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extensive background as an advocate, administrator, community organizer and planner. With over 30 years of experience in the nonprofit and government sectors, she has sought to develop the capacity of organizations to best serve their communities. Pat has participated in several of the largest and most innovative projects in the nation in the areas of youth violence prevention, juvenile justice reform, substance abuse, homelessness and child welfare reform. She has conducted research on the relationship between family violence and youth violence as well as on youth gangs and homelessness. As the CEO of Resource Development Associates, Pat provides leadership to this mission-driven consulting firm which fosters social and economic equity for vulnerable groups of people such as children, youth and the poor.</p> <p>Pat has authored numerous reports and publications including <a href="../files/Unlocking_the_Doors_RTCY.pdf">Unlocking the Doors: How Fundamental Changes in Residential Care Can Improve the Ways We Help Children and Families</a>(2010), The Co-Occurrence of Youth Violence and Family Violence (2004), and Finding Home: A Report on At-Risk and Homeless Youth (1998). She is the Vice President of the Mental Health Association of San Francisco and has five children. </p> <P><SPAN class="aboutheader" id="NishiMoonka">Nishi Moonka, Ed.M.</SPAN> <BR> <SPAN class="aboutheader">Managing Director</SPAN><BR> <A href="mailto:nmoonka@resourcedevelopment.net">nmoonka@resourcedevelopment.net</A> Ext. 103</P> <P> <img src ="../images/about/nishicrop.jpg" alt="" width="125" height="150" style="float: right"/> Nishi has contributed to a number of RDA's most impacting projects. She leads RDA's evaluation work on the After School for All (A4A) nonprofit collaborative, where she develops tools and manages an evaluation of nearly 30 after school programs in five school districts. Prior to her work with RDA, Nishi enjoyed an extensive career in urban youth development. For the Literacy for Environmental Justice Program, she trained youth consumers to perform evaluations of the agencies from which they receive services. This resulted in an extensive consumer-driven evaluation of over 40 youth-serving nonprofits funded by the San Francisco Department of Children, Youth and Their Families. Previously, Nishi helped SF Learns create tools to aggregate, analyze, and report youth input for a future-planned youth health clinic. As a result of her contribution, the <A href="http://www.sfbayview.com/080404/researchgirls080404.shtml"> Bayview Healing Arts Center</A> was opened in 2005. She has planned and coordinated logistics for a youth forum on secondary school reform for the <A href="http://www.ecclf.org/">Every Child Can Learn Foundation</A> and has served as a process consultant for Andersen Consulting, Inc. (now <A href="http://www.accenture.com/xd/xd.asp?it=enweb&amp;xd=index.xml">Accenture, Inc.</A>).</p> <p>Nishi holds Bachelor's degrees in Molecular and Cell Biology and Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master's degree in Education, with a concentration in Human Development and Psychology, Risk and Prevention, from Harvard University. </P> <P><SPAN class="aboutheader" id="JenniferSusskind">Jennifer Susskind, M.C.P.</SPAN> <BR> <SPAN class="aboutheader"></SPAN><STRONG><FONT color="#5b8324">Senior Project Manager</FONT></STRONG><BR> <A href="mailto:jsusskind@resourcedevelopment.net">jsusskind@resourcedevelopment.net</A> Ext. 109</P> <P> <img src ="../images/about/jencrop.jpg" alt="" width="120" height="150" style="float: right"/> Jennifer Susskind joined RDA in 2007 after receiving a Master's degree in City and Regional Planning from the University of California, Berkeley. As a student, Ms. Susskind studied regional and local economic development, community development, redevelopment, and affordable housing policy. Also as a student, Ms. Susskind worked as an analyst for Seifel Consulting Inc., a firm that specializes in economic development, real estate, affordable housing and redevelopment. She is the assistant editor of the 2006 California Redevelopment Association Affordable Housing Handbook, and the principal author of a study of human capital in the nine-county Bay Area, published by the Bay Area Economic Forum. Prior to returning to school, Ms. Susskind worked for 13 years in non-profit, civil rights and labor organizations. In addition to her writing and technical capacities, she is a trained community organizer, facilitator, and adult educator. </p> <P><SPAN class="aboutheader" id="AmaliaFreedman">Amalia Egri Freedman</SPAN> <BR> <SPAN class="aboutheader"></SPAN><STRONG><FONT color="#5b8324">Senior Project Manager</FONT></STRONG><BR> <A href="mailto:afreedman@resourcedevelopment.net">afreedman@resourcedevelopment.net</A> Ext. 111</P> <p><img src ="../images/about/amaliacrop.jpg" alt="" width="120" height="150" style="float: right"/> Ms. Freedman has 18 years of experience working with non-profit organizations, private companies, government agencies and policy makers in the areas of Communications, Program Development, Government Relations and Nonprofit Governance. At RDA, Ms. Freedman is currently working with a team to facilitate agreement on San Joaquin County's Mental Health Services Act Annual Request, and is leading the conflict resolution training efforts at San Francisco MTA. Her past projects include operational planning for a new preschool and managing community relations projects for BART and San Francisco Muni. As an Associate with Booz Allen Hamilton, Ms. Freedman directed public participation and marketing programs for state and local health and transit agencies. Prior to that, Ms. Freedman served as a legislative aide in Oakland, managing daily interaction with elected officials, agency administrators and community members. In addition, Ms. Freedman sits on the Boards of Directors of the Family Service Agency of San Francisco and the Golden Gate Mothers Group, a nonprofit membership organization for mothers with children ages 0-5. She received a Bachelor's degree in Sociology from University of California, Berkeley. </p> <P><SPAN class="aboutheader" id="AndyRiesenberg">Andy Riesenberg, M.S. </SPAN> <BR> <SPAN class="aboutheader"></SPAN><STRONG><FONT color="#5b8324">Senior Project Manager</FONT></STRONG><BR> <A href="mailto:riesenberg@resourcedevelopment.net">riesenberg@resourcedevelopment.net</A> Ext. 116</P> <p><img src ="../images/about/andy.jpg" alt="" width="120" height="150" style="float: right"/> Andy Riesenberg, Sc.M. brings to RDA his expertise in public health methods, multi-sector integration, and community-wide efforts to promote the health and safety of under-served populations. As a Senior Project Manager at RDA, Mr. Riesenberg manages program evaluation, strategic planning, and technical assistance contracts with six California local governmental agencies, while supervising research teams, overseeing client communications, and managing day-to-day project activities. Mr. Riesenberg is currently leading RDA s effort to evaluate three pilot projects in Contra Costa Health Services focused on integration of primary care and mental health services, is developing a local implementation plan for Public Safety Realignment (AB109) with San Mateo County s Community Corrections Partnership, and provides training and technical assistance to the Orange County Health Care Agency in evaluating their Mental Health Services Act Innovation and Prevention and Early Intervention projects.</p> <p>Prior to joining RDA, Mr. Riesenberg was a Public Health Analyst and completed a Presidential Management Fellowship at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). At CDC, Mr. Riesenberg managed the formative evaluation and development of research-to-practice tools focused on evidence-based policy and environmental change strategies for prevention of excessive alcohol use and cardiovascular diseases, presented data on chronic disease at regional meetings of the National Conference of State Legislatures, and consulted nationally with 15 state and local health departments and non-profit organizations, including the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, on policy and systems changes to reduce health inequities. </p> <p> Riesenberg received his Master of Science in Society, Human Development, and Health from the Harvard School of Public Health and a Bachelor of Science from Cornell University. He was recently elected to the Board of Directors of Alcohol Justice (formerly Marin Institute), and remains an active member of the Cornell Alumni Admissions Ambassador Network.</p> <P><SPAN class="aboutheader" id="PeterEnnis">Peter Ennis, M.S. </SPAN> <BR> <SPAN class="aboutheader"></SPAN><STRONG><FONT color="#5b8324">IT Director</FONT></STRONG><BR> <A href="mailto:peterennis@resourcedevelopment.net">peterennis@resourcedevelopment.net</A> Ext. 112</P> <P><img src ="../images/about/peterecrop.jpg" alt="" width="120" height="150" style="float: right"/> Mr. Ennis is an experienced software and database developer who brings over 20 years of experience working with management information systems. Prior to joining RDA, he served as IT Director at Davis Street Family Resource Center and oversaw the maintenance, migration and upgrade of the $10 million non-profit's operating systems. As a consultant for Cal State East Bay, Mr. Ennis supported development of a donations management database which was used to track funding among the departments that received part of their financial support through donations. He has also designed and developed the multi-user Contract Management Database for BART, which required migration of the system to SQL Server and training their IT department for future development. Mr. Ennis holds a Master's degree in Computer Science, with an emphasis on Robotics & Systems Integration, from Coventry University, England. </P> <P><SPAN class="aboutheader" id="TrangTo">Trang To</SPAN> <BR> <SPAN class="aboutheader"></SPAN><STRONG><FONT color="#5b8324">Data Analyst</FONT></STRONG><BR> <A href="mailto:trangto@resourcedevelopment.net">trangto@resourcedevelopment.net</A> Ext. 107</P> <P><img src ="../images/about/trang_crop3.bmp" alt="" width="105" height="130" style="float: right"/> At RDA, Mrs. To has been part of numerous projects involving data research, data analysis, and database and reporting tool design. She has researched and analyzed large data sets during a strategic planning process for Oakland's Fund for Children and Youth, provided technical assistance to AfterSchool web system users, and assisted in developing a standardized reporting tool, a Microsoft front-end database with customized user interfaces, for Fresno's MCAH Department. She is also responsible for updating RDA's website and developing an Access database for in-house project information archival. Prior to joining RDA, Mrs. To was involved in developing clinical software applications for an MIS firm in Oakland, California. Mrs. To holds a Bachelor's degree in Engineering from the California University of Sacramento. </P> <!-- <P><SPAN class="aboutheader" id="RebeccaBrown">Rebecca Brown, PH.D. </SPAN> <BR> <SPAN class="aboutheader"></SPAN><STRONG><FONT color="#5b8324">Senior Research Associate</FONT></STRONG><BR> <A href="mailto:rebeccabrown@resourcedevelopment.net">rebeccabrown@resourcedevelopment.net</A> Ext. 114</P> <P><img src ="../images/about/rebeccabrown.jpg" alt="" width="110" height="125" style="float: right"/> Dr. Rebecca Brown is a seasoned statistician, researcher and evaluator who has conducted evaluations for a wide variety of organizations, including California's Department of Mental Health, San Joaquin County Behavioral Health Services, the Public Health Institute, Kaiser Permanente, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Cañada College, the New Teacher Project, and Citicorp. Her work balances quantitative and qualitative methodologies, including survey measurement, database management, interview and focus group design and implementation, quantitative and qualitative data analysis, reporting, and results-based consultation. Rebecca received her doctorate degree from the University of California, Berkeley in Organizational Behavior and has taught Management at Berkeley and the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Her expertise and publications are around diversity management, team building, organizational culture, leadership, and organizational change. She also has experience with curriculum development, teaching, and mentoring at the high school, middle school, and elementary school levels. She is a strong believer in the power of community and strives daily to live with compassion and purpose. </p> --> <P><SPAN class="aboutheader" id="RobertaChambers">Roberta Chambers, Ph.D. </SPAN> <BR> <SPAN class="aboutheader"></SPAN><STRONG><FONT color="#5b8324">Senior Program Associate</FONT></STRONG><BR> <A href="mailto:rchambers@resourcedevelopment.net">rchambers@resourcedevelopment.net</A> Ext. 102</P> <P><img src ="../images/about/robertacrop.jpg" alt="" width="120" height="150" style="float: right"/> As a Senior Associate at RDA, Dr. Chambers brings 13 years of experience in non-profit leadership, business development, program and staff development, and quality improvement to RDA. She is committed to creating funding and program models which support people with complex service needs or who are otherwise disenfranchised to live the life of their choosing in the community. Prior to joining RDA, Dr. Chambers was the Vice President of Development at Anka Behavioral Health, where she spearheaded national growth and expansion efforts and secured over $30 million in new revenue for the organization. Dr. Chambers also served as the Director of Training, Quality Assurance, and Clinical Services for the California Autism Foundation (CAF), which provided residential, supported living, and vocational/educational supports and a non-public school for children and adults with autism and other developmental disabilities. </p> <p> Dr. Chambers received her Doctorate in Psychology and a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from John F. Kennedy University in Pleasant Hill, CA. Her dissertation research was on the function of drugs and alcohol in people with developmental disabilities. She completed her Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies and Psychology from San Francisco State University. Clinically, her experience is based in the public sector with a focus on people with serious mental illness, substance use, forensic involvement, and/or an intellectual disability. </p> <P><SPAN class="aboutheader" id="DianaSanders">Diana Sanders</SPAN> <BR> <SPAN class="aboutheader"></SPAN><STRONG><FONT color="#5b8324">Program Associate</FONT></STRONG><BR> <A href="mailto:dsanders@resourcedevelopment.net">dsanders@resourcedevelopment.net</A> Ext. 104</P> <P><img src ="../images/about/dianacrop.jpg" alt="" width="120" height="150" style="float: right"/> Diana Sanders joined RDA in 2007, bringing with her twenty years' experience in non-profit management, organizational development, systems and program design and implementation, facilitation, training and team building. During her seventeen year tenure with Delancey Street Foundation, Ms. Sanders gained extensive insight working with disenfranchised populations. As manager of two Delancey satellite facilities, she honed her skills, designing and delivering training programs, successfully improving organizational processes while developing effective communication strategies for working with challenging populations. Her experiences and her passion for social justice issues and effecting systemic change through collaborative efforts in underserved communities continue to guide her work. Her work at RDA includes providing leadership coaching and line staff training to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency and consulting on logistics and implementation planning for a Metropolitan Transportation Commission pilot program. <p>Ms. Sanders holds a Bachelor's degree in Urban Studies from San Francisco State University and recently completed the highly competitive Leadership San Francisco program. Ms. Sanders continues to volunteer her time with Delancey Street Foundation conducting groups and financial management classes for residents. </p> <!-- <P><SPAN class="aboutheader" id="SarahSullivant">Sarah Sullivant. M.A. </SPAN> <BR> <SPAN class="aboutheader"></SPAN><STRONG><FONT color="#5b8324">Program Associate</FONT></STRONG><BR> <A href="mailto:ssullivant@resourcedevelopment.net">ssullivant@resourcedevelopment.net</A> Ext. 119</P> Ms. Sullivant joined RDA in 2011, and brings 8 years of experience in program development, strategic planning, and policy research and analysis to the organization. As a policy analyst and research consultant, she has worked with both nonprofit organizations and government agencies on issues related to economic and community development finance, community health and organizing, and family engagement in schools. Her clients have included Oakland Unified School District, the Port of San Francisco, the Rockefeller Foundation, Pacific Community Ventures, the City of San Jose Redevelopment Agency, and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, among others. Ms. Sullivant spent three years as a senior development and communications associate and principal grant-writer for EARN, a nonprofit in San Francisco dedicated to helping low-income families build assets and secure their financial future. Prior to joining EARN, she worked as an organizer for the Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF) in Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties, and managed research, development and administrative operations for the greater Bay Area IAF. </p> <p> Ms. Sullivant studied Sociology, Spanish, and Economic Development at Rice University and at the Institute for Central American Development Studies in San Jose, Costa Rica, and holds a Master of Public Policy degree from the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley. </p> --> <P><SPAN class="aboutheader" id="MikaelaRabinowitz">Mikaela Rabinowitz, Ph.D. </SPAN> <BR> <SPAN class="aboutheader"></SPAN><STRONG><FONT color="#5b8324">Program Associate</FONT></STRONG><BR> <A href="mailto:mrabinowitz@resourcedevelopment.net">mrabinowitz@resourcedevelopment.net</A> Ext. 114</P> <P><img src ="../images/about/mikaelacrop.jpg" alt="" width="120" height="150" style="float: right"/> Mikaela Rabinowitz has a background in juvenile and criminal justice policy and research. Prior to joining to RDA, she worked as a Juvenile Justice Policy Advocate at the National Center for Youth Law, where she worked with state and local jurisdictions across the country to identify local juvenile justice reform needs and provide support for research and policy implementation. As a data consultant for the Illinois Disproportionate Justice Impact Study, Dr. Rabinowitz analyzed racial disparities in criminal justice processing and formulated recommendations for a state commission on disproportionate minority contact with the justice system. She also worked as a Lead Interviewer for the Office of National Drug Control Policy s Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM II) Program, overseeing interviews with inmates in the Cook County Department of Corrections, and she has experience conducting research in adult and juvenile correctional facilities. </p> <p> Dr. Rabinowitz has a Ph.D. in Sociology from Northwestern University, where her research examined the effect of pretrial detentions on detainees case outcomes and on their lives outside the criminal justice system. She has experience in qualitative and quantitative research and analysis. </p> <P><SPAN class="aboutheader" id="MathewReed">Mathew Reed, Ph.D. </SPAN> <BR> <SPAN class="aboutheader"></SPAN><STRONG><FONT color="#5b8324">Program Associate</FONT></STRONG><BR> <A href="mailto:mreed@resourcedevelopment.net">mreed@resourcedevelopment.net</A> Ext. 106</P> <P><img src ="../images/about/mathewcrop.jpg" alt="" width="120" height="150" style="float: right"/> Mathew earned his Ph.D in Sociology with a focus on Social Policy and Research Methods at Northwestern University. He worked as a Senior Project manager for Schoolhouse/Town Hall Services where he consulted on projects for School Districts and County governments regarding school enrollment forecasts and other issues. He has also worked with the Silicon Valley Education Foundation where he coordinated data collection and analysis for Summer math enrichment programs in 16 school districts serving of 1600 students. His dissertation research included the design of a mufti-method policy study and evaluation of municipal implementation of federal public housing reform and relocation policy. He is the past recipient of a National Science Foundation grant as well as a grant from HUD for his dissertation research. </p> <P><SPAN class="aboutheader" id="JazminBetancourt">Jazmin Betancourt</SPAN> <BR> <SPAN class="aboutheader"></SPAN><STRONG><FONT color="#5b8324">Research Associate</FONT></STRONG><BR> <A href="mailto:betancourt@resourcedevelopment.net">betancourt@resourcedevelopment.net</A> ext. 108 </P> <P><img src ="../images/about/jazmincrop.jpg" alt="" width="130" height="140" style="float: right"/> Jazmin Betancourt graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with Bachelor's degrees in Peace and Conflict Studies and in History of Art. At Berkeley she was involved with organizations that advocated on behalf of youth education and community empowerment. For two years she worked with the after school tutoring program Berkeley United in Literacy Development (BUILD), a student-run program at the Cal Corps Public Service Center at UC Berkeley. As a tutor and student director of her cohort, Jazmin tutored second to ninth grade students in math and literacy skills in Berkeley and Oakland public schools. In addition, she was on the planning committee for the UC Berkeley Education Summit - a two-day conference that connected college students involved in youth work with faculty, community leaders, and education professionals. Jazmin organized and moderated the "Careers in Education" panel and co-wrote a grant proposal that funded the conference's keynote speakers and workshops. Jazmin's fluency in Spanish and cultural sensitivity to non-English speaking communities was fundamental in her work as an Education Intern with the Museum Ambassador Program at the de Young Museum and as a Visual Arts Intern at La Peña Cultural Center where it was her primary responsibility to promote public programs to the community at large. <p>Currently, she is a Research Assistant at RDA where she has analyzes data, writes reports and conducts site visits for the After School For All evaluation and supports Senior Program Associates in grant proposal development.</P> <!-- <P><SPAN class="aboutheader" id="CourtneyGraham">Courtney Graham, M.S.W.</SPAN> <BR> <SPAN class="aboutheader"></SPAN><STRONG><FONT color="#5b8324">Research Associate</FONT></STRONG><BR> <A href="mailto:cgraham@resourcedevelopment.net">cgraham@resourcedevelopment.net</A> Ext. 106 </P> <P><img src ="../images/about/courtneycrop.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="125" style="float: right"/> Courtney Graham recently moved to the Bay Area from Michigan, where she completed her Bachelor's degree in Psychology and Sociology, and earned a Master's of Social Work at the University of Michigan. During her Master's program she worked with VOICES for Michigan's Children, where she created materials providing data and policy analysis for community members and planned a community event to raise awareness about alternative education attended by several state legislators. Courtney has also served as a nonprofit Board Fellow with Community Action Network providing recommendations around volunteer engagement strategies. At RDA, Courtney provides qualitative and quantitative research assistance on the Mental Health Medi-Cal Certification project, Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL), and the Oakland Measure Y Initiative. She is strongly committed to the mission of Resource Development Associates and is passionate about creating social change through high quality community based initiatives.</P> --> <P><SPAN class="aboutheader" id="PeterNeely">Peter Neely, M.A.</SPAN> <BR> <SPAN class="aboutheader"></SPAN><STRONG><FONT color="#5b8324">Research Associate</FONT></STRONG><BR> <A href="mailto:pneely@resourcedevelopment.net">pneely@resourcedevelopment.net</A> Ext. 113 </P> <P><img src ="../images/about/peterNcrop.jpg" alt="" width="120" height="150" style="float: right"/> Peter Neely is an East Coast native that has recently re-located to the Bay Area hoping to engage social justice issues outside of the academic arena. He studied environmental politics at Bard College, and most recently earned a Master's degree in Political Science from Central European University in Budapest, Hungary. As a student, his focus included the study of social movements, contentious politics and right-wing activism in the United States. Prior to earning his M.A., Peter worked as a news reporter on the East End of Long Island, covering municipal government and environmental news, and has worked extensively in youth arts education. As a Research Assistant at RDA, Peter assists in the quantitative data analysis for the Measure Y Program evaluation, the Fresno Behavioral Health Department evaluation, and the qualitative analysis of the Afterschool 4 All programs in Contra Costa County. </P> <P><SPAN class="aboutheader" id="RyanWythe">Ryan Wythe</SPAN> <BR> <SPAN class="aboutheader"></SPAN><STRONG><FONT color="#5b8324">Research Associate</FONT></STRONG><BR> <A href="mailto:rwythe@resourcedevelopment.net">rwythe@resourcedevelopment.net</A> Ext. 117 </P> <P><img src ="../images/about/ryancrop.jpg" alt="" width="120" height="150" style="float: right"/> Mr. Wythe is a Research Assistant supporting several evaluation and strategic planning projects with RDA. Currently, he is working on an evaluation of Mental Health Innovation projects with Santa Clara County and Orange County, maximizing Mental Health Medi-Cal revenues with the City & County of San Francisco, and evaluating Alameda County Measure A spending. Before joining RDA, Mr. Wythe was a City Hall Fellow with the City & County of San Francisco's City Services Auditor - Performance Unit, where he investigated spending by source, service category, department and fiscal year in preparation of the Long Term Care annual report. Ryan also worked on an analysis project for the Laguna Honda and SF General Hospital Shared Rehabilitation Services, and produced recommendations to integrate services, maximize outpatient revenues, and create tools for performance measurement. </P> <p>Mr. Wythe serves as President of the Board and Program Coordinator of the Berkeley Needle Exchange Emergency Distribution program, managing all grant writing and fundraising efforts and representing the agency at City of Berkeley Health Commission. </P> <P><SPAN class="aboutheader" id="LindaHua">Linda A. Hua, M.A.</SPAN> <BR> <SPAN class="aboutheader"></SPAN><STRONG><FONT color="#5b8324">Research Associate</FONT></STRONG><BR> <A href="mailto:lhua@resourcedevelopment.net">lhua@resourcedevelopment.net</A> Ext. 110 </P> <P><img src ="../images/about/lindacrop.jpg" alt="" width="120" height="155" style="float: right"/> Linda A. Hua is an organizational psychologist who combines proven theory and practice experience to enhance the development of individuals, teams, and organizations in business. Having worked in private start-up organizations and non-profit higher education systems, Linda has a strong background in training, customer care, and management. She has an aptitude for report writing, oral presentation, data analysis, and project management. Among her consulting experience, Linda conducted an executive coaching engagement with the president of a local firm to increase his leadership skills, especially in the area of clear and effective communication. She has also worked on a cultural assessment project at PayPal where she helped a human resources team identify areas with the greatest potential for growth within their department. </p> <p>At RDA, Linda has worked on a variety of projects, including program evaluations, strategic planning, and needs assessments. With a strong background in data analysis and report writing, Linda has primarily worked on the Afterschool-4-All program evaluations and reports, using an evidence-based approach to provide recommendations for program maintenance, improvement, and decision making. Linda has also prepared a data collection and analysis manual for Orange County Mental Health Services and served as the project lead in the San Francisco Nightlife Study.</p> <p>Linda is a PhD candidate in organizational psychology at Alliant International University in San Francisco. She has a bachelor s of science in experimental-neuroscience psychology and a master s of arts in organizational psychology. Linda s interests include executive coaching, group dynamics, leadership development, change management, and data analysis. </P> <P><SPAN class="aboutheader" id="EktaMakhijani">Ekta Makhijani, M.S.</SPAN> <BR> <SPAN class="aboutheader"></SPAN><STRONG><FONT color="#5b8324">Research Associate</FONT></STRONG><BR> <A href="mailto:emakhijani@resourcedevelopment.net">emakhijani@resourcedevelopment.net</A> Ext. 119 </P> <P><img src ="../images/about/ektacrop.jpg" alt="" width="120" height="150" style="float: right"/> Ekta Makhijani joined RDA in 2011 as a Research Associate with experience in qualitative and quantitative social science research. At RDA, she is responsible for research, data collection, and analysis supporting evaluation projects in the areas of healthcare, education, and social services. Ekta's previous experience includes providing analytical services and consulting for issues related to organizational development and human resource management for public, private, and nonprofit organizations.</p> <p> Ekta holds a B.A. in Political Science from University of California at Berkeley and a M.S. in Industrial / Organizational Psychology from San Jose State University. In addition to graduate school, Ekta studied international issues in work, organizational, and personnel psychology through the Erasmus Mundus Winter School at the University of Coimbra in Portugal. </P> <P><SPAN class="aboutheader" id="AlisaLaRue">Alisa LaRue</SPAN> <BR> <SPAN class="aboutheader"></SPAN><STRONG><FONT color="#5b8324">Senior Operations Manager</FONT></STRONG><BR> <A href="mailto:alarue@resourcedevelopment.net">alarue@resourcedevelopment.net</A> Ext. 101</P> <P><img src ="../images/about/alisacrop.jpg" alt="" width="120" height="150" style="float: right"/> At RDA, Alisa handles many of the administrative processes, including contracts, employee payroll and benefits, bookkeeping and general office support. Over the past three years, she has assisted with the Afterschool 4 All evaluation, conducting site visits and overseeing the distribution and collection of annual satisfaction surveys. Prior to joining RDA, Alisa lived in Austin, Texas and Qingdao, China, where she taught English to elementary-aged children. She graduated with Honors from the University of California, Santa Cruz with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and is currently studying for her certificate of public accounting. </p> <P><SPAN class="aboutheader" id="MarkHaberman">Mark Haberman</SPAN> <BR> <SPAN class="aboutheader"></SPAN><STRONG><FONT color="#5b8324">Executive Assistant</FONT></STRONG><BR> <A href="mailto:mhaberman@resourcedevelopment.net">mhaberman@resourcedevelopment.net</A> Ext. 115</P> <P><img src ="../images/about/markcrop.jpg" alt="" width="120" height="150" style="float: right"/> As the Executive Assistant, Mark Haberman assists the RDA administrative staff in the daily functioning and upkeep of the Oakland office. Mark manages the calendar of the CEO, Dr. Bennett and supports Senior Staff with meeting planning and preparation. Mark earned his bachelor s degree in Economics from the University of California at Santa Cruz. Upon graduation, Mark returned to the Bay Area and has undertaken a broad range of work experiences, including working as a Sales Associate with an Emeryville sales firm, serving as the Vice President of Marketing with Human Resources Solutions, a human resources consulting firm based out of Walnut Creek, and working with a California State Assembly candidate as Associate Campaign Manager. </p> <!-- <P><SPAN class="aboutheader" id="JuliahLindsey">Juliah Lindsey, M.P.A., M.S.W.</SPAN> <BR> <SPAN class="aboutheader"></SPAN><STRONG><FONT color="#5b8324">Program Associate</FONT></STRONG><BR> <A href="mailto:jlindsey@resourcedevelopment.net">jlindsey@resourcedevelopment.net</A> Ext. 117</P> --> <!-- <P><img src ="../images/about/juliah.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="125" style="float: right"/> --> <!-- A Bay Area native, Juliah Lindsey joins RDA with five years' experience with nonprofit and local government agencies. Juliah most recently worked as Research Scientist for New York City's Department of Human Services. Her research topics included employment outcomes for welfare recipients and the impact of births on a parents' initial welfare enrollment. Juliah holds a Masters in Public Administration and Masters in Social Work from Columbia University. As a student, she led a qualitative research project to inform a recruitment campaign for the New York Fire Department. She also conducted an evaluation of HIV prevention program for sex workers in the Dominican Republic. At RDA, she contributes to ongoing evaluation, strategic plans and grant writing projects.</P> --> <P><SPAN class="aboutheader" id="EmilyZukerberg">Emily Zukerberg, J.D.</SPAN> <BR> <SPAN class="aboutheader"></SPAN><STRONG><FONT color="#5b8324">Senior Consultant</FONT></STRONG><BR> <!-- <A href="mailto:ezukerberg@resourcedevelopment.net">ezukerberg@resourcedevelopment.net</A> --> </P> <p><img src ="../images/about/emilycrop.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="125" style="float: right"/>Emily Zukerberg has more than 10 years experience performing prospect research, grant writing, and program development for national, local and regional nonprofit agencies. She has worked with RDA on a large federal grant proposal for Santa Barbara County to establish several drug courts. While working as a grant writer and research analyst for Goodwill Industries of San Francisco, San Mateo & Marin Counties, Emily was one of the original grant writers for an innovative collaboration with the SF District Attorney's office called Street to Work. The nation's first deferred entry workforce development alternative for first-time, low-level narcotic sales offenders, Street to Work has since become Back on Track, and is being touted as an exciting and effective restorative justice model. Emily's other accomplishments while at Goodwill SF included: writing the business plan that launched ReCompute, Goodwill's computer recycling and re-use operation, and securing start-up funding for the Bayview Hope Trucking Academy, a short-haul truck driver training and job placement program for San Francisco's ex-offender population. The Academy is now the proud owner of a state-of-the-art truck driving simulator named Emily, which is housed at the City College Bayview campus. </p> <p>Emily holds a J.D. from UC Hastings and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Bowling Green State University. While at Hastings, she served as a research assistant for the Public Law Research Institute, a member of the Civil Justice Clinic, and Co-Director of The Survival Exchange Network, a grassroots nonprofit organization serving homeless African American men in the Tenderloin community. </p> <P><SPAN class="aboutheader" id="MoiraDeNike">Moira DeNike, Ph.D.</SPAN> <BR> <SPAN class="aboutheader">Senior Consultant</SPAN><BR> <A href="mailto:mdenike@resourcedevelopment.net">mdenike@resourcedevelopment.net</A></p> <P><img src ="../images/about/moira.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="125" style="float: right"/>Moira DeNike has extensive experience in program evaluation, planning and grant writing, as well as both qualitative and quantitative data analysis. Among her many projects, Moira evaluated a SAMHSA funded violence prevention program in West Contra Costa County, a gang risk intervention program operated by the Alameda Office of Education, an innovative program from Asia Pacific Psychological Services serving mental health clients in Oakland, and several youth development programs for at-risk populations in the San Francisco Bay Area. She assisted San Mateo County in planning a gender-responsive expansion of their juvenile drug treatment court and is currently working with a collaboration of government and private agencies to transform the administration of mental health services for the State of Washington. Moira has published and taught in the areas of juvenile justice and criminal justice and has consulted on parole and probation evaluation projects at <A href="http://www.cjcj.org/"> The Center for Juvenile &amp; Criminal Justice</A>, and at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. While working as a consultant on school-based service programs, she facilitated and assessed numerous collaborations among public agencies and community based organizations. Moira is a committee member of the <A href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/sagan/">Ginetta Sagan Fund of Amnesty International USA</A>; past President of Dancers for Democracy; and a member of the <A href="http://www.asc41.com/">American Society of Criminology</A>. She teaches research methodology in criminal justice at San Francisco State University. </p> <p>Moira holds a B.A. in Sociology from the University of California at Santa Cruz, and an M.A. in Sociology and a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.</P> <P><SPAN class="aboutheader" id="PatriciaReyes">Patricia Brown Reyes, M.P.H.</SPAN> <BR> <SPAN class="aboutheader"></SPAN><STRONG><FONT color="#5b8324">Senior Consultant</FONT></STRONG><BR> <!-- <A href="mailto:preyes@resourcedevelopment.net">preyes@resourcedevelopment.net</A> --> </P> <p> Reyes brings 20 years of experience designing and directing evaluation studies with non-profit community based organizations and local agencies. She works from a theory-based, utilization-focused approach and advocates evaluative learning as an avenue to program capacity building. Pat is skilled in both quantitative and qualitative data collection approaches as well as logic model development and program planning. She conducts training and coaching in evaluation and presented a day-long workshop on evaluation and logic model development at CompassPoint in San Francisco. Pat's recent projects with RDA include evaluations of a SAMHSA funded substance abuse treatment program for users of methamphetamines with co-occurring mental health conditions, jail-based substance abuse treatment services in Marin County, an after school nutrition and fitness program for the Beacon Centers of San Francisco, a hospital based program seeking to reduce frequent emergency department use with the provision of case management services, and an assessment of the impact of a new social services management information system on worker productivity and satisfaction. Pat is also part of the RDA grantwriting team and recently wrote successful proposals that resulted in state funding of three after school programs for at-risk youth. </p> <p>Prior to joining RDA, Ms. Reyes worked for the Center for Reproductive Health Policy Research at the University of California, San Francisco where she provided technical assistance and training in program evaluation and co-authored two guidebooks on evaluation. In that position she also conducted evaluations of a YMCA parenting program for teens, Perinatal Resource Centers, and the Healthy Infant Project, all in Oakland. She has a B.A. in Psychology from University of California, Irvine and a Master's degree in Public Health from the University of California, Berkeley. </P> <P><SPAN class="aboutheader" id="SaraOrem">Sara Orem, Ph.D. </SPAN> <BR> <SPAN class="aboutheader"></SPAN><STRONG><FONT color="#5b8324">Senior Consultant</FONT></STRONG><BR> <!-- <A href="mailto:sorem@resourcedevelopment.net">sorem@resourcedevelopment.net</A> --> </P> <P><img src ="../images/about/saraorem.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="130" style="float: right"/> Sara L.Orem, Ph.D. has twenty years of management experience and almost twenty years of management consulting and coaching in and to major corporations in the U. S., Britain and Australia. In addition, she has had multiple consulting relationships in the public sector and with major non-profits. In both her corporate and non-profit work Sara has consulted to a full-spectrum of organizational roles from operations managers to boards of directors. This work has spanned strategic planning, diversity management, conflict resolution, team collaboration, and small group learning. Her corporate roles focused on leadership development. </p> <p>Her consulting work has focused most recently in the public sector on team and individual coaching for deep engagement and committed performance. She is qualified to interpret, has presented workshops, and published papers about the Myers Briggs Type Indicator. She is also co-author of the daily meditation book, Living Simply (1994, Health Communications). Sara completed her doctoral work in the inter-disciplinary program in Human and Organization Systems at Fielding Graduate University where she also completed a certification in Dialogue, Deliberation, and Public Engagement. She is lead author of Appreciative Coaching: A Positive Process for Change, published in early 2007 by Jossey-Bass. Appreciative Coaching describes in detail the method Sara has developed for her coaching and consulting practice. </P> <P><SPAN class="aboutheader" id="JamesTharp">James Tharp</SPAN> <BR> <SPAN class="aboutheader"></SPAN><STRONG><FONT color="#5b8324">Senior Consultant</FONT></STRONG><BR> <!-- <A href="mailto:jtharp@resourcedevelopment.net">jtharp@resourcedevelopment.net</A> --> </P> <P><img src ="../images/about/jaycrop.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="125" style="float: right"/> Jay Tharp has 15 years experience in system analysis and process design. He is recognized for extracting data from large public agency data systems for use in program planning and analysis. He has designed data-driven applications to support case management at schools, health providers, justice agencies and nonprofit organizations. He has written compliance plans and best practices references, reviewed research protocols for an Institutional Review Board, and trained users in custom software and off-the-shelf tools such as MS Access, SQL Server, and MapInfo. Prior to joining RDA in 1999, Jay was Information Manager at the University/Oakland Metropolitan Forum at the University of California, Berkeley. </P> <!-- <P><SPAN class="aboutheader" id="KayceGarciaRane">Kayce Garcia Rane, M.C.P.</SPAN>&nbsp;<BR> <SPAN class="aboutheader"></SPAN><STRONG><FONT color="#5b8324">Senior Consultant</FONT></STRONG><BR> <A href="mailto:krane@resourcedevelopment.net">krane@resourcedevelopment.net</A> </P> <p><img src ="../images/about/kaycecrop.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="130" style="float: right"/> For the past twelve years Ms. Rane has served as a consultant, helping community based organizations, foundations, and public agencies better serve their client constituents by conducting program evaluations, needs assessments, strategic planning, and community planning. Her primary focus for the last five years has been working with organizations to create trusting relationships amongst stakeholders to implement newly mandated policies and procedures. Ms. Rane is a skilled facilitator and trainer and has special expertise in reaching out to disenfranchised populations and in creating support for practice changes within community based organizations. </p> <p> Prior to joining RDA, Ms. Rane worked with Harder+Company Community Research as the Lead Consultant on a team implementing the Statewide Evaluation of First 5 Programs and as the Lead Planner for the Capay Valley Community Action Plan. At Moore Iacafano Goltsman, Ms. Rane implemented a nine-county Public Outreach and Involvement Campaign for the Bay Area Metropolitan Transportation Commission and prepared the Public Involvement Report for the Regional Transportation Plan. She worked in San Jose to prepare the Aging Services Master Plan and in Alameda County to develop a Needs Assessment of Adults Age 55 and Older and conducted needs assessments for people with HIV/AIDS for both the City of Long Beach and Los Angeles County. She received her undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley and a Master's degree in City and Regional Planning, from UC Berkeley. </p> <P><SPAN class="aboutheader" id="JohnnySpain">Johnny Spain</SPAN> <BR> <SPAN class="aboutheader"></SPAN><STRONG><FONT color="#5b8324">Senior Consultant</FONT></STRONG><BR> <A href="mailto:jspain@resourcedevelopment.net">jspain@resourcedevelopment.net</A> </P> <P><img src ="../images/about/johnny.bmp" alt="" width="105" height="130" style="float: right"/> Mr. Spain has taught criminal justice, law, and violence reduction courses at Stanford University, UC Berkeley, and New College Law School. He has developed and delivered pre-release training curriculum at the California Medical Facility at Vacaville and at the San Francisco County Jail San Bruno Facility. --> <!-- In the 1990s, Mr. Spain spent three years as Community Safety Organizer for the North of Market Planning Coalition where he worked with over 1500 tenants, businesses, and CBOs on neighborhood safety and emergency response issues. He also supervised the San Francisco Summer of Safety Americorp program interns, conducting violence prevention and self-esteem seminars sponsored by the Mayor's Office of Community Development. --> <!-- Mr Spain is the founder of the Justice Research Team (JRT). The JRT began in 1996 and provides youth with leadership development trainings. The training focuses are in Research, Critical Thinking, and Presentation. JRT youth have planned, organized, facilitated, and directed over 120 Bay Area and statewide events such as the creation of the youth element of "SF Carnival: back in the Mission," and the Latino Film Festival Reception at the Palace of Fine Arts. Mr. Spain developed and implemented an Emotional Intelligence/Life Skills training component at Goodwill Industries of San Francisco; the program helped participants transition from welfare to work. All of the participants successfully completed the class and continued on to Professional Development Training. <p>Mr. Spain has lectured at more than 40 Universities and colleges nationally and is the subject of a biography entitled "Black Power, White Blood: The Life and Times of Johnny Spain," written by Lori Andrews and published by Pantheon Books and Temple University Press. </p> --> <P><SPAN class="aboutheader" id="JoyceChu">Joyce Chu, Ph.D.</SPAN> <BR> <SPAN class="aboutheader"></SPAN><STRONG><FONT color="#5b8324">Senior Consultant</FONT></STRONG><BR> <!-- <A href="mailto:jchu@resourcedevelopment.net">jchu@resourcedevelopment.net</A> --> </P> <p>Joyce Chu is a clinical psychologist with over 10 years experience in research and psychotherapy. She has extensive experience in planning and grant writing, quantitative and qualitative data analysis, program design and implementation, and community-collaborative research. Joyce has developed numerous research projects, grant proposals, and evaluation projects for non-profit mental health organizations. Concurrently to her consulting work at RDA, Joyce is an Assistant Professor of clinical psychology at the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology in Palo Alto, CA. She is Director of a new specialty program, the Diversity and Community Mental Health track, which trains future practitioners to work in community-based organizations in the public mental health sector. In her capacity as faculty, she also supervises psychology trainees at an outpatient mental health clinic, the Gronowski Clinic, in Los Altos, CA. Clinically, Dr. Chu's work is focused around the treatment of depression adults and elderly populations. Her specialties include geriatrics, ethnic minority populations and diversity work. Her work is community-collaborative and aims to understand barriers to service use and develop culturally congruent outreach and treatment options for underserved communities. She runs the Ethnic Minority Mental Health Research Group at PGSP.</p> <p>Joyce holds a B.A. and M.A. in Psychology from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Michigan. Her postdoctoral fellowship work was at the University of California, San Francisco. </p> <P><SPAN class="aboutheader" id="StaceySmith">Stacey Smith, M.B.A.</SPAN> <BR> <SPAN class="aboutheader"></SPAN><STRONG><FONT color="#5b8324">Senior Consultant</FONT></STRONG><BR> <!-- <A href="mailto:ssmith@resourcedevelopment.net">ssmith@resourcedevelopment.net</A> --> </P> <p>For the past 20 years, Stacey Smith has worked to empower nonprofit leaders and arts, education and healthcare organizations manage growth and change. She specializes in organizational development, strategic planning, fundraising, board development and volunteer management. Before she began her consulting practice, Stacey held a variety of positions in several organizations as a Board Member, Executive Director, Development Director, staff member, and volunteer. This breadth of experience enhances her ability to work effectively with a wide range of organizations to address development and planning challenges. Stacey holds an M.B.A. from California State University, Hayward and a B.A. in Music from State University of New York at Albany. She also holds a Certificate from the Institute for Nonprofit Consulting, is a registered fundraising counsel in the State of California, and has completed graduate coursework in Performing Arts Administration at New York University. </p> <P><SPAN class="aboutheader" id="AlexandraHowson">Alexandra Howson, Ph.D.</SPAN> <BR> <SPAN class="aboutheader"></SPAN><STRONG><FONT color="#5b8324">Senior Consultant</FONT></STRONG><BR> <!-- <A href="mailto:ahowson@resourcedevelopment.net">ahowson@resourcedevelopment.net</A> --> </P> <P> Alexandra Howson Ph.D. is a medical sociologist with two decades of experience as a health practitioner, educator and social researcher. She brings a range of methodological skills to the study of policy, practice and participation in relation to health, education and human service organization issues. Alex has developed grant proposals and designed research and evaluation projects for clients in education, clinics, community health and emergency medical service settings. She specializes in using qualitative methods to gather data, such as in-depth interviews, focus groups and ethnographic observation and in analyzing data generated in community contexts. In addition to authoring books in North America and in Europe, as well as several articles on public health initiatives, Alex has recently published Researching Trust in Health (2008). She holds an M.A. and a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Edinburgh. </p> <P><SPAN class="aboutheader" id="YvonneParker">Yvonne Parker, J.D.</SPAN> <BR> <SPAN class="aboutheader"></SPAN><STRONG><FONT color="#5b8324">Senior Consultant</FONT></STRONG><BR> <!-- <A href="mailto:yparker@resourcedevelopment.net">yparker@resourcedevelopment.net</A> --> </P> <p>Yvonne Parker assists organizations with all aspects of grantseeking and grants management. Prior to working as a consultant, Yvonne held the positions of Development Officer and Grant Writer at the Hispanic Scholarship Fund in San Francisco, the nation's largest Hispanic education nonprofit, working primarily with independent foundations. She wrote proposals garnering more than $13 million in grant funding for the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, resulting in new and expanded scholarship and outreach programs targeted to low-income Hispanic youth. Prior to HSF, Yvonne held the position of Associate Director at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center, in Oakland, California, responsible for grant writing and legal compliance matters.</P> <p>Before transitioning to the nonprofit world in 2000, Yvonne practiced law in San Francisco specializing in business litigation. She holds a J.D. from Stanford Law School and a B.A. in Psychology from Arizona State University. </p> </P> <P><SPAN class="aboutheader" id="BenCohn">Ben Cohn, Ph.D.</SPAN> <BR> <SPAN class="aboutheader"></SPAN><STRONG><FONT color="#5b8324">Senior Consultant</FONT></STRONG><BR> <!-- <A href="mailto:bencohn@resourcedevelopment.net">bencohn@resourcedevelopment.net</A> --> </P> <P><img src ="../images/about/ben.bmp" alt="" width="107" height="125" style="float: right"/> Ben Cohn has worked in various organizational settings and environments as both an Organization Development practitioner and an instructor of higher education. In his role as an OD practitioner, Ben examines the "human side" of organizations in order to understand and improve individual and interpersonal experiences and performance. He has worked with organizations and their members to identify, articulate, and develop future visions and engage in a strategic planning process to transform their visions into reality. Ben also has experience working on organizational assessment and resource development projects. His specific professional interests include team functioning and interpersonal dynamics, management and leadership development, and effective and influential communication and public speaking. As a college instructor, Ben taught courses in psychology, social science, and life management and utilized innovative methods of education to help students develop as individuals and scholars. He also advised and mentored students and co-facilitated a young men's discussion group. In addition to his work as a practitioner and an educator, Ben has worked with autistic children and counseled senior citizens. </p> <p> Ben holds a B.A. in Liberal Arts with a concentration in Psychology and a Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology. He lives in Burlingame with his wife Sara who is a high school teacher of special education. </p> </p> <P><SPAN class="aboutheader" id="OliviaHerriford">Olivia Herriford, D.M., M.B.A</SPAN> <BR> <SPAN class="aboutheader"></SPAN><STRONG><FONT color="#5b8324">Senior Consultant</FONT></STRONG><BR> <A href="mailto:oherriford@resourcedevelopment.net">oherriford@resourcedevelopment.net</A></P> <P><img src ="../images/about/olivia.jpg" alt="" width="107" height="125" style="float: right"/> Olivia Herriford, DM, MBA, is a consultant and educator with expertise in leadership training and development and execution of strategy and change. Dr. Herriford is adjunct faculty for John F. Kennedy University and University of Phoenix, teaching business and management courses in both MBA programs. Courses taught and developed include Visionary Leadership, Organizational Culture and the Emotionally Intelligent Work Environment, Program Management, Project Management, Managing the Business Enterprise, Change Management, Organizational Behavior and Ethics, Total Quality Management, Conflict Management and Cultural Sensitivity, and Critical Thinking. As a leadership and development consultant, she has developed and delivered workshops in the areas of leadership succession, leadership and culture, emotional intelligence, conflict management, change management, and decision-making. She is a certified mediator who applies her conflict resolution skills as a volunteer on community dispute resolution panels in addition to developing and delivering workplace training and team coaching on conflict management.</p> <p> Upon completion of her doctoral study in 2002, Olivia began her teaching career while transforming her practice to support organizational leaders in the public and social sectors with change management and strategy development and execution. An active volunteer herself, Olivia serves on the boards of three non-profits and two professional organizations. </p> <P><SPAN class="aboutheader" id="AndreyNikiforov">Andrey Nikiforov, M.S.</SPAN> <BR> <SPAN class="aboutheader"></SPAN><STRONG><FONT color="#5b8324">Senior Consultant</FONT></STRONG><BR> <!-- <A href="mailto:xx@resourcedevelopment.net">xx@resourcedevelopment.net</A></P> --> <!-- <P><img src ="../images/about/andrey.bmp" alt="" width="107" height="125" style="float: right"/> --></p> <p>Andrey is an experienced enterprise systems architect with over 18 years working in IT and broad knowledge in technologies, practices, platforms, and products. He has designed and built numerous web and Windows client front ends, middle tier applications, back end databases and processing modules. Andrey assists RDA's development team with the Afterschool Web data tracking system. </P> <p> Andrey has earned the Microsoft Certified Application Developer for .NET (MCAD.NET), Microsoft Certified Solution Developer for .NET (MCSD.NET), Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE), Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA), and Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) certifications. He had taught Microsoft courses on SQL Server and Windows Administration. Andrey additionally holds a Master degree from Urals Technical University (Russia) in Computer Science. </p> <P><SPAN class="aboutheader" id="IrineOnciano">Irine Onciano, M.B.A. </SPAN> <BR> <SPAN class="aboutheader"></SPAN><STRONG><FONT color="#5b8324">Senior Consultant</FONT></STRONG><BR> </P> <P><img src ="../images/about/irine.png" alt="" width="130" height="145" style="float: right"/> Irine Onciano is an innovative and strategic organizational development practitioner, facilitator, and coach. Over a 25-year career in the public and private sectors, Irine has facilitated training for thousands of participants--from new hires to seasoned executives earning client testimonials for her interactive and engaging style. Irine has been instrumental in managing change in industries that have undergone considerable restructuring and consolidation, including transportation and hospitality industries. She led corporate culture initiatives on the west coast for GES Exposition Services, a trade show general contractor, and partnered in a major change management initiative for Caltrans, the multi-billion-dollar California transportation agency. Additionally, she co-directed communications and critical process changes to streamline customer service and payment processing for the City of Fresno, while shifting previously tax-funded services to a fee-for-service model. Her management development client list has included California Franchise Tax Board, Regional Training Center-San Diego, California State Teachers Retirement System, California Department of General Services, California Department of Motor Vehicles, Los Angeles Police Department, Department of Health and Human Services, California State University Sacramento, and Wells Fargo Bank Home Mortgage. </P> <p>Irine holds a MBA from University of Phoenix where she completed coursework towards a doctor of management degree and holds a BA from Fresno Pacific College, with a concentration in Management of Human Resources. </P> <P><SPAN class="aboutheader" id="LisaGutierrez">Lisa Gutierrez Wang, Ph.D.</SPAN> <BR> <SPAN class="aboutheader"></SPAN><STRONG><FONT color="#5b8324">Senior Consultant</FONT></STRONG><BR> </P> <P><img src ="../images/about/lisacrop.jpg" alt="" width="105" height="125" style="float: right"/> Lisa Gutiérrez Wang is a licensed psychologist. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master's degree in Counseling Psychology and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She completed her predoctoral internship at University of California, San Francisco through the Clinical Psychology Training Program (CPTP) and completed a postdoctoral fellowship through the Community Academic Research Training Alliance (CARTA). Concurrent to her internship at RDA, Lisa is currently a fellow in the UCSF IRACDA Scholars in Science program, working under the mentorship of Dr. Alicia F. Lieberman. In that capacity, her research focuses on evaluating the dissemination and implementation of Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) in community-based agencies, and developing a conceptual implementation model for the successful transfer of evidence-based psychological practices to diverse clinical settings. </p> <p>Having worked as a counselor and Program Director in community-based agencies, and as San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown's Liaison to the Latino Community and District 9 (Mission and Bernal Heights) prior to entering graduate school, Lisa has wide range of skills sets. She has considerable experience in quantitative data analysis, program development, dissemination and implementation of evidence-based practices, and community-collaborative research. She has conducted evaluations of the Santa Barbara County Juvenile and Adult Drug Court systems and the California Endowment Multi-Cultural Mental Health Access and Services for Family Violence Demonstration Project. Clinically, she has worked in outpatient, day treatment, residential, inpatient, and psychiatric emergency settings. Her areas of expertise include substance abuse, posttraumatic stress, eating disorder, and mood disorder assessment and treatment.</p> <P><SPAN class="aboutheader" id="RimaSpight">Rima Spight</SPAN> <BR> <SPAN class="aboutheader"></SPAN><STRONG><FONT color="#5b8324">Consultant</FONT></STRONG><BR> <A href="mailto:rspight@resourcedevelopment.net">rspight@resourcedevelopment.net</A> </P> <P><img src ="../images/about/rimacrop.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="130" style="float: right"/> Rima Spight graduated from Academy of Art University with special recognition for contributions to the Sculpture Department and fellow students. At RDA, she contributes to the graphic design and page layout of reports, provides support to senior staff, assisting in research and information gathering, entering and analyzing both qualitative and quantitative data, organizing outreach opportunities and providing graphic recording services during meetings. Projects she has worked on include: Mental Health Services Act planning for various counties, an evaluation of Oakland's Measure Y violence prevention programs, and an evaluation of the Afterschool 4 All programs in Contra Costa County. Rima has extensive experience volunteering to assist teaching personnel with craft and life skills classes in both older adult programs and adult special-needs day centers. </p> <P><SPAN class="aboutheader" id="JeremyBennett">Jeremy Bennett, M.A. </SPAN> <BR> <SPAN class="aboutheader"></SPAN><STRONG><FONT color="#5b8324">Consultant</FONT></STRONG><BR> <A href="mailto:jbennett@resourcedevelopment.net">jbennett@resourcedevelopment.net</A> </P> <P><img src ="../images/about/jeremycrop.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="130" style="float: right"/> Jeremy Bennett comes to RDA with experience in both qualitative and quantitative social science research methodologies. He previously worked as an independent consultant building financial models, developing research designs, executing data analysis, and writing reports. 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