Hi, my name is Ron Reich. I currently work as a consultant, helping organizations optimize their marketing. Before my work as a consultant, however, I spent two years working at a consumer rights attorney. In law school I had to learn about case law, how to “think like a lawyer” and how to construct a …
I’m Sasha Kalcheff-Korn, Executive Director of Realm of Caring Foundation, a global nonprofit primarily serving families who are dealing with life-limiting and chronic health conditions. We provide services to 74,000+ clients. I have been working in nonprofits for 15 years in Uganda, New York City, and Colorado. I earned my master’s degree in International Human Rights …
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Hello, fellow evaluators and AEA members! I’m Tasha Parker, Ph.D., LSCSW, MPA, ACHT, Principal and Founder of the Institute of Development. I want to discuss the importance of moving from collaborative and participatory approaches to true reciprocity in evaluation. As our field has evolved, we’ve recognized the value of including diverse perspectives and local knowledge …
I’m Manuela Testolini, Founder & President of In a Perfect World, a youth development organization. At IAPW, we believe the most impactful programs not only teach young people to manage their emotions and build healthy relationships but also empower them to step into leadership roles. A key part of fostering that leadership is involving youth …
Hello, AEA365 friends! I am LaShaune P. Johnson, PhD. I am a medical sociologist, the founder of Estella Lucia Evaluation, LLC, and a faculty at the University of Houston. I am an alumna of the LEEAD program and the Certified Listener Poet training. I am a community-based participatory researcher who uses arts-based methods to share …
Hi Everyone, my name is Najat Elgeberi and I work as an assistant professor for program evaluation at the University of Nevada Reno-Extension. In my career I used to do a lot of consultancy work in the field of evaluation. I had to analyze data, create visuals and write reports. The most challenging part was …
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Hello everyone! This is Shelly Engelman and Tom Withee. While we’ve shared many examples in the past on building interactive data dashboards in Excel, we’re thrilled to introduce you to a powerful tool for visualizing data: interactive QUALITATIVE dashboards. While many of us are familiar with visualizing quantitative data, open-ended survey responses often get overlooked …
Hi. I am David Fetterman. I am the president of Fetterman & Associates, an international evaluation firm. I am also the past-president of the American Evaluation Association and a co-chair of the Collaborative, Participatory, and Empowerment Evaluation TIG (with Liliana Rodríguez). I am the recipient of the Myrdal Award for Practice, the Lazarsfeld Award for …
Hi! My name is Gwen Davis, and I am a Senior Data Communications Specialist at the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO). We regularly conduct program evaluations and nationally representative surveys to gather the most up-to-date data on local health departments in the United States. As researchers and evaluators, we often share …
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Hi, I’m Gretchen Biesecker, Principal Consultant with Bee’s Knees Consulting LLC in Somerville, MA. Most of my work focuses on evaluation capacity-building with nonprofits. I’ve been fascinated by data physicalization—collecting, visualizing, engaging with data using tactile and physical forms. In 2019, I participated in a survey with strings at a Points of Light conference and …
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