MAYA MCELRATH

Insights by mYo, is an innovative online dashboard that provides Head Start and Early Head Start leaders with all the data required in a Community Assessment. Including over 600 unique community data indicators, family survey responses, select PIR data, and a Community Assessment template, Insights is a one-stop-place to quickly and easily access relevant data. For over a decade, Maya has traveled across the country training HS/EHS leaders on how to conduct a Community Assessment and effective collection and analysis of data. Now Maya spearheads the mission to share Insights with HS/EHS leaders so that their staff, programs and community can benefit from this game-changing data tool!

Maya McElrath, Co-President of mano-Y-ola and Founder of Insights by mYo has over 20 years of experience in social work settings and program administration. Her passion is understanding data and its transformative impact when applied to social and outreach programs. A lifelong learner and self-proclaimed “Data Geek,” Maya’s interest in data and building systems led her to found the Insights dashboard. Maya holds a master’s degree in social work from East Carolina University in Greenville, NC, and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Maya, originally from the Netherlands, had a multi-cultural upbringing. She was born in Guadalajara, Mexico; however, she spent her time in Venezuela, the Netherlands, Cyprus, and Jordan in her early years. Maya moved to the United States in 1994 and has called Raleigh, North Carolina, home for the past 30+ years. She enjoys spending time gardening and traveling with her family.