I utilize mixed methods evaluations to help organizations understand and learn from their implementation journey and measure their impact. My approach is utilization focused, participatory, and developmental, incorporating rigorous and inclusive methods to fit each organization's context.
My needs assessment approach uses the latest data insights to understand and identify community strengths, needs, barriers, and service gaps to help inform your program's strategic direction.
I help organizations move from anecdotal understanding to systematic evidence, so that programmatic decisions are grounded in data rather than assumption. Whether you are exploring a new strategic direction, testing a program model, or seeking to understand long term outcomes, I bring the same intentional, collaborative process to every inquiry.
EXPLORE
I begin by learning about your organization's goals, values, objectives, strategy, stakeholders, and assets. This is also an opportunity to surface recent changes or shifts within the organization, along with current challenges and opportunities.
DESIGN
I design a framework and approach to guide the process, building in checkpoints and milestones along the way. Tools and solutions are tailored to your organization's needs and technical capacity.
RESEARCH
I lead or support data collection using the tools and methods designed for your project, whether that means conducting interviews and focus groups, reviewing public data, administering surveys, or gathering existing programmatic data.Â
LEARN
I bring together all findings across the project and translate them into clear, actionable insights. I work closely with your organization to identify tangible next steps, so the results of our work translate into real decisions and forward momentum.
I stay closely engaged with your team throughout, troubleshooting challenges as they arise and adjusting the approach as needed to keep the project focused and on track. I empower your team with training and technical support, doing the analytic heavy lifting and summarizing key trends into actionable insight.