Nika Nara (they/them)

Nika is a marketing data analyst with a passion for empowering students to change the world. Supporting student growth has always been a key driver for Nika's involvement in groups like IPECC, a student-run initiative for addressing climate change. Besides geeking out on data, Nika's hobbies include gaming, gardening, playing music, and biking around the beautiful Pacific Northwest.

As YDSL’s Director of Marketing, Nika leads our program’s growth from the perspectives of media creation, branding, and storytelling. Nika’s work is instrumental in highlighting the diverse and creative aspects of data science that will in turn help data science education appeal to diverse learners.