How I work is constantly evolving as we progress through this incredibly complex phase of humankind.
Frey Evaluation, LLC Values & Evaluation Philosophy
→ Focus on improvement.
Evaluation is for improving, vs. research which is for proving. This evaluation applies to this program. Data were not collected in order to generalize to other populations.
→ Equity-centered.
Evaluation is a tool that can be practiced in service of equity, through:
Participatory approach - engages stakeholders in defining success, as well as determining how to measure it in meaningful and culturally appropriate ways.
Focus on transforming root causes of problems
→ Mirror > Lens.
Acknowledge and turn toward ways the program itself is “tangled up” in these root causes of inequity
→ Relationships
are the foundation of our work together
→ Utilization-focused.
Don’t do evaluation if you’re not going to use the results
→ Capacity-building.
Evaluation should strengthen all involved groups or organizations
→ Developmental.
As we learn, program goals (and therefore the evaluation) may shift according to changing political environments, social conditions, internal organizational priorities, etc.
Evaluation Philosophy
I’m shifting away from "evaluating health equity" as an outcome, and toward using evaluation tools and methods in service of racial, gender, socioeconomic, and other forms of equity.
As an organizational partner and evaluator, I strive to embed myself within (not outside or separate from) the intervention or program being evaluated
I work to create a project environment that humanizes everyone and finds common ground, even across our different beliefs and values.
In my personal commitment to individual and collective liberation, I am attempting to create and contribute to brave spaces for meaningful and authentic dialogue, build trust and relationships as the foundation for all work, support systems of accountability that humanize and connect us rather than dehumanize and separate us, and reflect on and address the ways white supremacy culture and oppression wind themselves into our lives & work.