Hi, we’re Eva Bazant, evaluation staff at Jhpiego, and Vandana Tripathi, consultant to global public health programs. Jhpiego is an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, working to improve maternal, newborn and child health globally. In many sectors, such as education, observations are used for professional evaluation. We are sharing lessons learned from an experience …
Hello! I’m Tony Fujs, Director of Evaluation at the Latin American Youth Center, a DC based non-profit organization. When asked about the role of my department, I often respond that it aims to be “the GPS unit of the organization”, showing decision-makers whether the organization is on track or not toward achieving its goals. I …
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Hello, my name is Lindsey Stillman and I work at Cloudburst Consulting Group, a small business that provides technical assistance and support for a number of different Federal Agencies. My background is in Clinical-Community Psychology and so providing technical assistance around evaluation and planning is my ideal job! Currently I am working with several communities …
Hello. We are Mindy Hightower King, Research Scientist at Indiana University and Courtney Brown, Director of Organizational Performance and Evaluation at Lumina Foundation. We have been working to strengthen and enhance performance management systems for the last decade and hope to provide some tips to help you create your own. Lesson Learned: Why is this …
Hi everyone! I’m Yvonne M. Watson, a Program Analyst in U.S. EPA’s Evaluation Support Division (ESD) and Chair of AEA’s EPE TIG. I’m primarily responsible for managing the division’s internal evaluation capacity building efforts. I read Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis to understand the importance of a culture that …
Hi, we’re Eva Bazant, evaluation staff at Jhpiego, and Vandana Tripathi, consultant to global public health programs. Jhpiego is an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, working to improve maternal, newborn and child health globally. In many sectors, such as education, observations are used for professional evaluation. We are sharing lessons learned from …
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I’m Steve Gill, a long-time, independent consultant living in Ann Arbor, Michigan. I’ve been a mental health therapist, community mental health worker, university professor, program evaluator, small business owner, employee training and development specialist, strategic planner, and management/leadership consultant. Rad Resource – The Performance Improvement Blog: This is my blog. I post once a week …
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I am David J. Bernstein, and I am a Senior Study Director with Westat. We will be celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Government Evaluation Topical Interest Group at the 2010 AEA Conference, so I have been reflecting on how government evaluation has changed over the last 20 years. One area that has not changed …
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My name is Ted Kniker and I am an executive consultant with the Federal Consulting Group, an organization comprised of federal employees who provide management consulting, executive coaching and customer satisfaction measurement to other federal agencies. Prior to this, I was the Director for Evaluation and Performance Measurement for Public Diplomacy and for the Bureau …
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