Devin Keithley

About Devin Keithley

Devin is a policy researcher and graphic designer living in Columbus, Ohio. He is currently the Data Quality Assurance Coordinator for the Ohio Housing Finance Agency, working in the Office of Housing Policy. Previously he served as Interim Executive Director and Policy Associate at Groundwork Ohio, the leading statewide advocacy organization for quality early care and education.Prior to joining Groundwork, Devin worked as a Senior Research Associate for Community Research Partners, a nonprofit research center based in Columbus that works to strengthen communities through data, information, and knowledge. He conducted surveys and focus groups, collected and analyzed secondary data, created maps and infographics, and designed and authored research reports for a wide variety of government and nonprofit clients—including the Impact of Refugees in Central Ohio report for the City of Columbus, the State of Poverty report for the Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies, and Ohio\'s Race to the Top progress reports for the Ohio Department of Education. Specializing in indicators and benchmarking, Devin also led the Benchmarking Central Ohio project for the Columbus Foundation and the Columbus Partnership, and the Global Report for the Columbus Council on World Affairs. He also served as the liaison to the Urban Institute’s National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership. Devin is also a freelance graphic designer. Previously, he worked as a Senior Graphic Designer for NAVTEQ (currently known as HERE), a provider of geographic information systems data and content for electronic navigable maps, and as a Production Assistant for the World Bank. Devin has a Master’s Degree in City and Regional Planning from The Ohio State University as well as Master’s Degree in Geography from The George Washington University. He also earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Geography with a double minor in International Relations and German from Bucknell University.

Experience

1. Senior Research & Data Analyst

   Ohio Housing Finance Agency

   Dec 2022 — Present

Education

• The George Washington University

  MA, Geography

  2003 — 2005

• The Ohio State University

  MCRP, City and Regional Planning

  2009 — 2011

• Bucknell University

  BA, Geography

  1998 — 2002

Skills

• Data Analysis
• Gis
• Geographic Information Systems (Gis)
• Public Speaking
• Policy Analysis
• Program Evaluation
• Editing
• Indesign
• Analysis
• Nonprofits
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Qualitative Research
• Non-Profits
• Research
• Arcgis
• Community Development
• Graphic Design
• Urban Planning
• Public Policy
• Quality Control