Hi my name is Danielle Hegseth from the Improve Group. In the fall of 2012 I was fresh out of grad school and still green in my role as a research analyst. During my short time in the field I had quickly gained experience with the ups and downs of meeting the needs of clients …
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Greetings! We are Joseph Curiel and Kirsten Rewey, evaluators with ACET, Inc., an evaluation firm in Minneapolis, MN. We both presented at Eval2012 and would like to share our thoughts on attending Eval2013. Rad Resource: Your smart phone or computer can be your best friend during the conference. It can help you find Eval2013 presentations …
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Hello fellow evaluators! My name is Leah Hakkola and I am pursuing a doctoral degree in organizational leadership, policy and development at the University of Minnesota. After attending AEA for the first time last year, I have some tips I would like share with you to improve your experience in 2013. Hot Tip 1: Go …
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Greeting from Minneapolis, Minnesota! This is Melissa Chapman Haynes and Traci Capesius. We are program evaluators at Professional Data Analysts, Inc., where we specialize in the evaluation of public health programs, particularly tobacco control and obesity. A big highlight from AEA’s 2012 meeting was diving into the unknown by facilitating a brown bag exchange titled, …
Hi! My name is Angie Ficek and I am a program evaluator at Professional Data Analysts, Inc., a small firm in Minneapolis, MN specializing in public health evaluation. At least year’s AEA conference I had the great pleasure of attending Stephanie Evergreen’s session on presentation message, sponsored by AEA’s Potent Presentations Initiative (p2i). The session …
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My name is Leah Goldstein Moses, founder and CEO of the Improve Group. As a lifelong learner and cheerleader for evaluation, I was completely geeked out when I learned that the 2012 AEA conference was going to be right in my city. And as the leader of a growing team of evaluators, I knew I …
Hello! I am Melanie Hwalek, CEO of SPEC Associates. For almost two decades (zowie!), SPEC Associates has been working with Girl Scouts of the USA to measure outcomes from various Girl Scout programs. For almost a decade, we’ve been the national evaluator for the federal Rural Youth Development grants that Girl Scouts of the USA …
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Hello, my name is Mariah Kornbluh, graduate student in Ecological Community Psychology at Michigan State University. I am an evaluator and ally with youth in redressing adultism. In an earlier post on adultism, my friend and colleagueMaddy Boesen discussed some of the ways adultism might manifest in youth-focused evaluations and shared some tips for identifying …
Hi, we are Miranda Yates and Anne Gleason from the Program Evaluation and Planning (PEP) Department at Good Shepherd Services in New York City. As part of our agency-wide commitment to youth and family development and evidence-based practice, we recognize the profound value of partnering with youth participants at all stages of program evaluation. Our …
Hello fellow evaluators! My name is Brian Hubbard and I am an administrator and youth worker who created and continues to work directly with a youth council from the Conservation Corps. I have seen the benefits of working with and alongside youth engaging in participatory evaluation. The Conservation Corps is a non-profit organization that provides …
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