Micaela Parker is Executive Director of the Academic Data Science Alliance (ADSA). ADSA supports researchers in their efforts to work with, and collaborate around, data-intensive tools, methods, and responsible applications. By building networks of data science practitioners and thought leaders, ADSA enables better sharing of knowledge, ideas, and lessons learned. Before launching ADSA, Dr. Parker served as Program Coordinator for the Moore-Sloan Data Science Environments and Executive Director for the University of Washington’s eScience Institute. In this role, she handled operations, developed research and training programs, participated in strategic planning and fiscal oversight, and worked directly with university and industry partners and funders. Prior to 2014, Dr. Parker was a senior research scientist in UW’s School of Oceanography, where she also earned her PhD. She has been involved in many large, interdisciplinary projects bridging oceanography and genomics. Coming from a data-rich domain, she appreciates the new data-driven world for all its benefits and challenges. She now enjoys facilitating collaborations to help researchers navigate this fourth scientific paradigm.