Mark Abraham, MPH, Executive Director
Mark Abraham is the Executive Director of DataHaven, a non-profit organization that partners with local and state government agencies, academic and health care institutions, foundations, and community organizations to collect, share, and interpret public information about Connecticut.
In his role at DataHaven, Mark has authored cross-sector reports including the Greater New Haven, Fairfield County, and Greater Hartford Community Wellbeing Indexes. He established the DataHaven Community Wellbeing Survey program that has created an unprecedented source of statewide- and neighborhood-level information about community life, public health, economic security, and other topics through in-depth interviews with over 50,000 randomly-selected adults from 2012 through 2025.
Mark received an "Impact Award" from the Community Indicators Consortium and a national "40 under 40 in public health" award from the de Beaumont Foundation, and was elected to the Executive Committee of the National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership (Washington, DC). From 2014 to 2017, Mark served as a Fellow of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, as part of a national cohort focused on racial equity. Before joining DataHaven in 2009, Mark held positions in community development and business operations in New Haven and New York City.
Mark received his MPH in Applied Biostatistics and Epidemiology from the Yale School of Public Health, where he holds an adjunct faculty appointment, and his BA from Yale College.
Kelly Davila, MS, Principal Research Associate
Kelly Davila is the Principal Research Associate at DataHaven. In this role, Kelly leads research and evaluation projects involving analyzing data and explaining findings to DataHaven’s public and private partners both in Connecticut and nationally. Kelly is a lead author of several of DataHaven’s statewide health equity reports, community health assessments, housing studies, and Community Wellbeing Index reports.
Kelly joined DataHaven in 2018. She has more than 15 years of experience working with municipalities and nonprofit organizations on research, evaluation, and planning activities.
Kelly earned Master’s Degrees in Urban & Regional Planning from the University of Iowa, and Anthropology from the University of Southern Mississippi. A native of San Antonio, Texas, Kelly obtained a BA degree in Anthropology from the University of Texas at Austin.
Camille Seaberry, MPS, Senior Research Associate
Camille Seaberry is the Senior Research Associate at DataHaven. Since joining DataHaven in 2016, Camille has created or co-authored reports and interactive data resources including detailed profiles for cities, towns, neighborhoods, legislative districts, and small population groups throughout Connecticut. Camille is a lead author of the organization's widely-used Town Equity Reports and Community Wellbeing Index publications.
Camille has experience in data analysis, interactive data visualization development, and research and writing to support a wide range of government and non-profit initiatives. She also has a background in high-school mathematics and STEM education, a skill she has applied at DataHaven to develop data workshops for Connecticut non-profits and educators.
Camille received her Master's Degree in Data Science from UMBC, and her BS in Physics from Yale University.
Amanda Klay, JD, Director of Strategic Partnerships
Amanda Klay is the Director of Strategic Partnerships at DataHaven.
Prior to joining DataHaven, Amanda was an Immigrant Justice Corps Fellow at New Haven Legal Assistance Association where she defended individuals in removal proceedings and supported clients applying for multiple forms of immigration relief. Her previous experience includes roles in community-based nonprofit leadership (Higher Edge), development at Yale School of Management, and state government, where she served as Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs to Governor Ned Lamont.
Amanda served on the Connecticut Judicial Selection Commission from 2020 to 2023, and has been an Associate Fellow and college advisor to first-generation and low-income (FGLI) students at Yale’s Silliman College since 2017. She is bilingual in Spanish and counts loyalty, kindness, respect, and excellence among her core values.
Amanda holds a J.D. from Quinnipiac University School of Law, where she graduated magna cum laude and was selected as the recipient of the Dean’s Award. She earned her B.A. in international relations from Connecticut College, where she engaged in extensive travel and research in Latin America.
Carter Shannon, MPH, Research Associate
Carter Shannon is a Research Associate at DataHaven.
Carter has a background in qualitative research and organizing, primarily at the intersections of housing and substance use. Their work is driven by a philosophy of harm reduction and dignity for vulnerable populations.
Carter has experience conducting surveys and data management for various nonprofit and municipal entities in Connecticut. They are the lead author on the DataHaven report LGBTQIA+ Resident Wellbeing in Greater Hartford, released in July 2024, and a lead facilitator of community health assessment focus groups conducted throughout Connecticut in 2025.
Carter holds an MPH in Health Policy from the Yale School of Public Health with a concentration in Health Justice. They also hold a BS in Public Health from Southern Connecticut State University.
Andrew Carr, Ph.D., Data Analyst
Andrew Carr is a Data Analyst at DataHaven, where he designs and conducts analyses of public data to support the organization's Community Wellbeing Index reports and other projects.
Dr. Carr specializes in wealth and income dynamics, income inequality, and income segregation. One of his recent papers, which proposes a new method for measuring income inequality from grouped income data such as what is available in the public portions of the American Community Survey, is published in Sociological Methodology. He previously worked at the Rhodes Information Initiative at Duke University and the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago.
Andrew holds a PhD in Sociology and an MS in Statistics from Duke University. He also has an MA in Social Science from University of Chicago, and a BA in History from Wesleyan University.
Drew Thomas, AICP, Teaching Fellow
Drew is a Teaching Fellow at DataHaven, supporting DataHaven's youth advisory council. They are a PhD student in Geography at the University of Connecticut, and previously earned a Master's Degree in Regional Planning from the University of Massachusetts and a BA in Geography from Arizona State University.
Nat Markey, BS, Research Assistant
Nat Markey is a Research Assistant at DataHaven. He holds a BS in Statistics and Data Science and Classics from Yale College.
Additional DataHaven Staff and Fellows
- In addition to our core staff, we work with many researchers and consultants located throughout Connecticut and beyond who provide invaluable contributions and advice.