Staff Directory
Christine Velez
Associate Director, The Evaluation Center
- Center for Collaborative Education Leadership
Christine serves as Senior Evaluator and Associate Director of The Evaluation Center. As a first-generation Latina and a native Spanish speaker, she is at her best when bringing to the forefront the cultural, historical and political context in which the initiatives are implemented. With over 30 years of experience in a variety of mixed methods data collection and analysis, Christine excels at triangulating quantitative and qualitative data to build an evidence base and to tell the full story of a program’s impact. As importantly, she strives to nurture a culture of learning and dialogue among program partners. She believes it is in this space that evaluation can be most useful and transformative.
Areas of Expertise
- STEM Education
- Early Childhood Education
- Community Programs
Education, Licensure & Certifications
- M.A.Sociology, Michigan State University
- B.A.Human Relations, St. Joseph’s College
Affiliations
- American Evaluation Association Member
- Canadian Evaluation Society Member
- Advancing Culturally-responsive and Equitable (ACE) Evaluation Network Member