Hola Estimados Colegas Evaluadores/Hello Dear Colleagues Evaluators. My name is Gabriela Castro, and I work at the RAND Corporation as a Policy Analyst. I’m also currently studying to earn my PhD in Evaluation and Applied Research Methods at Claremont Graduate University (CGU).   I work in a research-based institute, in which one of the core components …

La RED TIG Week:  Reflections from an Emerging Evaluator about the Need for Latinx Evaluation Theory and Framework by Gabriela Castro Read More »

Hi evaluators! I am Dr. Tatiana Elisa Bustos, a community engaged evaluator. I wanted to share some takeaways from recent leadership trainings as a Latina in the evaluation space.  Background: My worldview and values are strongly shaped by my most salient identities as a bicultural Latina who grew up in the US, a child of …

La RED TIG Week: Finding my Leadership Identity as a Latina (Reflections from a Leadership Seminar Specifically for Latinx Professionals) by Tatiana Elisa Bustos Read More »

Hola. My name is Susana Morales and I am the Director of Community Health at the Texas Health Institute.  A few months ago, I facilitated a focus group in what is known as the most diverse part of Houston. We partnered with an anchor community organization because we know from experience that doing so leads …

La RED TIG Week: Culturally Relevant Evaluation (CRE) In Practice by Susana Morales Read More »

Hello colleagues, my name is Emely Medina-Rodriguez, Research Associate for Education Development Center, based in Chicago. I focus on culturally responsive and language appropriate evaluation and community engagement. This blog post centers on Empowerment Evaluation Theory’s roots in the works of Paulo Freire, a Latin American thinker.  Empowerment Evaluation Theory is a powerful tool to …

La RED TIG Week: Empowerment Evaluation: Links to Paulo Freire’s influences from Latin America by Emely Medina-Rodriguez Read More »

Hi, I’m Art Hernandez and I’m a professor at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas. Lessons Learned: Have you ever been in a situation where someone mispronounces your name? It might seem like a small oversight, but the correct pronunciation of names holds significant importance when it comes to respect, courtesy, …

La RED TIG Week: The Power of Names by Art Hernandez Read More »

Hi, my name is Jeanette Tocol and I am a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Advisor at the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI). One of my primary roles at ABA ROLI is to oversee evaluations. I find that many of the evaluations we commission focus on establishing the linkage between capacity building and policy changes in the democracy, rights and governance sector.

I am Francis Mwaijande, former Chairman of Tanzania Evaluation Association (TanEA) and the Principal Investigator (P.I) of Democratizing Learning and Evaluation-Supporting evaluation ecosystems and opportunities for contextualized approaches: Made in Africa Evaluation (MAE). I’m grateful to the African Evaluation Association (AfrEA) and the U.S. Department of State who provided research support for this project to examine an inventory of scholarship in Africa-rooted evaluation approaches. MAE, “birthed” in the 2007 AfrEA Conference in Niami, was formally articulated by AfrEA in 2021 in a set of African Evaluation Principles designed to guide evaluation from an African perspective.

Hello again! I am Lauren Serpe, chair of AEA’s Democracy, Human Rights and Governance (DRG) topical interest group, and Deputy Technical Director of the global Learning, Evidence and Impact team at Pact.