The IllumiLab

Providing intuitive, accessible, and energizing services to nonprofits with the goal building capacities to plan thoughtfully, design intentionally, work efficiently, and learn continuously. Delivering accessible, engaging, and right-sized training, coaching, and consulting services in the areas of planning, performance management, data management, and quality improvement.

Founder & Principal

University of Missouri-Saint Louis

Teaching MPPA candidate Evaluation Research Methods.

Adjunct Instructor

Washington University in St. Louis

Teach MSW  and MPH candidates Program Evaluation, Performance Management & Continuous Quality Improvement, and Project Management.

Lutheran Foundation of St. Louis

Responsible for promoting an organizational culture of learning, measuring foundation impact, improving foundation effectiveness, and building evaluation capacity in funded organizations.

Evaluation and Learning Officer

EMD Consulting Group

Supporting non-profits in developing or strengthening existing theories of change and logic models and then conceptualizing, designing and implementing performance management and quality improvement strategies, tools, processes, and software configurations that will evaluate program effectiveness, articulate program strengths and opportunities, and facilitate an organizational culture of learning and continuous quality improvement.

Consultant

Epworth Children & Family Services

Lead agency continuous quality improvement (CQI) efforts designed to drive program improvements by leading, designing, and implementing performance measurement and compliance systems and identifying, recommending and supporting the implementation of best practices. Developed the processes and configured the software (ETO) necessary to support performance management efforts and serving as System Administrator. Lead efforts to create a culture of reflection, learning, and data-driven decision-making throughout the organization by inspiring, messaging, and providing infrastructure and support across the agency.

Quality Improvement Manager

Ensured compliance with licensing and accreditation standards and facilitate those application and site visit processes; Implemented and monitor processes for data collection and analysis; Responsible for reporting outputs and outcomes to funders and Senior Management; Developed and maintain comprehensive policy and procedure manual; Assisted in staff professional development

Quality Coordinator

University of Missouri - St. Louis

Taught Theory & Practice with Families to MSW students

Family Support Network (now a program of Epworth Children & Family Services)

Supervised 6 full-time therapists, monitored and managed program outputs and outcomes, reported outcomes to funders and auditors, developed and maintained clinical and data systems, managed internship program, and provided family therapy to two client families.

Program Supervisor

Provided in-home counseling, parent education, and case management services to families at-risk of child abuse and neglect.

Family Therapist

Living Truth Counseling Services, LLC

Owned & operated a part-time private practice providing individual and family counseling in an office setting. Managed third party payers.

Owner & Family Therapist

Edgewood Children's Center (now Great Circle)

Provided intensive, in-home pscyhiatric rehabilitation services to mentally ill children, youth, and their families.

Intensive Community Psychiatric Rehabilitation Specialist

My mission is to equip and empower change-makers to plan thoughtfully, design intentionally, work efficiently, and learn continuously. I draw from the concepts and toolkits of evaluative and strategic thinking, evaluation, performance management, and continuous quality improvement. My goal is to build organizational capacities and cultures to support curiosity, learning, and improvement.

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