OPEN Member Spotlight: Chari Smith   How long have you been a member of OPEN, and how have you been involved? Since 2001 — I was the events chair in 2017 and part of 2018. I also coordinated the 2017 OPEN conference. I also serve on the Nonprofit and Foundation TIG leadership council of AEA, […]

OPEN Member Spotlight: Corey Newhouse – Public Profit   Why did you found Public Profit? Like many evaluators, I found this field while searching for the right professional fit for myself. I knew I wanted to work with mission-driven organizations, learned that direct service wasn’t my forte, and am a curious person. Evaluation ticked all those […]

OPEN Member Spotlight: Bethany Godlewski   How long have you been a member of OPEN? I joined open in the spring of 2015 so that I could attend this wonderful workshop about creating consensus among stakeholders and community members. Why do you belong to OPEN? I like being able to attend networking events, meet other people […]

OPEN Member Spotlight: Matt Honore   How long have you been a member of OPEN? I’m pretty sure it’s four years. I signed up when I was a master’s student and went to the Winter annual meeting. I didn’t know anyone but I forced myself to go because networking is important. It’s a cliche to […]

OPEN Member Spotlight: Masami Nishishiba   How long have you been a member of OPEN? I joined OPEN in 2000 when I was a doctoral student. I served as a student liaison for 2000 to 2001. OPEN helped me right away in starting my professional career as an evaluator. When I joined OPEN, I was […]