Hi, I’m Alicia Kiremire, PMP, and in 2017 I became a forever fan of independent consulting. After all, I get to do meaningful work and have scheduled “Alicia days.” The freedom to protect my own mental health is why I stay independent; I cannot wait to tell you more. 

Hi, I’m Naaima Khan. I am an evaluation, strategic planning, and facilitation design consultant with my business, Create Good, based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. I have spent the past five years helping my clients, who are social good organizations, collective impact groups and intermediaries, operationalize their commitments to racial and economic justice. And in that …

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Hi, we are Kim van der Woerd (‘Namgis First Nation) and Sofia Vitalis (Settler Latina), Kylee Swift (Métis) and Billie Joe Rogers (Aamjiwnaang First Nation), owners of the Reciprocal Consulting Inc (RCI) in Canada. RCI was founded in 2003. We have worked predominantly with Indigenous communities throughout Canada. We are committed to justice and equity …

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Greetings evaluation colleagues, I’m Jennifer Jewiss, an independent consultant specializing in the use of qualitative inquiry to advance programs and organizations. I’m radically interdisciplinary and enjoy working with organizations large and small: government agencies, universities, foundations, nonprofits, and consulting firms. Lately, I’ve been experimenting with principles-focused approaches to evaluation. According to Michael Quinn Patton, principles …

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Hello AEA! I am Jodie Boisvert, MPA, the Founder and President of Change Amplifiers Research and Consulting. Our tagline is “Equitable Research and Evaluation.” We primarily provide needs assessments by engaging the community in identifying challenge areas and solutions to those challenges. My motto is that I am not the expert in someone else’s lived …

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Hello! We are Liz Martin, Rochelle Zorzi, and Lynn Dare of Cathexis Consulting, an evaluation firm and Certified B Corporation™ (B Corp™) based in Tkaronto (Toronto, Canada). In 2019, our firm chose to seek B Corp certification. As a B Corp, we’re part of an international movement in the private sector that believes business can …

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Hi AEA365! I am Dr. Tasha Parker Ph.D., LSCSW, MPA, ACHT. As an independent consultant, I am not just a practitioner but a catalyst for transformative change in the field of evaluation. My unique role allows me to bring diverse perspectives and stories to the forefront. Operating outside the confines of a traditional organization, I …

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