Analyst. Designer. Storyteller.
Elisa Davis loves turning data into pictures that tell stories and inspire action.
Elisa co-leads the Advancement Tableau User Group and the Back 2 Viz Basics (#B2VB) Tableau community project. She is a proud graduate of Chantilly Jaggernauth's Millennials and Data Analyst Bootcamp, where her peers voted her Best Designer. She regularly publishes new work on Tableau Public and chats about it on Twitter.
Elisa is a regular speaker on data-informed fundraising and dataviz. She was a top-rated presenter at APRA's Prospect Development '21. She spoke on her winning dashboard at APRA's Data Science workshop and at multiple chapter conferences. She has been a Tableau customer success highlighted story and featured at the Advancement Tableau User Group.
Elisa joined The Climate Reality Project as its Prospect Development Manager in December 2021. She was previously the Acting Prospect Research Manager at the University of Nevada, Reno, where she had worked since 2016. Prior to that, she oversaw record growth as the Membership Coordinator for the Oregon Natural Desert Association. Her early-career experiences at the AMC, NOLS and Starbucks left her with an appreciation of an excellent cappuccino and hiking while the sun is shining.
Elisa earned an MPA from Syracuse University’s Maxwell School and a BA in Math from Smith College. She lives with her family in Reno, NV, where she enjoys reading, sewing, skiing and hiking in her free time.
Photo by Hope Louise Photography