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IC TIG Week: Norma Martinez-Rubin on Straddling Multiple Organizational Cultures and Communication Styles

Leave a Comment / Independent Consulting, Internal Evaluation / April 8, 2011 September 1, 2011

I’m Norma Martinez-Rubin, an independent evaluation consultant and Independent Consulting TIG Chairperson 2011. Here I present a few lessons learned in transition from being an external to internal consultant. Claiming to be multicultural boosts the self-confidence required upon beginning a new evaluation project. Combine that with visualization of near success and that increases my confidence …

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IC TIG Week: Marty Henry on Collaboration

2 Comments / Independent Consulting / April 4, 2011 September 1, 2011

Hi, I’m Marty Henry, founder and President of M.A. Henry Consulting, LLC in St. Louis, Missouri. As evaluators in a small, independent evaluation firm, the evaluation team at M.A. Henry Consulting is often asked to join others in joint evaluation ventures. We look forward to these invitations and are anxious to move forward with potential …

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WMU Scribing: Maran Subramain on Communications Challenges in Evaluation

1 Comment / Prek-12 Educational Evaluation / January 21, 2011 January 20, 2011

My name is Maran Subramain and I am a graduate student at Western Michigan University. I served as a session scribe at Evaluation 2010 and attended session number 577, Communication: At What level Does It Help or Hinder Evaluation Capacity? I chose this session because, as a fairly new graduate student in the evaluation program, …

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Internal Eval Week: Debbie Cohen on Electronic Health Records Data Tips

1 Comment / Internal Evaluation / November 2, 2010 September 3, 2010

Hi, my name is Debbie Cohen. I am the Director of Evaluation at Community Mental Health Center, Inc., a community mental health center that serves five rural counties in Southeastern Indiana. One of my roles in the agency is to pull data from our Electronic Health Record (EHR) and to use it to evaluate programming …

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GOVT Week: Maria Whitsett on Tips for Evaluation Practice

Leave a Comment / Government Evaluation / October 6, 2010 October 1, 2010

I am Maria Whitsett, a consultant with Moak, Casey and Associates. We specialize in school finance and public education accountability. I also have worked in state agencies, a local school district, and regional R & D and technical assistance centers. My “tips” are old-fashioned! Lesson Learned: Public sector evaluators need to streamline their own work …

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Internal Evaluation Week: Debbie Cohen on Working with External Evaluators

Leave a Comment / Internal Evaluation / September 17, 2010 September 14, 2010

Hi, my name is Debbie Cohen. I am the Director of Evaluation at Community Mental Health Center, Inc., a community mental health center that serves five rural counties in Southeastern Indiana. One of my roles in the agency is to work with Indiana University to evaluate a Systems of Care collaborative that involves children utilizing …

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Susan Hibbard on Conducting Anonymous Focus Groups

2 Comments / Integrating Technology into Evaluation, Qualitative Methods / September 16, 2010 September 2, 2010

Hello Colleagues. My name is Susan Hibbard and I am an Assistant Professor of Research & Evaluation at Florida Gulf Coast University. Through my work conducting research on evaluation, I experienced difficulty in recruiting participants for focus groups due to political sensitivity. I wanted to conduct focus groups with personnel who conduct program evaluations as …

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Aubrey Perry on Ensuring a Positive Practica Experience

Leave a Comment / Graduate Student and New Evaluators, Teaching of Evaluation / September 15, 2010 September 1, 2011

Hello colleagues! My name is Aubrey W. Perry, a graduate student in the Community Psychology doctorate program at Portland State University. I have had the privilege of working on two evaluation practicum projects before completing my master’s requirements. Through the completion of these projects, I have learned several actions that can be taken to ensure …

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Judith Kallick Russell on Translating Findings Into Action

3 Comments / Independent Consulting / August 23, 2010 July 26, 2010

Hello Colleagues! My name is Judith Kallick Russell. I am an independent evaluation consultant in civic engagement, community development and peace building. My clients are national organizations (NGOs) and international organizations (UN agencies, international NGOs and foundations). In my work, I have found that it can be challenging at the report writing stage to provide …

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