Hello again! We are Linda Vo-Green, Krista Collins and Lindsey Barranco of the Atlanta-area Evaluation Association (AaEA), and your chairs for the Local Arrangements Working Group for Evaluation 2016 in Atlanta. This week we want to help you prepare for your trip and get excited about all the things Atlanta has to offer! Hot Tip: …
My name is Jenn Ballentine and I am the President of Highland Nonprofit Consulting, LLC, an independent evaluation consulting firm based in Atlanta, GA. So you’re thinking about becoming an independent consultant in Atlanta but you’re not sure how to get started. Don’t fear -help is near! The Atlanta Evaluators Consultants Network (AECN) is a …
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My name is Ann Price and I am the President of Community Evaluation Solutions, Inc. (CES), a consulting firm based in Alpharetta, Georgia just outside of Atlanta. I am a community psychologist and work with many federally-funded, community-based alcohol and substance abuse prevention programs. Across the state of Georgia, whether in rural areas or suburban …
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We are Linda Vo-Green, Krista Collins and Lindsey Barranco of the Atlanta-area Evaluation Association (AaEA), and your chairs for the Local Arrangements Working Group for Evaluation 2016 in Atlanta. AaEA was initiated in 2000 to provide our 400+ community of local evaluators with networking and professional development opportunities. We work closely with the local Independent …
My name is Anthony Heard I’m a clinical social worker at the UI Hospital and Health Sciences System here in Chicago, and Secretary of the AEA’s local affiliate: the Chicagoland Evaluation Association (CEA). Today, I hope to encourage you to check out both your local affiliate and ours. Though I co-chair a department QI Committee, …
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Hello! My name is Alicia Anderson and I am a student at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology in the Masters of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis Program. I am also a Leader Fellow with Become, Inc – a nonprofit team dedicated to community engagement, community involvement, and social justice. In the short time that …
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Hello, I am Matt Feldmann, the principal researcher and owner of Goshen Education Consulting, Inc. and a member of the Local Area Working Group. My company focuses on educational evaluation and data support for clients in Illinois, which also happens to include Chicago. J While I live about 4.5 hours south of Chicago, I am …
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Hello fellow culturally-responsive evaluation lovers! My name is Scott Tharp and I am the Associate Director for the Center for Intercultural Programs at DePaul University. It’s a simple fact that we live in a multicultural world where multiple values and experiences are present. While some might think evaluation is inherently “neutral”, it never is. Social …
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Hi, my name is Dominica McBride and I’m a member of the Chicagoland Evaluation Association and the Local Affiliate Working Group, along with being the CEO of Become, Inc., a nonprofit using culturally responsive program evaluation as a tool in realizing social justice. We’re excited to welcome you all to the Windy City in November! …
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We are Leah Neubauer, Dominica McBride and Anthony Heard of the Chicagoland Evaluation Association. Welcome to the Local Arrangements Working Group (LAWG) week. We look forward to Evaluation 2015 in the Windy City. In the Exemplary Evaluation conference year, our opening Chicago week offers issues relevant to our evaluation practice, environment, and policy. Today’s post …
