Elsie joined Success Measures in February 2011, bringing to the team her significant experience in the nonprofit sector performing substantive research and analysis, as well as writing and editing on critical urban development issues in diverse and historically marginalized communities.

At Success Measures, Elsie manages a comprehensive participatory evaluation in selected metropolitan regions across the country, where a Ford Foundation initiative aims to connect residents to jobs and opportunities in their broader metropolitan economies. Before joining Success Measures, Elsie served as Deputy Director of Research at Social Compact, where she focused on informing investments in emerging markets addressing issues of neighborhood change and economic health.

Elsie holds a B.S. in Geography from Macalester College and a Master in City Planning (MCP) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Bernadette plans, coordinates, and implements Success Measures’ administrative and business management systems.  Since joining the team in 2011, her responsibilities include developing and managing contract processes and compliance issues, serving as liaison to external consultants and potential customers, and overseeing all administrative aspects of the enterprise’s daily operations and comprehensive database system.

Prior to joining the Success Measures team, Bernadette served as office manager and director of marketing for several sales and service organizations, including Polycom, Anixter, and Manchester Technologies.  She has more than fifteen years of administrative, account development, and program coordination experience and attended Howard Community College in Columbia, MD.

Brooke provides strategic direction and oversight for the Success Measures program. She also structures NeighborWorks America’s own use of Success Measures for its affiliated network of community-based organizations and oversees the organization’s National Initiatives and Applied Research (NIAR) division.

Previously she served as NeighborWorks America’s director of program integration and planning where she was responsible for corporate-wide coordination and implementation of NeighborWorks America’s strategic plan, as well as related performance measurement strategies and initiatives. Brooke worked in community development in the international sector from 1984 to 1993 through the Peace Corps, as Peace Corps Fellow, Associate Peace Corps Director/Philippines, and National Director of Placement.

She holds a B.A. in American Studies from Kirkland College and an M.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown University with a concentration in International Development.

Maggie’s integral role with Success Measures began in 1998 at the McAuley Institute, a national affordable housing intermediary, where she co-directed creation and testing of new collective impact measures for the community development field and led development of a cutting-edge data system designed to streamline their use by nonprofits and funders. She has served as director, overseeing and scaling all aspects of the social enterprise, since Success Measures joined NeighborWorks America in 2004.

Prior to her work on Success Measures, she was the director of research and evaluation at McAuley and the manager of Arlington Virginia’s Neighborhood Improvement Team. In her extensive career, Maggie has provided a range of consulting, research, and management services to community-based organizations, national intermediaries, local governments, and foundations to design and implement innovative participatory planning, evaluation, community revitalization, and action research initiatives. She has co-authored several publications on key issues in the community development field.

She holds a B.A. in American Studies from the University of Minnesota and studied Urban Planning at the Graduate School of Fine Arts, University of Pennsylvania.

Since joining the team in 2012, Linda has managed the content development, editing, and production of a range of Success Measures communications projects. Her background combines management of complex graphic design products with significant editorial and writing experience in both the nonprofit and private sectors.

Before joining NeighborWorks, Linda served as Operations Director for IMPACT Silver Spring, a nonprofit community-building organization. As a senior project manager earlier in her career, Linda developed and directed communications, editorial/graphic design, and publications projects for several public and private sector organizations, including the National Endowment for the Arts and Thomas & Means Inc., an arts and urban design focused consulting firm.

She holds a B.A. in International and Public Affairs from George Washington University.

Since joining Success Measures in 2005, Nancy has overseen all aspects of its training and technical assistance services. She directs a team of evaluation, community development, and training professionals to support a wide range of community development organizations, foundations, intermediaries, and other nonprofits as they incorporate and use the Success Measures evaluation methods and tools.

Before coming to NeighborWorks America, Nancy served as Senior Evaluation Specialist with Innovation Network, Inc., a nonprofit consulting firm specializing in participatory evaluation. During her tenure there, she worked with nonprofit organizations across the country to support both individual and multi-organization collaborative evaluation efforts. Earlier in her career, she was an evaluator for Montgomery County Public Schools, leading participatory evaluation efforts related to new technology initiatives.

Nancy received her B.A. from Boston University and a Masters in Public Administration from Virginia Commonwealth University.

Jarett joined the Success Measures team in 2012 bringing with him significant accounting, budgeting, and financial management experience. He manages the full spectrum of the social enterprise’s financial operations, as well as developing and assessing business plans, strategies, and operational systems which foster its growth.

Most recently he served as a senior financial analyst with Phineas Consulting, providing analysis for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Earlier in his career, Jarett served as senior financial analyst for Amtrak and as director of finance for Nation’s Capital Child and Family Development.

Jarett received his B.A. in Economics from Wheaton College and is working on his Masters in Business Administration through Syracuse University

Jessica has been part of the Success Measures team from its earliest development stages at the McAuley Institute, where she served as the first technical manager of the evolving Success Measures Data System. As a cultural anthropologist with significant experience in mixed-method evaluation, she now directs the development of Success Measures’ shared indicator projects and leads the enterprise’s evaluation research efforts. Jessica also manages custom consulting evaluation projects for national and regional funders, intermediaries, and funding collaboratives.

Prior to joining NeighborWorks America with the Success Measures team in 2004, Jessica was a research associate at McAuley. She previously served as program coordinator at the Community Partnership Center at University of Tennessee directing the Participatory Research and Planning Program, and as director of the Community Outreach Partnership Center at University of Florida.

Jessica holds a B.A. in Cultural Anthropology from Bryn Mawr College and an M.A. in Cultural Anthropology from University of Florida.

Carol joined Success Measures in 2012 bringing with her extensive experience in strategic planning, team and leadership development, and business expansion.  She manages a range of initiatives and client engagements that advance the programmatic, organizational, and market share growth of the Success Measures enterprise.

Prior to joining NeighborWorks, Carol most recently served as director of Centurion Solutions Group and as vice president at Development and Training Services, Inc. where she led these business ventures in their organizational development and scaling initiatives.  Earlier in her career, she was Chief Operating Officer at Planning and Learning Technologies which provided management, technical assistance, and advanced technology instructional services for the U.S. government.

Carol holds a B.A. from University of Minnesota, has received certification as a Certified Professional Coach (CPC) and Energy Leadership Index - Master Practitioner (ELI-MP), and has completed extensive coursework in organizational development.

Kate joined the team in early 2013 to provide operational coordination, project management, and specialized administrative programmatic support to Success Measures evaluation services. Kate brings with her prior experience with NeighborWorks programs and staff, having moved to the D.C. area after serving as District Operations Coordinator for the Rocky Mountain District where she supported 34 community development organizations in 9 states.

Before joining NeighborWorks America in 2011, Kate worked as the Colorado Communications Director for the AFL-CIO’s 2008 and 2010 national campaigns and as legal assistant at the Conservation Law Center at Indiana University.

Kate holds a B.S. in Public Affairs and a J.D., both from Indiana University, and is licensed to practice law in Colorado.

Debby has led the Success Measures marketing, communications efforts, and outreach to the field since 2007. She manages partner and resource development, as well as special initiatives which advance the use of outcome evaluation by funders, intermediaries, and community-based organizations. Trained as a city planner, she brings to the team her significant U.S. and international experience in strategic planning, program design and evaluation, policy analysis, resource development, and building public-private partnerships.

Before joining NeighborWorks America, Debby was principal of Visser and Associates, where she advised philanthropies and nonprofits working in the field of community development. Earlier in her career, she served as program officer for community revitalization at the Surdna Foundation.

Debby holds a B.A. from Case Western Reserve University and a Master of City Planning from the University of Pennsylvania.