Seattle Evaluation Association

Local Affiliate of the American Evaluation Association

Seattle Evaluation Association

Who we Are

The Seattle Evaluation Association is a member-led community that is committed to equity, quality, and innovation in evaluation practice and applied research.

Mission

The mission of the Seattle Evaluation Association is to strengthen the evaluation field by providing professional development, collaboration, and networking opportunities to anyone working in or interested in program evaluation or applied research and to promote the appropriate use of evaluation as a discipline.

Vision

The vision of the Seattle Evaluation Association is for evaluation to thrive as a key discipline used to assess the impact of programs across various industries in the Seattle metropolitan area and beyond.

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Member Spotlight

What is a member spotlight?

This year, SEA is excited to share more about who makes up our community through our member spotlights! Each quarter, we will feature a new active member, with fun facts about their personal and professional journeys. The leadership team may reach out directly to inquire about being featured, but anyone can nominate themselves or someone else. The nomination form will be sent out to members.


  • Years in evaluation: Entering year 6 in the evaluation-ish field

  • I’ve been involved with SEA for: 2 years

  • I got into evaluation because… I love everything about research - theory building, developing measures to answer new questions, analyzing data - but I didn't want to conduct it in an academic setting where I felt disconnected from seeing its impact, especially in how it could disrupt social disparities and inequities for real people in the community. I'm drawn to evaluation because I still get to engage in skills and tasks that I enjoy, while also teaching others about the importance of data in spearheading real world changes. And of course, I love building dashboards!

  • Most underrated evaluation skill: Perspective-taking. Being able to step outside of your own experience, both lived and learned, comes in really handy in relating to and building trust with all your evaluation partners. I also think it helps me confront biases and assumptions throughout the evaluation process. 

  • Least favorite aspect of evaluation: Data cleaning. It's important but I just want to jump into the analysis!

  • If I were not an evaluator, I would be: A psychometrician. I love the technicality of thinking about new ways to measure different constructs. 

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