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Mastering Collaboration: Training for Transformative Coalitions
I am teaming up with Ann Webb Price of Community Evaluation Solutions to present two no-slides and lecture, experiential workshops. The first, Building Effective Coalitinos focused on how to develop a coaltion and set a foundation that will ensure success. The second, Coaltion Action Planning and Evaluation, will help coalition members to plan effective strategies and evaluate their efforts.
It's Here! -- Guidebook to Community Consulting: A Collaborative approach
Ann Webb Price of Community Evaluation Solutions and I teamed up to write this book. It is based on our years of experience and extensive education and additional training we have both undertaken throughout our careers.
Spring 2022 - Published Book Chapter
Along with my colleagues, Dr. Kyrah K. Brown, Justin M. Henry, MPH, Claudy Jean Pierre, BSPH, Tamaya Bailey, MSW, and Jerrise Smith I published a book chapter, Lessons from Conducting an Equity-Focused, Participatory Needs Assessment. This chapter is one of several really great chapters in the open access book, Case Studies in Community Psychology: A Global Lens that was co-edited by Dr. Geraldine Palmer, Todd Rogers, MA, Judah Viola, PhD, and Maronica Engel. You can check it out here: Lessons from Conducting an Equity-Focused, Participatory Needs Assessment – Case Studies in Community Psychology Practice: A Global Lens (rebus.community)
Events
2024 Events
2024 Events
2024 Events
April 2024 - Presentation at the Texas Evaluation Network (TEN) Virtual Institute
I will be conducting a workshop for TEN on Evaluating Community Coalitions and Collaboratives: A Participative Approach.
February 2024 - Michigan State University
I had the honor to present a session on Evaluating Coalitions and Collaboratives to students studying evaluation at Michigan State University.
February 2024 - First 5 San Mateo County
The contract is finalized and I will be working with First 5 San Mateo County to evaluate the Trauma and Resiliency Systems Initiative.
January 2024 - My Certificate Arrived! It's Official.
I completed three courses toward a graduate certificate in Social Transformation through the Wilmette Institute. In January I was awarded my official certificate.
2023 Events
2024 Events
2024 Events
December 2023 - Root Cause Coalition. I presented at this conference with Ann Price on Connecting Community Members to Data to Achieve Health Equity.
November 2023 - Grant Professionals Association Grant Summit. I presented a session at this conference in Kansas City on Using Theory of Change for Effective Program Design and Development.
October 2023 - American Evaluation Association Conference. This year I collaborated with Ann Price to present a pre-conference workshop on Data Powered Storytelling for Coalitions. I also be presented with David Fetterman and John Baek on Artificial Intelligence Chat4 GPT, Wordtune, and Empowerment Evaluation: Real World Applications for Evaluation, and with Donna Mertens and C. Deborah Laughton on Telling the Changing Story of Evaluation.
August 2023 - Texas Evaluation Network. I was honored to be invited to be a keynote speaker at this annual conference. My presentation was Engaging with the Community for Participatory Evaluation.
August 2023 - I'm pleased to report that I will be the evaluator for High-Tech High Heels North Texas' work with Lancaster Independent School District!
August 2023 - The HRSA National Maternal Health Innovation Symposium. I collaborated with Dr. Kyrah Brown to present on Sharing Data with Community Coalitions to Create Action Plans: A Case Story.
July 2023 - Community Evaluation Solutions (CES) has added me to their team evaluating the Communities in Schools Georgia Acres Full-Service Community School project. I'm looking forward to working with CES and the talented team of evaluators!
July 2023 - The American Evaluation Association Summer Series. I collaborated with Dr. Ann Price to present a workshop on Engaging the Community in Participatory Evaluation.
June 2023 - Canadian Evaluation Society, Quebec, Canada. I presented a workshop - Engaging the Community in Participatory Evaluation - and an expert tutorial - Creating Successful Collaborations with Your Colleagues - with my business bestie, Dr. Ann Price.
June 2023 - Association for State Public Health Nutritionists Annual Meeting. Dr. Ann Price and I presented training on How to Use Data to Tell the Story of Your Work.
April 2023 - Healthy Futures' 12th Annual Symposium, Houston, TX. I am excited that I presented on Engaging the Community in Social Change: Sharing the Power.
April 2023 - I am excited to share that I will be collaborating with my colleague, Dr. Tasha Parker from the Institute of Development to evaluate services for the Maternal Health Equity Collaborative!
March 2023 - Grantmaking Professionals Association North Texas Chapter. This year I joined GPA and my local chapter, and what a welcoming group! In March I did an online presentation on Using Theory of Change for Effective Program Design and Development.
February 2023 - I signed the papers to start two new projects! The first is with CitySquare to evaluate their AmeriCorps program. I worked with them on past evaluation projects and am very excited to work with them again. The second is with Imagination Fort Worth where I will work with them on their evaluation protocols and reporting.
2022 Events
2024 Events
2022 Events
December 2022 - ToP Strategic Planning Course, Ashville, NC. I took some time to upgrade my skills by attending the Technology of Participation (ToP) Strategic Planning course with my business bestie, Ann Price. We attended the ToP facilitation course earlier this year In Fort Myers, Florida and love the inclusive style that brings out everyone's voices! Having completed this training and received my certificate, I am now ready to facilitate strategic planning using this inclusive and engaging method.
November 2022 - The American Evaluation Associaton Conference in New Orleans, LA. I am excited that this year we will be once again meeting in person. I will be collaborating for two presentations. The first will be a panel presentation on Voices of Decolonizing Evaluation: Moving from Discussion to Action with seven amazing colleagues. The second, with Ann Price and Geri Peak, will be on Reshaping our evaluation practice: No more program evaluation for us.
September 2022 - The International Conference on Community Psychology, Naples, Italy. I am off to Italy to present at ICCP22! I will be joining my colleagues Judah Viola, Geri Palmer, and Amber Kelly for a presentation titled Community regeneration across borders with an open education resource, and then collaborating with Ann Price to lead a discussion on Skills, techniques, and values for community consulting: A global view.
June 2022 - Canadian Evaluation Society
Ann Price and I went to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada to present a 7-hour workshop on Evaluating Community Collaboratives for the CES Preconference. We also did two shorter conference presentations. We presented an Expert Tutorial titled Developing Effective Community Partnerships and participated in a story telling session to talk about Mismatched Evaluator-Funder Values: Know When to Fold.
June 2022 - American Evaluation Association Summer Institute. Ann Price and I taught two workshops this year at the Summer Institute in Atlanta, GA. The first was Evaluating Community Coalitions and the second was about Consulting with Communities.
March 2022 - Georgia Healthcare Connection 2022 Connections Conference
On March 28th, Ann Price of Community Evaluation Solutions, Kamaladevy Sivalingham of Play for Change and I will be presenting on Practical Inclusive Evaluation Using an Equity Lens.