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GOV TIG Week: Susan Fojas on Using Regular Stakeholder Forums to Facilitate Evaluation

1 Comment / Collaborative, Participatory and Empowerment Evaluation, Government Evaluation, Human Services Evaluation / September 1, 2011

My name is Susan Fojas. As the Associate Commissioner for Performance Measurement, Monitoring, and Improvement at New York City’s Administration for Children’s Services (ACS), my goal is to improve the quality of services and outcomes achieved for children in foster care through evaluation and monitoring. Hot Tip: A valuable part of the evaluation process is …

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GOV TIG Week: Caroline DeWitt on Valuing Stakeholders in the Evaluation Process

1 Comment / Collaborative, Participatory and Empowerment Evaluation, Government Evaluation, Human Services Evaluation / September 9, 2011

My name is Caroline DeWitt. I am a senior evaluator with Human Resources and Skill Development in Ottawa, Canada, and a member of the AEA Government Evaluation TIG. Our department is responsible for several evaluations ranging from labour market outcomes to grant and contributions programs delivered through third parties. An area of my responsibility was …

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GOV TIG Week: Nicole Vicinanza on Using Checklists to Review Evaluations for Compliance with Federal Requirements

Leave a Comment / Government Evaluation / September 1, 2011

Hi, my name is Nicole Vicinanza. I am a member of the Government Evaluation TIG and a Senior Research Associate with JBS International. In my work with JBS I conduct and review evaluations, and provide technical assistance in evaluation for federally funded programs. Many of these have federal regulations or guidance regarding evaluation with which …

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GOV TIG Week: Stan Capela on Corporate Compliance and its Relationship to Programs Evaluation

Leave a Comment / Costs, Effectiveness, Benefits and Economics, Government Evaluation / September 1, 2011

My name is Stan Capela. I am the Corporate Compliance Officer for HeartShare Human Services, as well as the current chair of the American Evaluation Association’s Government Topical Interest Group (GOV TIG). The purpose of this AEA365 is to talk about corporate compliance and its relationship to program evaluation. Also it is an opportunity to …

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Susan Kistler on Formatting Qualitative Questions for Online Surveys

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / September 10, 2011

My name is Susan Kistler. I am the American Evaluation Association’s Executive Director and contributor of each Saturday’s aea365. Today, I’m going to continue with our short series on online surveying. Here are the posts to date: 7/13: Corinne Poth on Skip Logic for Online Surveys 7/2: Susan Kistler on Formatting Categorical and Multiple Choice …

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OPEG Affiliate Week: Raeal Moore on Becoming Active in Evaluation Organizations

1 Comment / Uncategorized / September 2, 2011

My name is Raeal Moore and I am past member-at-large for the Ohio Program Evaluators’ Group (OPEG). I am always thinking of ways in which I can become more involved – especially locally – with colleagues who share an interest in evaluation and research. As a way to get myself “out there” I ran for …

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OPEG Affiliate Week: Rachel Holbert on Updating an Affiliate’s Code or Bylaws

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / September 2, 2011

My name is Rachel Holbert, and I am the Secretary of OPEG, the Ohio Program Evaluators’ Group. Our AEA affiliate organization began with a Code of Regulations in 1980. Over time, the Board revised the Code, and added policy statements a nearly identical set of Bylaws as governing documents. Updating this unwieldy mess began a …

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OPEG Affiliate Week: Tucker Handley on Payment Cost and Type for Affiliate Membership and Conference Attendance

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / September 2, 2011

My name is Tucker Handley, and I am the treasurer of the Ohio Program Evaluators’ Group (OPEG).  I was approached by the OPEG board to serve as treasurer.  Despite some initial reluctance, I accepted the position and have grown to enjoy the opportunity to work and interact with evaluation professionals throughout the state. OPEG holds …

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OPEG Affiliate Week: Sheri Chaney Jones on Steps to Strengthen Affiliate Membership

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / September 2, 2011

I am Sheri Chaney Jones, president of Measurement Resources Company and a Member at Large for the Ohio Program Evaluators’ Group (OPEG). As an independent evaluator with a passion for data-driven decision making, I desire to network with other evaluators and those that could benefit from evaluation.  One way I do this is by staying …

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OPEG Affiliate Week: Brenda Peters on Structure for an Effective Board

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / September 2, 2011

I am Brenda Peters and I am a volunteer Member at Large on the board of the Ohio Program Evaluators’ Group (OPEG). Working with our fabulous board to support colleagues in the region is rewarding, even when tasks seem challenging. In case others might be thinking of trying to assemble or reinvigorate a regional association …

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