Collaborative people. Specialized experience. A shared commitment to stronger programs for students and families.
Senior Project Director, Afterschool Evaluation Portfolio Manager
Emily leads Via’s 21st CCLC work alongside a cross-functional dedicated team. She provides guidance, answers questions, and helps your team navigate evaluation needs throughout your grant.
With extensive experience in afterschool evaluation and involvement in the NYS Network for Youth Success and similar afterschool organizations, Emily brings both program knowledge and a collaborative approach to every partnership. She has been with VIA throughout the evolution of 21st CCLC and knows what matters to help your programs collect and use streamlined data.
John and Adam work directly with Emily on your program’s data collection, analysis, reporting, and data management. The team is supported along the way by additional VIA staff who bring expertise in site visits, reporting, data visualizations, compliance, data security, and other areas. The whole VIA team works together to ensure your needs are met.
Project Coordinator
John specializes in data collection, analysis, and reporting, with experience on evaluations funded by NSF, USDOE, NYSED, and private foundations. He and Emily know the ins and outs of AS21, site visits, state monitoring, surveys, and all the other pieces of 21st CCLC evaluations.
Data Engineer
Adam handles data transformation, automation, and management, so program data is organized, secure, and ready for analysis. He helps to create reports that are tailored to your community and program's context, within the structure of 21st CCLC.
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President & Co-Owner
Jessica has more than two decades of experience helping mission-driven organizations turn data into informed decisions. She has presented with Emily at the 21st CCLC Rest of State Resource Center conferences and the American Evaluation Association and has worked on 21st CCLC evaluations since 2007.
CEO & Co-Owner
Komani manages client accounts, finances, and company strategy, and brings a background in organizational development, training, and strategic planning. She is often the key point of contact for contracting and compliance needs. She also ensures your data are secure in our systems and helps you navigate data sharing agreements.
Senior Manager, Business Development & Growth
Jen is an education evaluation, literacy, and technical assistance professional with experience across state, federal, district, and nonprofit settings. She leads proposals and client communications at VIA. Prior to joining VIA, she worked with BOCES on community schools and as a team member for multiple education system evaluations.
Our relationship with VIA has been longstanding, in that VIA understands our needs and project so well that they were an extremely valuable resource during the change in our Director position!
VIA Evaluation is an asset to our service delivery. Not only do they provide evaluation services, but they also explore options for improvement that are specific to our current capacity and client needs.
Via was instrumental in the success of our agency’s afterschool programming over the last dozen years.
Call 716.362.0627, email info@viaeval.com, or book a time online.
