About Us

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Who We Are

The Evaluation Center is located at the University of Colorado Denver on the downtown Denver campus. In many ways the center operates as a not-for-profit entity, housed within a major research university. This unique situation allows the center to operate independently and to provide external evaluation services to clients both inside and outside of the University.

The Evaluation Center has extensive experience providing program evaluation to a wide variety of clients from schools, non-profit organizations, institutions of higher education, community groups, and government agencies. We work collaboratively with our clients to promote evidence-informed programs, practices, and policies by using rigorous, innovative evaluation processes.

We are committed to equity and evaluations that ultimately contribute to the betterment of the community or program.

Our Vision

 

Improved lives and communities through high-quality evaluation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guiding Principles

 

  • We value high quality, ethically defensible, culturally responsive evaluation practices.
  • We strive to understand the context and communities in which we work.
  • We use rigorous and innovative quantitative and qualitative evaluation methods.
  • We help clients obtain and use information to make informed decisions about the implementation and effectiveness of their programs and policies.
  • We make evaluation meaningful and accessible to multiple audiences.
  • We support the development of evaluation capacity and its use within institutions and organizations.
  • We provide real world evaluation opportunities for graduate students to apply coursework and gain evaluation expertise.
  • We advocate for the value and use of evaluation by a wide range of stakeholders.
  • Our work advances the field of evaluation.

Equity Statement

We believe that as evaluators we have a responsibility to conduct evaluation that is in service of equity. Equity is the absence of unfair, avoidable, or repairable differences among different groups of people. Equity can only be achieved when individuals and organizations take action toward eliminating barriers such as poverty and repairing injustices in systems such as education, housing, judicial, and public health. Our efforts related to equity are guided by three principles:​ 

    • We utilize and implement culturally responsive and appropriate evaluation practices in our work. 
    • We are committed to supporting projects that work to advance equity within communities.  ​  
    • We strive to create and foster a diverse and inclusive workspace.

Evaluation Team

Allyssa Mastroni

Allyssa Mastroni

Operations Manager

Amanda Seibel

Amanda Seibel

Evaluation Specialist

Angela Castillo

Angela Castillo

Evaluation Specialist

Apshara Siwakoti

Apshara Siwakoti

Graduate Assistant

Aylin Gutierrez Ruiz

Aylin Gutierrez Ruiz

Graduate Assistant

Bridget Nuechterlein

Bridget Nuechterlein

Senior Evaluation Specialist

Christine Velez

Christine Velez

Associate Director

Chloe Hoff

Chloe Hoff

SEOW Coordinator

Drew Bick

Drew Bick

Graduate Assistant

Emily Hecker

Emily Hecker

Evaluation Specialist

Goldie Komaie

Goldie Komaie

Senior Evaluator

Grace Gonzalez

Grace Gonzalez

Evaluation Specialist

Jeff Proctor

Jeff Proctor

Executive Director

Lauren Gant

Lauren Gant

Senior Evaluation Specialist

Lauren Gase

Lauren Gase

Senior Evaluator

Lauren Harnack

Lauren Harnack

Evaluation Specialist

Liz Sweitzer

Liz Sweitzer

Senior Evaluation Specialist

Melinda Rossi

Melinda Rossi

Graduate Assistant

Paige Austin

Paige Austin

Administrative Assistant

Peter Rumbach

Peter Rumbach

Senior Evaluation Specialist

Samuel Burciaga

Samuel Burciaga

Graduate Assistant

Shannon Papalia

Shannon Papalia

Graduate Assistant

Susan Connors

Susan Connors

Associate Director

Tracey O'Brien

Tracey O'Brien

Senior Evaluator

HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

Our offices are centrally located in the heart of Downtown Denver, just blocks from the Auraria Campus. Our central location positions us well to support clients both locally and abroad. Interested in working together? Fill out the form to the right, and we will get in touch.

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