SHIFT RESEARCH LAB - Key Persons


Courtney Steele

Job Titles:
  • Digital Products & Partnership Manager
Courtney joined the Shift team in 2018 after spending several years in advertising for the mental health, consumer packaged goods and education sectors. She's excited to be harnessing her leadership skills and strategic thinking to help Shift drive social change in the region. She enjoys supporting partners and internal teams and strives to increase the usability of Shift's open data tools. As the leader of Shift's Data for Change Network, Courtney also looks forward to increasing the connectivity of those working in the social sector while championing data-driven decision making.

Mike Johnston

Job Titles:
  • MEDIA

Nikki Zhu

Job Titles:
  • Data Curator
Nikki joined the Shift team in 2017 and oversees the data curation of Shift's Open Data Ecosystem. As part of this work, she operates Shift's data workflow and AWS and manages infrastructure expansions. Nikki holds a masters degree in GIS from University of Colorado Denver and assists with GIS research and technical assistance projects. She enjoys combining data analysis with technical problem solving to help democratize data in the region.

Rick Winter

Job Titles:
  • Director of Data and Evaluation, Early Childhood Council Leadership Alliance

Shannon Bingham

Job Titles:
  • Data Analyst
  • Data Analyst / Shannon
joined Shift as a data analyst in 2019. She brings an extensive background in software engineering, deep experience in teaching and curriculum development, training in data science, and a passion for children's wellness to the team. Shannon has both a Bachelor's of Business Administration and a Master's in Elementary Education degree from the University of New Mexico.