The Measure4Change Advisory Council in Washington, DC, ensures that the content and programming is practical and accessible for participating nonprofits. Representatives from DC-area nonprofits meet quarterly to plan activities, foster community among participating evaluation specialists, and advise on strategic content development for the technical assistance curriculum and regional convenings.
Current Advisory Council Members
Lindsey Cramer, director, data and evaluation at Children’s Law Center
Lindsey Cramer leads a three-member evaluation and learning team responsible for collecting, analyzing, and reporting on data for Children’s Law Center. Cramer develops and leads the organization’s strategic research priorities including capturing client feedback through satisfaction surveys, redesigning and streamlining the client intake process, and informing the development of a new family-focused legal-services program. Cramer is particularly equipped at conceptualizing and conducting qualitative data collection activities including stakeholder interviews, participant focus groups, and client and staff surveys. Before joining Children’s Law Center, Cramer was a senior research associate at the Urban Institute, where she led evaluations of responsible fatherhood programs and conducted research on how jails and prisons could implement practices to facilitate more frequent contact and communication between incarcerated parents and their children. Cramer holds a BA in economics from the College of Wooster.
Raquel Farah, manager of data, research and evaluation for United Way of the National Capital Area
Raquel Farah has over fifteen years of experience at DC-area nonprofits in the education, economic security, health, and youth development sectors. Her past roles involved providing direct case management and legal services. Since 2019, she has focused on strengthening nonprofits’ organizational capacity by developing data systems and measures that collect, analyze, and report key outcomes to ensure excellence in program delivery and to support data-informed decisionmaking. She holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Oberlin College and a graduate certificate in program monitoring and evaluation from American University. She is bilingual in English and Spanish.
Shahirah Mahmood, director of data and evaluation at the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development
Shahirah Mahmood leads the efforts to measure, analyze, and report on the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development’s impact and effectiveness. She helps to advance a culture of learning within the organization, working closely with all departments to improve accountability, enhance program development, inform policy priorities, leverage increased visibility and resources, and ultimately deepen impact. Mahmood bridges theory with practice, incorporating systems analysis, participatory research methodology, and culturally responsive and equitable evaluation to foreground individuals’ voices and the lived experiences of disenfranchised individuals and those traditionally excluded from decisionmaking spaces. Previously, Mahmood led the strategic development, implementation, and alignment of data collection, reporting, and analysis for Easterseals DC MD VA. She holds a PhD in political science with a minor in gender and politics from the University of Wisconsin Madison, where she specialized in comparative politics and research methodology.
Scott Mengebier, associate vice president of policy and research at United Way of the National Capital Area
Scott Mengebier has led performance measurement and research for the community impact team at United Way of the National Capital Area since 2021. He sets the strategic development, implementation, and alignment of data collection, analysis, and reporting for United Way’s programs and community engagement initiatives. Mengebier adapts principles of participatory research methodology and equitable evaluation to center the voices and lived experiences of those closest to the program’s intended impact and to promote a culturally responsive environment of transparency, authenticity, and continuous learning. Mengebier builds on this work from nearly ten years of experience in applied research, primarily in youth development and education. Mengebier holds a master’s degree in adult learning and organizational development from New York University.
Abbey Myers-Bassouni, director, data analytics manager at True Ground Housing Partners
Abbey Myers-Bassouni works on monitoring and evaluation initiatives focused on resident services and community impact at True Ground Housing Partners. She oversees the organization’s annual Resident Needs Assessment and Data Walk, implementing community-based participatory research methods to ensure resident voices drive program improvements. As the primary evaluation specialist, Myers-Bassouni manages cross-functional data initiatives including logic model development, impact measurement, and grant reporting while advocating for ethical data practices through IT governance and policy development. Her approach emphasizes evaluation methodologies that center community participation and lived experiences. Myers-Bassouni has been an active member of the Measure4Change community of practice since joining the True Ground team in 2021 and participated with her resident services colleagues in the 2023 Measure4Change technical assistance cohort. Before 2021, she worked in program evaluation, impact analysis, and public-private partnerships across multiple sectors including health, education and workforce development. Myers-Bassouni holds a bachelor’s degree in Health Sciences from Furman University.
Daniel Sturm, vice president, Maryland Food Bank
Daniel Sturm is the Maryland Food Bank’s vice president for research, evaluation, and impact. He passionately believes in peer-to-peer learning and resource sharing. He has worked for over 15 years as a researcher in humanitarian refugee programs (Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, International Orthodox Christian Charities); employment services; housing; and hunger relief (United Way of Central Maryland, Maryland Food Bank). Sturm values analytical work that leads to promising practices when clear policy fixes are not always in sight. He also enjoys developing resources that make learning relevant. Sturm is a published author and has worked as a full-time reporter in the US and in Germany. He holds a master’s degree in literature and anthropology from the University of Tübingen. Sturm also serves on the United Way’s ALICE Research Advisory Committee and Feeding America’s Research and Evaluation Advisory Committee.
Alumni Advisory Council Members
Titles and organizational affiliations reflect the position held while on the Advisory Council.
Elena Pinzon O’Quinn, learning and evaluation director, LIFT, 2022–25
Andrea Scallon, measurement, evaluation, and learning officer, Miriam’s Kitchen, 2018–24
Katie Lu Clougherty, monitoring and evaluation manager, DC SCORES, 2019-2022
Kristin Lucero-Golden, data and outcomes manager, So Others Might Eat, 2019-2022
Midas M. Hampton, national director of research & evaluation, Urban Alliance, 2019-2022
Shenandoah M. Gale, director of evaluation & learning, N Street Village, 2019-2022
Brittney Hannah,vice president of community impact and evaluation, Community of Hope, 2020–21
Danny Friel, national director, research and evaluation, LIFT, 2020–21
Yuanyuan Gong, senior program evaluation manager, United Way of the National Capital Area, 2018–21
Lauren Rice, senior director of evaluation and learning, Urban Alliance, 2018–21
Dr. Holly Stevens, director of evaluation and learning, Children’s Law Center, 2016–20
BA Cockburn, research and quality improvement specialist, Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area, 2018-19
Juan Vega, outcomes and data manager, CentroNía, 2018–19
Amy Driver,director of evaluation, Sasha Bruce Youthwork, 2017–18
Dan Tsin, director of data and accountability, Urban Alliance, 2016–18
Selena Gonzalez Jones, associate director, learning, evaluation, and research, Martha’s Table and Opportunity Nation, 2016–18
Tony Fujs, director of learning and evaluation, Latin American Youth Center, 2016–17
Kevin Jones, executive director, Urban Coalition for HIV/AIDS Prevent Services, formerly chief of programs, data and evaluation, DC Promise Neighborhood, 2016–17
Libby Watkins, director of monitoring and evaluation, DC SCORES, 2016–17
