DAMA NYC - November 2026 Newsletter

President's Report

Happy Fall and I hope you had a Happy Halloween. Unlike a hibernating bear, we are very busy with the following:

· Analyzing the voting results for the 2027 DAMA NYC BOD

· Finalizing the 2027 Program

· Finalizing the 2027 DAMA Day Theme and Master Class

DAMA NYC 2027 Board of Directors – The voting is in, here is your 2027 Board of Director for DAMA NYC

DAMA NYC Chapter 2027 Board of Directors

Board Position Officer Name

President Denis Kosar

VP Financial Services (Treasurer) Patricia Komar

VP Internal Comm & Admin Services. George McGovern

VP Online Services & Member Services Sam Patel

VP Outreach Yuta (Daniel) Hattori

VP Special Events Beth Ouelette

Chapter Advisor Don Soulesby

DAMA NYC 2027 Program


Month	Event	Speaker	Affiliation	Presentation	Venue
14-Jan-27	Monthly Meeting	Rick Aiere	ERCDAS	“From Black Box to Traceable AI: Where Data Governance Meets AI Governance to Unlock Value“	Virtual
18-Feb-27	Monthly Meeting	Kash Mehdi	Reltio	"Context Layer: Missing the Link between AI Models & Enterprise Data"	Virtual
18-Mar-27	Monthly Meeting	Julia Cherashore		"AI Governance - where are we now and what's ahead?" This session will explore how AI governance is evolving across key industries and focus on the critical AI governance capabilities that matter most for real-world AI deployment. In addition, we will look at what’s ahead for AI governance.	BOC 10 Fl
15-Apr-27	Monthly Meeting	Janice Coleman	VPA Formula	The VPA Network	Virtual
13-May-27	DAMA Day	Peter Aiken	DAMAI		BOC 28 Fl
14-May-27	Master Class	Peter Aiken	DAMAI		BOC
17-Jun-27	Monthly Meeting	Aakriti Agrawal	DAMA Arizona		BOC 10 Fl
July/Aug	Summer Vacation	Denis Kosar	Summer vacation	VACATION
16-Sep-27	Monthly Meeting	Ellie Norris	DAMA NE	“The Trust Continuum: Linking Data Foundations to AI Futures”	BOC 10 Fl

Have a great Thanksgiving, Chanukah and Christmas. See you at the January 14, 2027 Zoom meeting at the Bank of China. Thank you.

Denis Kosar, President DAMA NYC