Collecting and Sharing Quality Data
The committee promotes the use of data to drive decision-making for the CoC. The committee is charged with reviewing and approving a consistent point-in-time methodology, setting performance standards, and overseeing data quality and performance measurement of all CoC funded programs.
Responsibilities include:
- Develop, assess, and monitor performance measures by program types and for CoC as a system
- Review quarterly data quality and demographic reports
- Assess roles and responsibilities of the HMIS system and review system functionality at the provider level
- Organize the annual Point-in-Time count/Housing Inventory and ensure data is collected and submitted accurately and on time
- Provide feedback for CoC HMIS policy, as adopted by the HCIS implementation and HCIS Policy
Chair: Matt Tibbles, Our Community Place (director@ourcommunityplace.org) (Began October 2024)
Deputy Chair: Vacant
If you are already a CoC member and interested in joining the Data Committee, please contact Matt.
Current Committee Members
Shannon Porter, Mercy House (Joined 2020)
Candy Phillips, First Step (Joined 2022)
Cindee Steele, Winchester Area Temporary Thermal Shelter (WATTS) (Joined May 2024)
Lisa Paice, Winchester Rescue Mission (joined December 2024)
Mandy McCarthy, Horizon Goodwill Industries (HGI) – Winchester (Joined January 2025)
Keith Ryan, ARISE of Page County (joined April 2025)
Kaitlin Heatwole, HRHA/Western Virginia CoC (ex oficio)
Allison Henry, HRHA/Western Virginia CoC (ex oficio)