+
+<p class="title">Meet the 2024 Emerging Technology Fellows:</p>
+
+<div class="news-fellow">
+  <img class="profile-img" src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/img/news/amari-cowan.jpg" alt="Amari Cowan">
+  <p><span class="title">Amari Cowan (she/her)</span> comes to xD with 7 years of experience working in emerging technologies and public policy. Amari most recently supported the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as an AI Trust Officer, a consultant role meant to address 2024 federal AI policy priorities. She led the early development and design of FERC’s Responsible AI policy framework, while also assessing the maturity of FERC’s AI governance strategy. Prior to her role at FERC, Amari also served as the first NORAM Policy Performance Manager at TikTok, during which time her team worked to further improve and test TikTok’s content moderation system.</p>
+
+  <p>As an Associate Manager on Meta’s Governance team, Amari worked on a variety of global, cutting-edge tech governance projects including launching the Oversight Board — a first-of-its-kind independent content moderation decision-making body — researching community-led governance methods in the Metaverse in partnership with Stanford’s Digital Democracy Lab, and enhancing Meta’s elections-related policies during the U.S. 2020 Presidential Election in partnership with Harvard’s Social Science One. She concurrently serves as a Fellow at the Portulans Institute, where she researches novel AI governance frameworks and collaborates with public interest Responsible AI organizations.</p>
+
+  <p>Beyond her professional endeavors, Amari finds solace in exploring nature, often hiking and climbing in national and state parks.</p>
+</div>
+<div class="news-fellow">
+  <img class="profile-img" src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/img/news/jess-stahl.jpg" alt="Jess Stahl">
+  <p><span class="title">Jess Stahl (she/her)</span> serves as Vice President, Data Science & Analytics for the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, directing data and AI policy & governance. She is the AI in Higher Education Advisory Board Chair and leads national initiatives on AI governance and data privacy, often collaborating with non-profit, industry, philanthropic, and academic organizations. She leads the IAAA certification working group to develop global industry standards for AI (algorithmic) auditing. She is a Doctor of Behavioral Health and holds a M.Sc. in Health Economics, Policy, and Management from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Previously, she served as Assistant Dean for Strategic Initiatives and Quality Advancement at the University of Arizona, Health Sciences and was a faculty member (College of Nursing) and guest lecturer (College of Medicine, College of Pharmacy, College of Management). She also held multiple roles with a non-profit organization building AI governance infrastructure using privacy enhancing technologies (PETs) to facilitate access to AI systems and data for audit/research. She is a member of the UN PET Lab/Task Team, which focus on facilitating research, collaboration, and exploration of PETs implementation by national statistics offices. Through America's DataHub Consortium (NSF/NCSES), she collaborates with leading PETs providers to explore the potential for PETs methodologies to expand access to national statistical data for research. As an Emerging Technology Fellow, she looks forward to contributing to key data/AI and national data/AI infrastructure initiatives (e.g., National Secure Data Service, National AI Research Resource) and efficient governance structures to ensure those systems are well-aligned with federal regulations and best practices.</p>
+</div>
+<div class="news-fellow">
+  <img class="profile-img" src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/img/news/katie-johnson.jpg" alt="Katie Johnson">
+  <p><span class="title">Katie Johnson (she/her)</span> is excited to join as an Emerging Technology Fellow with xD. She has worked in data-driven roles for 14 years, first in UX research and then data science and ML engineering. Katie is passionate about data and AI ethics and creating data-driven solutions for the public interest.</p>
+
+  <p>Before the Census Bureau, Katie founded Mirror Labs, a venture dedicated to fostering empathy through machine learning and text-to-music translation, which earned recognition in Microsoft's Startup Accelerator Program. Prior to that, at Recurve Analytics, she led Market Access reporting for the California Public Utilities Commission and developed pipelines for a pioneering study on heat pump installations for grid electrification.</p>
+
+  <p>Katie holds a B.A. in Environmental Science from Mills College and a Certificate in Data Science from Galvanize. Based in Seattle, she lives with her partner and adorable dog, Adi.</p>
+
+  <p>As part of the xD fellowship, Katie is interested in AI governance, responsible AI and expanding avenues for impact through data.</p>
+</div>
+<div class="news-fellow">
+  <img class="profile-img" src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/img/news/richard-martinez.jpg" alt="Richard Martinez">
+  <p><span class="title">Richard Martinez (he/him)</span> is a Human-Computer Interaction researcher specializing in Community-Based Participatory Design (CBPD) and Design-Based Implementation Research (DBIR) methodologies. His work focuses on integrating HCI approaches with community collaboration to develop and promote equitable emerging technologies. Richard has partnered with companies such as Google, Meta, Snapchat, and Polygon Technologies to explore the socio-technical implications of emerging technologies like blockchain, AI, and mixed reality. He is dedicated to addressing challenges in social computing, education, and human-AI interactions to build fair, accountable, transparent, and ethical technologies.</p>
+</div>
+<div class="news-fellow">
+  <img class="profile-img" src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/img/news/wesley-pasfield.jpg" alt="Wesley Pasfield">
+  <p><span class="title">Wesley Pasfield</span> is thrilled to join the xD team as an Emerging Technology Fellow. With 13 years of experience in Data Science, Analytics, and Machine Learning, Wesley has worked across various industries, including healthcare, consumer electronics, consumer packaged goods, gaming, and advertising.  For the past 2.5 years, he served as the Head of Data Science for Lark Health, a telehealth company that helps users manage and prevent chronic conditions. Prior to Lark, Wesley spent over 5 years at Amazon & AWS, holding positions such as Data Scientist at Twitch, Senior Data Scientist in the Machine Learning Specialty Practice of AWS Professional Services, and Senior Data Scientist at Amazon Advertising.</p>
+
+  <p>Before his time at Amazon, Wesley worked as a Data Scientist for GoPro, focusing on User Analytics, and at the Nielsen Company as a statistical modeler, evaluating the impact of marketing on product sales for CPG companies.</p>
+
+  <p>Wesley holds an MS in Predictive Analytics from Northwestern University and a BS in Management from Boston College. He also serves as an adjunct professor in the University of San Diego's Applied Artificial Intelligence and Applied Data Science programs. Based in the Denver metro area, Wesley lives with his wife and daughter.</p>
+
+  <p>In this fellowship, Wesley is particularly interested in AI policy pertaining to large language models, notably regulations on data and evaluation, as well as the Census 2030 project.</p>
+</div>

collections/_pages/team_members.md

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ seo_excerpt: meet the members of the xD team
         <section class="mission">
           <div class="grid-container">
             <div class="breadcrumb">Our Team</div>
-            <div>The xD team represents an array of disciplines and skillsets. We're a remote-first team based in eight states across the country.</div>
+            <div>The xD team represents an array of disciplines and skillsets. We're a remote-first team based in ten states across the country.</div>
           </div>
         </section>
       </div>

collections/_team_members/amari-cowan.md

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+---
+name: Amari Cowan
+title: Amari Cowan
+permalink: /team/amari-cowan/
+image_path: /assets/img/import/bio/amari-cowan/amari-cowan.jpg
+job_title: Emerging Technology Fellow
+cohort_year: 2024
+portfolio:
+description: <p>Endlessly interested in tech and society.  Specializing in AI governance and currently researching Responsible AI, the global AI regulatory landscape, and the potential for harmonizing ethical AI standards in the public sector. Experience working in Big Tech to actualize experimental governance frameworks and former AI Trust Officer at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Tech policy wizard.  </p>
+blurb: <p>Amari Cowan (she/her) comes to xD with 7 years of experience working in emerging technologies and public policy. Amari most recently supported the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as an AI Trust Officer, a consultant role meant to address 2024 federal AI policy priorities. She led the early development and design of FERC’s Responsible AI policy framework, while also assessing the maturity of FERC’s AI governance strategy. Prior to her role at FERC, Amari also served as the first NORAM Policy Performance Manager at TikTok, during which time her team worked to further improve and test TikTok’s content moderation system. </p><p>As an Associate Manager on Meta’s Governance team, Amari worked on a variety of global, cutting-edge tech governance projects including launching the Oversight Board — a first-of-its-kind independent content moderation decision-making body — researching community-led governance methods in the Metaverse in partnership with Stanford’s Digital Democracy Lab, and enhancing Meta’s elections-related policies during the U.S. 2020 Presidential Election in partnership with Harvard’s Social Science One. She concurrently serves as a Fellow at the Portulans Institute, where she researches novel AI governance frameworks and collaborates with public interest Responsible AI organizations. </p><p>Beyond her professional endeavors, Amari finds solace in exploring nature, often hiking and climbing in national and state parks. </p>
+
+skillsets: Tech Policy,Data Governance,AI Governance,Auditing
+---

collections/_team_members/curtis-mitchell.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ cohort_year: 2023
 portfolio: Model Card Generator,UN Global Platform Pilot,NIST US PET Lab
 description: <p>Generalist software and machine-learning engineer focused on the mainstream adoption of privacy-enhancing technologies. Experience working at small startups, large corporations, research institutions, and open-source communities.</p>
 
-blurb: <p>Curtis Mitchell (he/him) is excited to be an Emerging Technology Fellow on the xD team. His career has gone through several transitions, including being a data analyst at an energy consulting firm before working at several data analysis and machine learning startups as a software engineer, as well as contributing to various privacy-enhancing technology and machine learning open-source projects. Before joining xD, he worked at NASA’s Ames Research Center on a research platform to integrate drones and air taxis into the air traffic control system. When he&#39;s not behind a keyboard, Curtis enjoys learning new languages, recreating his favorite foods from his upbringing in Texas, and exploring the outdoors of Northern California.</p>
+blurb: <p>Curtis Mitchell (he/him) is excited to be an Emerging Technology Fellow on the xD team. His career has gone through several transitions, including being a data analyst at an energy consulting firm before working at several data analysis and machine learning startups as a software engineer, as well as contributing to various privacy-enhancing technology and machine learning open-source projects. Before joining xD, he worked at NASA’s Ames Research Center on a research platform to integrate drones and air taxis into the air traffic control system. When he&#39;s not behind a keyboard Curtis enjoys studying and learning new languages, trying to read too many books at once, recreating his favorite foods from his upbringing in Texas, and exploring the outdoors of Northern California.</p>
 
 skillsets: Privacy-Enhancing Technologies,Machine Learning,Fullstack Engineering,Cloud Management
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+---