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Session Title: Starting and Succeeding as an Independent Evaluation Consultant
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Panel Session 592 to be held in Capitol Ballroom Section 1 on Friday, Nov 7, 1:35 PM to 3:05 PM
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Sponsored by the Independent Consulting TIG
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| Chair(s): |
| Jennifer E Williams,
JE Williams and Associates LLC,
jew722@zoomtown.com
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| Amy Germuth,
Compass Consulting Group LLC,
agermuth@mindspring.com
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| Discussant(s):
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| Michael Hendricks,
Independent Consultant,
mikehendri@aol.com
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| Abstract:
Independent Consultants will share their professional insights on starting and maintaining an Independent Evaluation Consulting business. Panelists will describe ways of building and maintaining client relationships and share their expertise related to initial business set-up and lessons they have learned. Discussions will include the pros and cons of having an independent consulting business, the various types of business structures, methods of contracting and fee setting, as well as the personal decisions that impact on having your own business. They will examine some consequences of evaluation in the context of conducting independent consulting in diverse settings. The session will include ample time for audience members to pose specific questions to the panelists.
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Moving (and Shaking): From Employee to Consultant
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| Jennifer E Williams,
JE Williams and Associates LLC,
jew722@zoomtown.com
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Dr. Jennifer E. Williams is President and Lead Consultant of J. E. Williams and Associates, an adjunct professor, licensed counselor, and Independent Consultant. She has extensive experience conducting education, social and market research and program evaluation. She will share her experience of moving from being an employee to a consultant and the impact it has had on her both personally and professionally.
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Staging a One-Woman Show
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| Kathleen Haynie,
Kathleen Haynie Consulting,
kchaynie@stanfordalumni.org
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Dr. Haynie, Director of Kathleen Haynie Consulting, has been an evaluation consultant since 2002. Her current projects span the field of science education: early childhood, K-12, learning, teaching, and assessment. She will discuss the "growing pains" of a developing business as a sole proprietor - bringing in projects; balancing workloads and priorities; hiring staff; budgeting; communicating with universities, school districts, and corporations; developing new business under time constraints.
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Reflections from 30 Years of Evaluation Experience
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| Mary Ann Scheirer,
Scheirer Consulting,
maryann@scheirerconsulting.com
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Dr. Mary Ann Scheirer has been an evaluator for three decades, working in a variety of settings including higher education, government agencies, large consulting firms, and now, independent consulting. Her presentation will focus on how and why she moved into independent consulting and lessons learned form this move. She will provide a contrasting perspective as her move came after many years of service in multiple organizations
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Traveling and Working: International Evaluation Consulting - One Woman's Perspective
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| Tristi Nichols,
Manitou Inc,
tnichols@manitouinc.com
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Dr. Tristi Nichols is a program evaluator and owner of a sole proprietorship consulting business. Her work focuses primarily on international issues, which provides a unique lens through which to view independent consulting. Her reflections about consulting, international travel, the types of decisions she makes, and their impacts on her professionally and personally as a wife and mother will be of interest to novice, veteran, or aspiring independent consultants.
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