Tod Massa
Policy Research & Data Warehousing Director
Tod Massa started at SCHEV in 2001 with nearly a decade of experience in policy research and analysis, and data management. As Policy Research and Data Warehousing Director, Mr. Massa oversees the development and production of the Reports of Institutional Effectiveness; the biennial projections of enrollment and demand; will be directing the development of the new teacher pipeline data system. His wide-ranging duties also include collecting, maintaining, and analyzing research data from all Virginia colleges and universities related to enrollment, graduation, faculty salaries, and financial aid. He is the architect of the agency’s statewide data warehouse. In addition, Mr. Massa oversees SCHEV's role as the state’s IPEDS coordinator. He conducts analyses of student behavior, and supports the agency's various assessment efforts. He also directs the agency's information systems activities.
Prior to joining the Council staff, Mr. Massa held institutional research leadership positions at two institutions of higher education. From 1991 to 1994, he served as the Institutional Research Coordinator and Academic Policy Analyst at Saint Louis University. Most recently, Mr. Massa served as the Director of Institutional Research and Planning Support at Williamette University in Salem, Oregon. Prior to joining the staff at Willamette, Mr. Massa served in the U.S. Army and was twice awarded the Department of the Army Certificate of Achievement and the Army Achievement Medal for outstanding service.
Mr. Massa has completed doctoral work in Public Policy Analysis and Planning at Saint Louis University. He earned a Master of Public Administration degree from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in studio art from Missouri Southern State College.
Mr. Massa has also received the Association for Institutional Research’s “Outstanding Service Award” for service to the association in 2000.
