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Gov Eval TIG Week: Welcome to Government Eval TIG Week by Steven Lize, Paul Lagunes, and Kelly Zimmerman

Hello everyone! We are Steven Lize, Paul Lagunes, and Kelly Zimmerman and we’re excited to kick off Government Eval TIG Week, featuring blog contributions from our members working for federal government agencies and organizations consulting in the public sphere. This week’s posts showcase diverse experiences and approaches to evaluating publicly funded programs, aligning with the Evaluation …

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LEEAD Scholars Week: Lessons Learned from the CDC’s Updated Framework by Ashley S. Love

Hello! My name is Dr. Ashley S Love.  I have spent over two decades exploring the intersection of public health, education, leadership, and innovation. Throughout my journey, I have seen evaluation serve as a powerful tool to improve programs, inform decisions, and address systemic inequities. As a proud member of LEEAD (Leaders in Equitable Evaluation …

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LEEAD Scholars Week: Evaluating Transformation: How Courage and Equity Shape Our Work by Eniola Idowu

Hello, fellow evaluators! I’m Eniola Idowu, a public health researcher and evaluator with a passion for using culturally responsive and participatory approaches to transform systems. My journey as a public health researcher and evaluator has taught me that evaluation is more than assessing outcomes; it is a tool for addressing inequities and fostering systemic change. …

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LEEAD Scholars Week: Small Choices, Big Impact: Building Equitable Systems Through Intentional Evaluation by Natalie Joseph

Hi there, AEA365! I’m Natalie Joseph, MPH, CPH. I’m a Research & Evaluation Associate Consultant at Mirror Group LLC and the founder of Dots and Data LLC. I am also a recent alumna of the LEEAD program, Cohort 5. As an evaluation consultant and data analyst, I focus on leveraging mixed methods and using a …

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LEEAD Scholars Week: Reimagining Systems Through Equitable Evaluation by Sharon A. Asonganyi

Hi, I’m Sharon Asonganyi, also known in the consulting space as Dr. Shar. I’m a systems strategist who sojourns with companies to redesign equitable systems and cultivate the talent within them. Systems fascinate me because at their core are people – people who design policies, implement processes, and reinforce practices. As I celebrate completing Cohort …

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LEEAD Scholars Week: Cultivating Healing Ground: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Equitable Evaluation by Tasha Parker

I’m Dr. Tasha Parker, a LEEAD Cohort 5 Alumni (Leaders in Equitable Evaluation and Diversity) and founder of the Institute of Development. My journey through these fields has taught me that evaluation, like tending a garden, requires deep understanding of both the soil beneath our feet and the ecosystems of care we hope to nurture. …

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LEEAD Scholars Week: Rainbow Utopias and the Promise of Culturally Responsive and Equitable Evaluation: A Call for a More Just and Equitable Future by David Hanson

Salutations! I am David Hanson, Director of Evaluation and Social Equity at Cause IMPACTS Consulting and a Leaders in Equitable Evaluation and Diversity scholar. The year is 2024, and a watershed political event has just occurred in the US. In the face of this, many are seeking ways to educate, organize, and activate. I lean …

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LEEAD Scholars Week: Cultivating Spaces and Communities for Emergent Evaluators by Mindelyn Anderson and Kimberly Harris

Hi, I am Mindelyn Anderson, Ph.D., Founder + CEO of Mirror Group LLC, where your data is made meaningful, accessible, and actionable. And hi, I am Kimberly Harris, Ph.D., Founder and Principal Evaluator and Researcher at Educa Consulting, Inc. where we are unapologetically collectivist because we understand people are at the center of our why. …

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SETIG Week: Systems, Evaluation and Its Boundaries by Tjip Walker

Hello AEA community, my name is Dr. Tjip Walker, and I would like to share some thoughts about boundaries. I spent a decade at the US Agency for International Development coordinating efforts to embed systems thinking into that agency’s operations, including the way it monitored and evaluated its programs. Since then, I have set up …

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SETIG Week: Confidently Applying Systems Thinking in Evaluation: A Journey of Practice and Learning by Omodolapo Ojo

Hello Everyone! My name is Omodolapo Ojo, I am a doctoral candidate at the Department of Educational Research Methodology at the University of North Carolina Greensboro. My research work and hands-on practices focused on investigating equity and inclusion in evaluation efforts. Specifically, I adopt systems thinking principles in my work and would like to share …

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