Marsha Fenner

Marsha Fenner is the Communications/Program Manager for the Berkeley Institute for Data Science. In this role, she works to connect researchers, facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration, and implement training and education programs that engage, enhance, and expand BIDS' and Berkeley’s vibrant and diverse data science community by strengthening partnerships and integrating research efforts among a wide array of disciplines and departments across campus and beyond. Fenner has managed communications, training/education/outreach programs, and administrative operations for scientific programs and research initiatives at UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, including the Innovative Genomics Institute, the DOE Joint Genome Institute, and Berkeley Lab's Advanced Light Source. She holds an MA in philosophy and comparative religious studies, and a BA in classics, philosophy and mathematics.