# Looking for a data mentor!
**URL:** https://community.weallcount.com/t/looking-for-a-data-mentor/1858
**Category:** Resources
**Tags:** requested-resource
**Created:** [June 1, 2023, 5:31pm UTC](https://community.weallcount.com/t/looking-for-a-data-mentor/1858 "2023-06-01T17:31:17Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@asherrill22](https://community.weallcount.com/u/asherrill22)
#### Post date: [June 1, 2023, 5:31pm UTC](https://community.weallcount.com/t/looking-for-a-data-mentor/1858/1 "2023-06-01T17:31:17Z")
Looking for a data mentor!
I work in an academic health center and was hired in a project coordinator role. My interests are more data management and analysis. I do have a background in quant and qual analysis, so I have been able to find opportunities to practice. However, I feel like I’m hitting a ceiling on skill development. There aren’t many folks on my team with the skills and time to share their lived experience and answer questions on best practices – especially with a health equity lens.
I’m not looking for perfection, just someone that can carve out some time (at your convenience) for discussions. And perhaps guidance on skills to transition to a more formal data role.
What I can bring: Interesting questions, unrelated travel discussions, and an appropriate amount of star wars references. Also willing to share resources and collaborate on projects.
Thanks,
Ashley
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### Author:  [@OftEducational](https://community.weallcount.com/u/OftEducational)
#### Post date: [June 1, 2023, 6:25pm UTC](https://community.weallcount.com/t/looking-for-a-data-mentor/1858/2 "2023-06-01T18:25:20Z")
Welcome @asherrill22 ,
Any skills in particular that you’d particularly geek out about learning?
-curious (and it might help find you a match)
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### Author:  [@lynnyarmey](https://community.weallcount.com/u/lynnyarmey)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2023, 8:50pm UTC](https://community.weallcount.com/t/looking-for-a-data-mentor/1858/3 "2023-06-05T20:50:51Z")
Hi Ashley,
I came from academic data work and have a few friends in the health data world. Happy to chat if I can be of any help!
Lynn
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### Author:  [@asherrill22](https://community.weallcount.com/u/asherrill22)
#### Post date: [June 12, 2023, 4:00am UTC](https://community.weallcount.com/t/looking-for-a-data-mentor/1858/5 "2023-06-12T04:00:17Z")
Thanks for chiming in! I teased out some skills below. However, I’m also looking for general direction around skill development that links my experience/interests to marketable job skills.
Data management: Data mining techniques (data cleaning and prep, etc.)
Evaluation: Best practices in the research data lifecycle
Quantitative Analysis: Statistical programming (R or SAS), Regression
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### Author:  [@asherrill22](https://community.weallcount.com/u/asherrill22)
#### Post date: [June 12, 2023, 4:13am UTC](https://community.weallcount.com/t/looking-for-a-data-mentor/1858/6 "2023-06-12T04:13:29Z")
That would be great! I don’t see a way to direct message on here, so here is my email - [acsherrill22@gmail.com](mailto:acsherrill22@gmail.com). If you send me a message, I can coordinate a call.