Role
I bring a strategic mindset to ensure projects result in quality data that can be trusted and that answer strategic questions organizations have about their community and their organization. To accomplish this, I build collaborative relationships among clients, their stakeholders, and the Apex team to both deliver on project goals and to facilitate a project journey that is meaningful and informative. I also support the Apex evaluation team in evaluation design, evaluation implementation, and managing scopes of work. I often lean on my expertises in interpersonal and intercultural communication, evaluation strategies, strategic planning, research design, community engagement, systems thinking, and qualitative research.
Background and Education
I am also passionate about the power of qualitative data. I am experienced and effective in implementing trauma-informed and culturally relevant data collection strategies, as well as adapting interview/focus group approaches to meet participants “where they are at.” Prior to joining Apex, I provided needs assessment, strategic planning, and program evaluation services to nonprofit organizations and public agencies across the U.S. as a consultant.
I have 15+ years of working with diverse communities, public agencies, and nonprofit organizations to provide a range of consultant services, including strategic planning, needs assessment, evaluation, and other research-based initiatives. I began as a part-time consultant while completing my PhD in Anthropology. Among our clients, I have an outstanding reputation for managing longer-term projects, facilitating multi-stakeholder meetings, and communicating findings effectively to stakeholders across community groups and industry professionals.
While completing my PhD, I also worked as a Youth Service Coordinator for out-of-school youth, wherein I supported individuals (ages 16–24) with high barriers to employment to learn new skills and to obtain employment/GEDs. I have also worked internationally in Kenya (2001), Mali (2009-2011), Burkina Faso (2013-2016), and Ethiopia (2018). In Ethiopia, as part of an initiative with the U.S. Center for Disease Control and the World Health Organization to better understand cultural and gender-based stigmas related to immunizations, I trained local graduate students in interview and qualitative data best practices and was responsible for analyzing and interpreting the project’s qualitative data. My doctoral studies in Burkina Faso included concentrations in public food security, land security policy, and social determinants of health.
Outside of work, I am kept busy with home renovations. I also enjoy exploring Colorado with my husband and spoiling our two dogs.