Dr. Michael Verno has spent the better part of his life working in higher education, first as a faculty member across various English Departments and later as an administrator with a focus on assessment and federal grant management. Currently, he is the Director of Harrisburg Area Community College's (HACC) Title III Grant and a member of the Office of Student Success & Enrollment Management's Executive Team. He is one of many institutional stakeholders who assisted in bringing the cross-divisional work of the HawkSOAR committee to fruition, focusing on collegewide transformation within the realm of data literacy. He is excited to spread the word on how HACC has managed to move the needle on its data-informed student success initiatives, initiatives that have aided students in achieving their goals.