Member Spotlight

AaEA members come from diverse professional and educational backgrounds. We appreciate these differences and yet recognize similarities in our work. This section of the newsletter focuses on an AaEA member, their organization, and the evaluation functions they perform. This issue, the spotlight is on:

Brandee Menoher
Evaluation Manager with Hands On

What are your role and responsibilities as an evaluator?

Conduct national and international data collection and evaluation initiatives for Hands On Network and its affiliate organizations; Provide training and technical assistance for affiliates and national staff to strengthen assessment and evaluation capacity. Develop internal procedures for improving data management and utilization practices. Monitor affiliate performance and organizational Standards of Success program. Participate in organizational strategic development, management and leadership initiatives.

What are your evaluation interests?

Organizational learning and evaluation capacity building, educational evaluation, evaluations for nonprofit and foundations; and evaluation utilization.

What evaluation challenges do you face in your job?

Increasing the capacity for evaluation and performance measurement in the nonprofit sector; balancing stakeholder information and evaluation needs.

About Hands on Network:

Hands On Network brings people together to strengthen communities through meaningful volunteer action. Hands On Network is a growing network of 69 volunteer organizations and more than one million volunteers changing communities in and outside the United States. For more information visit www.handsonnetwork.org

One more thing about, Brandee…

Brandee has played drums for more than 12 years. She’s a gourmet pastry chef, and has hopes of opening a B&B with her hubby.

OH! Did we mention that when she’s not rock’n’rolling, cooking, or business planning, she’s traveling the world? Brandee visited 18 countries across 4 continents! It makes us tired just to write all that!

If you would like to be ‘spotlighted’ or want to shine the spotlight on someone else, please contact us!