Alexis Robinson

Inspired by the notion of giving back, Alexis Robinson pursued a bachelor’s degree in public policy specializing in nonprofit development from the University of Maryland, College Park. After graduation, she brought her passion to Johns Hopkins while also becoming a co-founder of BitView, a nonprofit organization that teaches Baltimore high school students how to code. 

“It’s kismet that my first professional job out of college would be in development and fundraising,” says Alexis. “I started at Hopkins as a development coordinator for OMAG and saw firsthand how gifts are solicited and processed.” 

Alexis quickly became interested in the area of data. She transitioned into a data analyst role with OMAG, where she manages the data processes for all of OMAG’s solicitation projects. She pulls information from database warehouses, including Marketing Cloud and EPIC. 

A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Alexis says college brought her to Maryland — Go Terps! — and is happy to now call Baltimore home.  

What does your job involve that others might not realize? 

My position requires a lot of attention to detail and awareness of what’s going on throughout my team and within the entire FJHM. Many people think data work happens in a silo and the data will be perfect. This isn’t accurate. There are a lot of systems in place and hoops the data manager/analyst must jump through to get the data ready for use. 

What accomplishment are you most proud of? 

I’m proud of my growth in coding, specifically SQL, a programming language used to communicate with databases. When I first started in my role, I was working in Excel, which is my comfort zone. I saw a need to pull our data directly from the database, which required SQL knowledge. With help from colleagues, I can now pull data for all of OMAG’s needs. 

What do you like to do when you are not working? 

I enjoy getting outside — whether it’s going for a walk, a run around my neighborhood, or sitting outside to meditate. I also enjoy tapping into my creative side through writing and storytelling. 

Please share something we don’t know about you. 

I started BitView, a pre-college initiative dedicated to helping minority high school students discover STEM in a three-year program. As part of BitView, we provide a scholarship for Baltimore students entering college. 

A life goal of mine is to become a philanthropist. I’m grateful I’m able to contribute to the scholarship and lead BitView.