Jonathan Alschech, Ph.D
Toronto,ON
Summary
Public sector leader with extensive experience in team leadership, program delivery, and stakeholder engagement. Proven ability to navigate complex governance structures while aligning technology and data policies with strategic objectives. Expertise in transforming vision into actionable plans and fostering relationships for effective service delivery. Specialized in social services data science and enhancing technological literacy through tailored solutions based on user experience.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Strategic Policy Consultant
City of Toronto, Housing Secretariat
Toronto, Ontario
12.2024 - Current
- Lead the city annual Housing Data Book project
- Developed data extraction automations for division stuff
- Collected and analyzed housing data for reports and council presentations
- Promoted housing data literacy in the division
- Organized the HS data and IA challenge team
Visiting Assistant Professor
Smith College
Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
06.2021 - 08.2025
- Taught data science, statistics and research methods for social work research and practice at the graduate and doctoral level
- Conducted research on social services data science and homelessness
- Mentored students in academic writing and research skills.
- Collaborated with faculty to design interdisciplinary programs.
Data Lead
Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness (CAEH)
Toronto, Ontario
10.2023 - 11.2024
- Developed data collection frameworks to enhance research quality and accuracy.
- Collaborated with community partners to align data-driven solutions with local needs.
- Mentored junior staff on best practices in data management and interpretation.
- Presented findings to stakeholders, advocating for evidence-based policy changes.
- Streamlined reporting processes to improve efficiency and clarity of information shared.
- Ensured compliance with data privacy regulations during project execution.
- Facilitated workshops on data literacy for community organizations and stakeholders.
- Designed automated processes for collecting, cleansing, transforming, validating, loading, and managing large datasets.
Data Analytics Lead
FRSC, Family Court Hampshire County
Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
05.2020 - 11.2024
- Leading data collection and analysis for the FRSC pilot program evaluation, building and managing database, reliability and validity of measures, visualization of data and preparations of reports and publications, exploration and modeling of data
Assistant Professor
University of Northern British Columbia
Prince George, BC
07.2020 - 07.2022
- Taught data science statistics and research methods for social work research and practice on the graduate level
- Conducted research on homelessness and housing precarity in northern and remote area in collaboration with First Nations Housing and Infrastructure (FNHIC-BC)
Education
Ph.D. - Social Work
Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto
Toronto, ON04.2020
Ph.D. - History
Tel Aviv University, School of Historical Studies
Tel Aviv, Israel07-2013
Skills
- Data analysis and visualization
- Statistical modeling and research
- Policy writing and advocacy
- Community engagement strategies
- Data literacy initiatives
- Mentoring and team leadership
- Collaboration and teamwork skills
- Key performance indicators management
- Change management expertise
Timeline
Senior Strategic Policy Consultant
City of Toronto, Housing Secretariat
12.2024 - Current
Data Lead
Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness (CAEH)
10.2023 - 11.2024
Visiting Assistant Professor
Smith College
06.2021 - 08.2025
Assistant Professor
University of Northern British Columbia
07.2020 - 07.2022
Data Analytics Lead
FRSC, Family Court Hampshire County
05.2020 - 11.2024
Ph.D. - Social Work
Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto
Ph.D. - History
Tel Aviv University, School of Historical Studies
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