Charlotte Regional Data Trust Staff

Sydney Idzikowski, MSW

Associate Director | Charlotte Regional Data Trust
sidzikow@uncc.edu
704-687-1198

M. Lori Thomas, PhD, MSW, MDiv

Executive Director | Charlotte Regional Data Trust
Director of Research and Faculty Engagement | UNC Charlotte Urban Institute
Associate Professor of Social Work
LoriThomas@uncc.edu
704-687-7037

Kailas Venkitasubramanian

Director of Research Analytics | UNC Charlotte Urban Institute
kvenkita@uncc.edu
704-687-1207

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Researcher Spotlight

Sydney Idzikowski is the Associate Director of the Institute for Social Capital (ISC), where she works with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg community to both share and use data to understand complex community issues and find cross-sector solutions. Sydney holds a Bachelors of Social Work from Warren Wilson College and a Masters in Social Work from UNC-Chapel Hill.
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