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Ethical Data • AI • Culture

Humanizing Data for Public Delivery

Empowering communities with ethical data, AI insights, and human centered innovation. Strategy, governance, and storytelling that turn information into impact.

  • Keynotes & Workshops
  • Open Data & Governance
  • Zero Trust for Data
CDAO
ATARC
Women in Data
National Book Festival

Services

Clarity first… then build. Tailored advisory and training for public sector, social impact, and mission driven teams.

AI & Data Governance

  • DMBOK aligned frameworks
  • Policy, privacy, and trust
  • Data catalogs & literacy

Keynotes & Workshops

  • Ethical AI & culture
  • Zero Trust for data
  • Leadership storytelling

Open Data Strategy

  • County & city programs
  • Transparency & equity
  • Community engagement

Speaking & Thought Leadership

Talks that blend poetry, practice, and policy. Audiences leave informed and empowered to act.

  • From Compliance to Culture: Rethinking Data in the Public Sector
  • Zero Trust Meets Open Data: Doing Security and Service… together
  • Ma’at of Data: Universal laws for ethical AI
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Resources

Download guides and checklists to jumpstart ethical, effective data work.

AI Readiness Checklist

Practical steps to prepare teams for responsible AI.

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Open Data Starter Kit

Policy templates and community engagement tips.

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Zero Trust for Data

Access, tagging, and audit without friction.

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About The Data Lady™

LaShonda C. Henderson is a data evangelist and technical ethicist. She builds cultures of trust around data, translating policy into practice so people can thrive.

  • Data & AI Officer • Public sector strategist
  • Author of Ma’at of Data • Community builder
  • Speaker at CDAO, ATARC, Women in Data… and more

What partners say

“Transformed how our agency thinks about data.”

— SES Leader, Federal

“Powerful blend of ethics and execution.”

— CIO

“Our teams finally trust the data.”

— Program Director

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