| Session Title: A Conversation Among Emerging and Seasoned Professionals in Evaluation and Diversity: Challenges, Opportunities, and Lessons Learned |
| Think Tank Session 711 to be held in Panzacola Section H4 on Saturday, Nov 14, 9:15 AM to 10:45 AM |
| Sponsored by the Non-profit and Foundations Evaluation TIG |
| Chair(s): |
| Gerri Spilka, OMG Center for Collaborative Learning, gerri@omgcenter.org |
| Rodney Hopson, Duquesne University, hopson@duq.edu |
| Presenter(s): |
| Pauline Brooks, Brooks Consulting and Associates, pbrooks_3@hotmail.com |
| Domingo Moronta, OMG Center for Collaborative Learning, domingo.moronta@gmail.com |
| Patricia Patrizi, Patrizi and Associates, patti@patriziassociates.com |
| Debra Perez, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, dperez@rwjf.org |
| Gerri Spilka, OMG Center for Collaborative Learning, gerri@omgcenter.org |
| Howard Walters, OMG Center for Collaborative Learning, howard@omgcenter.org |
| Huilan Yang, WK Kellogg Foundation, hy1@wkkf.org |
| Vivian Figueredo, OMG Center for Collaborative Learning, vivian@omgcenter.org |
| Elvis Fraser, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, elvis.fraser@gatesfoundation.org |
| Astrid Hendricks, The California Endowment, ahendricks@calendow.org |
| Brenda Henry, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, bhenry@rwjf.org |
| Katrina Herbert, HighScope Educational Research Foundation, kherbert@highscope.org |
| Summer Jackson, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, snjackson22@gmail.com |
| Jill Jim, Wilder Research, jilljim2003@hotmail.com |
| Ricardo Millett, Millett & Associates, ricardo@ricardomillett.com |
| Abstract: A number of evaluation readings and resources in the last decade or so focus on the need for evaluation to be relevant in diverse populations and communities (Hood, et.al, 2005; Hopson, 2004; Kirkhart, 1995; Madison, 1992; Mertens, 2005). In philanthropic and funding agencies, evaluation in culturally diverse communities is increasingly important (Council on Foundations, 2008; Greene, et.al, 2004; National Science Foundation, 2002, 2001, 2000). The philanthropic and non-profit world is at a critical juncture in contributing to social change agendas were issues of difference and diversity matter regarding race, ethnicity, disability, gender, and so on. The recent blossoming of pipeline and pathways efforts are perceived as one potential way to bring evaluators and emerging professionals of color in particular to the field of evaluation. This interactive panel session brings together emerging and seasoned professionals as a way to share and learn experiences in the practice of evaluation, especially around topics of diversity, culture, social justice, and social change. |