The Work So Far
Snapshot
- Seven years leading research, evaluation, and learning inside some of San Francisco's largest nonprofits, each with an annual budget over $20 million
- 7 to 9 full program evaluations designed and delivered end to end
- Hands-on work with small, under-resourced nonprofits, where ambition almost always outruns capacity
Selected experience
Community Youth Center of San Francisco — Evaluation & Learning Director
I built the evaluation department from scratch: a five-year strategic plan scaled to the organization's real capacity, a major data-systems (SaaS) rollout, and a data culture that outlasts any single project. This is the systems-level work I care about most — measurement infrastructure a team can actually own and run.
The Glide Foundation & GLIDE Memorial Church — Director of Research, Evaluation & Learning
I led research, evaluation, and learning across the organization, rebuilding the core measurement tools — logic models, learning agendas, and measurement plans — from the ground up after a stretch of leadership change and budget pressure. I worked closely with program teams hired from the community, and partnered with development and advocacy to keep everyone aligned on what was being measured and why.
Mission Economic Development Agency — Evaluation Analyst & Program Manager
I built and ran the full evaluation portfolio, balancing funder reporting requirements with what the executive team and program staff actually needed to make decisions. I designed the multi-year monitoring and evaluation plan for a Promise Neighborhood Department of Education grant, grounded in a participatory planning approach with partners, stakeholders, and schools. I learned the craft alongside a group of Black and Brown women evaluators who set the standard for community-driven practice.
Areas of focus
- Program evaluation and qualitative research
- Theory of change and logic model development
- Learning agendas and measurement-system design
- Building internal evaluation capacity on lean teams
- Poverty alleviation, economic mobility, and the social determinants of health