Celia Fryar

Training & Engagement Lead, Tableau Ambassador, USF Adjunct

Data educator and strategist with over 20 years of industry experience, Celia is dedicated to turning analytics into action and opportunity in her current roles of Training & Enablement Lead at Xeomatrix and Adjunct Professor at the University of San Francisco.

During the last decade, she taught analytics to 7k+ learners across four continents, helping launch many data careers. She authored and delivered 30+ courses for DataCamp, General Assembly, and F500 companies. Celia has created and managed extensive courseware development and delivery teams within Hire, Train, Deploy companies to send +350 students into successful consulting positions as Data Scientists, Data Engineers, and Data Analysts with F100 hiring partners.

Honored as a 2x Tableau Academic Ambassador, Iron Viz Judge, and speaker for TC25, VizIt Sydney 2025, and Tableau webinars, she contributes a global perspective to data education.

Explorer, scuba diver, pianist, and proud mom, she brings curiosity and heart to every challenge.

Ann Pregler

Senior Data Analyst at BECU

Ann Pregler is a Tableau Ambassador and 2026 Iron Viz Champion. She works as a Senior Data Analyst at BECU, where she uses data to improve the experiences of colleagues and members. She specializes in building Tableau visualizations that transform complex data into clear insights. Her favorite part of the job is untangling messy datasets and creating practical, intuitive tools that help people understand what’s happening and make better decisions.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Seattle University, along with a Master’s in Teaching and a Master’s in Data Analytics. Ann began her career as a teacher and continues to draw on those skills to create compelling data stories, explain complex ideas clearly, and empower others to use Tableau with confidence.

Outside of work, Ann enjoys gardening, fiber arts, baking bread, and spending time with her husband, children, cats, and chickens.