| Session Title: Growing Evaluation Leaders |
| Think Tank Session 258 to be held in Centennial Section A on Thursday, Nov 6, 10:55 AM to 12:25 PM |
| Sponsored by the Organizational Learning and Evaluation Capacity Building TIG |
| Presenter(s): |
| Allison Titcomb, University of Arizona, atitcomb@email.arizona.edu |
| Discussant(s): |
| Deborah Loesch-Griffin, Turning Point Inc, trnpt@aol.com |
| Hallie Preskill, Claremont Graduate University, hpreskill@ca.rr.com |
| Abstract: AEA has a number of structures and opportunities designed to provide leadership in evaluation at the national level. Increasingly, some TIGs, like the Evaluation Managers and Supervisors and the Organizational Learning and Capacity Building TIGs, as well as the Local Affiliate Collaborative (LAC) have focused on the challenges of leadership in evaluation at local and state levels. An issue of 'New Directions in Evaluation' (Don Compton and Michael Baizerman) is forthcoming and promises a synthesis of the leadership literature and how it applies specifically to the field of evaluation. This Think Tank will invite participants from diverse leadership positions within AEA and the field of evaluation more broadly to consider, via small group discussions and large group reflection, questions and leadership models that hold promise for increasing leadership capacity at the local, state and national levels and provide opportunities for pathways for leadership development across these various levels. |