Our Team
Our work is powered by a small team of researchers, technologists, and community partners committed to responsible technology and stronger communities. Together, we bring expertise in data, education, and civic innovation to every project we take on.
Our Founder & Principle Consultant
Margie Henry, Founder and Principal of ATL DataLab, brings nearly two decades of experience leveraging data to shape business strategy. Her diverse background spans analytics, software engineering, technical product management, and leadership. She has helped build and scale data platforms, language models, machine learning infrastructure, trust and safety programs, and data governance frameworks across organizations of all sizes—from small nonprofits and startups to industry leaders like Apple. ​
With deep roots in the nonprofit sector Margie bridges enterprise-grade data governance with the real-world challenges mission-driven organizations face. She founded ATL DataLab after witnessing nonprofits and small businesses adopt AI without fully understanding the risks resulting in wasted resources and diminished trust.
Principle Consultant - Archives, Libraries, and Higher Ed
James Conley is a library leader and information professional with more than two decades of experience across libraries, archives, and digital learning environments. His work focuses on information stewardship, data privacy, and the cultural context of knowledge—exploring how institutions can responsibly manage and provide access to information while respecting community ownership and lived experience.
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He serves as Co-Chair of the Board of Directors for Gerber/Hart Library and Archives in Chicago, where he has helped guide a period of significant organizational growth after a leadership change, resulting in expanded staffing, funding, and community presence. James previously worked at Loyola University Chicago and the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he developed data retention and privacy policies, advised on copyright, helped lead Faculty Council, and worked tirelessly to build mechanisms for more equitable hiring, pay, and more diverse representation in library collections.
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He holds a Master of Science in Library and Information Sciences from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and is particularly interested in the intersections of ethical information management, preserving diverse community histories, and the evolving role of libraries and archives as trusted stewards of knowledge in a digital age. As a fine artist he also explores the influences of his Queer and Latinx identities through collage, abstract painting, and interior design.
