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Board of Directors
The MNEA Board is an all-volunteer working board. All board members are responsible for and actively involved in the on-going management, implementation, and work of the organization.
Alissa Jones, 2024 President Alissa Jones (she/her) is the Associate Director of Operations at Wilder Research. In her role, she develops long-term and short-term strategies with a focus on organizational effectiveness, advancing tactical initiatives, and assessing results to support organizational vitality, culture, and the achievement of mission-oriented goals. She is passionate about cultural competency, culturally responsive evaluation, and reflexivity in evaluation practice. She is the Outgoing-Chair of the American Evaluation Association’s Leadership and Organizational Performance workgroup. Alissa is a doctoral candidate in Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. She holds a Master’s degree in Anthropological Studies of Mexico from the Universidad de las Américas- Puebla, in Cholula, Mexico, and received a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities with a double major in Spanish/Portuguese and Chicano Studies. In her free time, she snuggles with her dog (Moxie), sings with the Prairie Fire Lady Choir, and consumes non-fiction books as much as possible. Kylie Nicholas, 2026 President-Elect
Molly O'Connor, 2023 Past President
Sam Stork-Post, Treasurer Samuel Storck-Post is an Evaluation Officer at The Constellation Fund, a foundation mixing philanthropy with cost-benefit analysis. He earned a Master’s in Public Policy from the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs, and has a background in education and college access. Sam was driven to pursue evaluation out of an interest in understanding how to apply evidence-based practices. In his free time he enjoys hiking, sewing and various other crafts, and sword fighting. Robin Phinney, Secretary
Ivory Love, Student Representative Ivory Love (she/her) is driven by a passion for community and economic development, climate change adaptation, and sustainable living. Her interests revolve around contributing to public programs and policies that enhance quality of life and address societal inequalities through informed and collaborative efforts. She's also a founding member of the Ramsey County PRIDE: LGBTQIA2S+ Employee Resource Group and a MPNA student at Metropolitan State University. Veronica LaJoie, Membership Co-Chair
Ashley Estrella, Membership Co-Chair
Ava Yang-Lewis, Program Co-Chair
Carolina De La Rosa Mateo, Communications Co-Chair Jennifer Aranda, Communications Co-Chair
We are a volunteer board of directors who are committed to our local community of evaluators. Feel free to email us at info@mneval.org. We will return your email as soon as we can! Thank you to our past presidents for their service! 2023 Molly O'Connor 2022 Elizabeth Taylor-Shiro 2021 Claire Dunlap 2020 Maira Rosas-Lee 2019 Nicole MartinRogers 2018 Melissa Chapman Haynes 2017 Sarah Cohn 2016 Randi Nelson 2015 Ann Zukoski 2014 Rosemary White Shield 2013 Gail Mason-Chagil 2012 Leah Goldstein Moses 2011 Frank Schweigert 2010 Kathy Gilmore |