SPEC Associates

Non-Profit Experience	Nonprofit Sector Issues, Arts and Culture, Children/Youth Services, Disability Issues, Research, Senior Services, Social Services-General, Substance Abuse
Skills Profile	Feasibility Studies, Logic Modules, Needs Assessment, Outcomes Measurement, Program Analysis, Training Implementation, Train-the-Trainer
IT Expertise	Database Design/Construction, Software Recommendation, Software Support
Affiliations	Member, Board of Directors, American Evaluation Association Member, Michigan Association for Evaluation Member, American Psychological Association
Consulting Summary	I am a program evaluator and applied social researcher with 26 years of experience in designing and conducting evaluation reports. In a collaborative way, I work with non-profits, foundations and government agencies to obtain useful information, or to teach them how to obtain good information. I have managed more than 200 evaluations for more than 150 organizations. The types of programs I have evaluated range from prenatal care and pregnancy prevention to bereavement support. Presently, I am focusing my evaluation efforts in five major areas: youth, aging, arts and culture, corrections and international.
Professional Summary
Admin Experience
Our References	Girl Scouts of the USA Dr. Michael Conn, Director, Girl Scout Research Institute 420 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10018 212-852-6554 mconn@girlscouts.org 1996-present Area Agency of Agine 1-B Kathleen Kirschenheiter, Associate Director 29100 Northwestern Hwy., Suite 400, Southfield, MI 48034 248-262-9225 kkirschenheiter@aa1b.com 1995-present Operation ABLE of Michigan Karen Kosniewski, Executive Director 4750 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201 313-832-0922 kosniewski@operationable.org 2001; 2003-2005 Michigan Department of Corrections Gary Stockman, Special Projects Manager Field Operations Administration PO Box 30003, Lansing, MI 48909 517-373-3518 stockmgw@michigan.gov Intermittently 1999-present Marygrove College Dr. Barbara Johns, Special Assistant to the President Marygrove College 8425 West McNichols Rd., Detroit, MI 48221-2599 313-927-1430 bjohns@marygrove.edu 2001-2003; 2006-present

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