Event: Panel Discussion by Washington Evaluators and AEA

Washington Evaluators in partnership with the American Evaluation Association’s Evaluation Policy Topical Interest Group (TIG) is excited to host a diverse panel of leaders with expertise in research, evaluation, policy, consultancy, as well as federal and state governments.  The event takes place May 5, 2022 2:00 - 3:30pm ET

Our panel will share their nonpartisan perspectives and focus on the following topics:

• Introducing new and emerging evaluators to the policymaking world.
• Understanding critical aspects, as well as implementing processes of evidence-based policymaking across different levels of government.
• Building and maintaining a culture that values evidence-based policymaking.
• Collecting quality evidence for improving programs and decision making.
• Considering multicultural validity for evaluative judgments across cultural differences.
• Collaborating and coordinating within and between all levels of government, agencies, organizations (e.g., academe) rather than build or maintain silos.
• Working with states on evidence-based policymaking from a consultancy perspective.

Moderator: Rakesh Mohan, Director, Office of Performance Evaluations, Idaho State Legislature

Panelists:

• Jon Courtney, PhD; Deputy Director at the New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee (LFC); Program Evaluation Unit
• Andy Feldman, PhD; Founder and Principal Consultant of the Center for Results-Focused Leadership
• Terell Lasane, PhD; US Government Accountability Office (GAO) Assistant Director of the Center for Evaluation Methods and Issues in the Applied Research Methods Team
• Meri Clare Ringer, MBA; Lead Analyst for the Mississippi Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review (PEER)
• Lana Rucks, PhD; Principal Consultant of The Rucks Group

This event is free and open to the public. Register for the event here:  https://washingtonevaluators.org/event-4740149