I value community engagement in my praxis, and I attempt to embody democratizing approaches to research, outreach, and learning. Throughout the years this has brought me into relationship with a number of amazing communities and organizations, such as the Phoenix Players Theatre Group in Auburn Prison, the Cornell Participatory Action Research Network, Catholic Relief Services staff in Zambia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda, and more. I also enjoy connecting to peers around the world via my affiliations with and service to various professional associations, etc.
American Evaluation Association, 2008 – present
Program Co-Chair, Organizational Learning and Evaluation Capacity Building Topical Interest Group, 2015 – present
Member, Local Affiliate Collaborative, 2016 – present
Member, Professional Development Working Group, 2016 – present
Eastern Evaluation Research Society, Board of Directors, 2014 – present
eXtension Evaluation Community of Practice, Blog Coordinator, 2014 – present
4-H Program Quality and Accountability Task Force, Member, 2015 – present
African Evaluation Association, 2013 – present
American Association for Adult and Continuing Education, 2014 – 2015
Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education, 2014 – 2015
National Association of Extension Program and Staff Development Professionals, 2013 – 2015
SenEval: Association Sénégalaise d’Evaluation, 2016 – present
4-H Youth Development Program Committee, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County, 2012 – 2013
Cornell Participatory Action Research Network, 2011 – 2013 (Treasurer, 2011)
Cornell Education Society, Board of Directors and Secretary, 2009 – 2011
Cornell Evaluation Network, 2008 – 2010
Loaves and Fishes of Tompkins County, Board of Directors, 2007 – 2013
Grant Proposal Review Panel Member for:
National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2015 – 2016
Assessment and Evaluation Sub-Committee Member for:
Innovation for Agricultural Training and Education (InnovATE), a USAID Project in partnership with Virginia Tech, University of Florida, Pennsylvania State University, and Tuskegee University, 2015 – 2016
Advisory Board Member for:
Made in the Shade – Using Silvopasture Research and On-Farm Demonstrations to Advance these Sustainable Agroforestry Systems, John Fike, PI. Grant funded by Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE)
Manuscript Peer Reviewer for:
African Evaluation Journal
American Journal of Evaluation
California Agriculture
Evaluation and Program Planning
Journal of Human Sciences and Extension
Journal of Mixed Methods Research
Journal of Public Deliberation
Conference Proposal Reviewer for:
American Evaluation Association
Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education
Eastern Evaluation Research Society
Evaluation Textbook Proposal Reviewer for:
Sage Publications