On February 18, P/PV's Vice President for Youth Connections and Reentry, Renata Cobbs Fletcher, will present at a Brookings Institute conference on government partnerships with faith-based organizations. Ms. Cobbs Fletcher will speak about the intersection of social science theory and practice in faith-based work, analyzing the change in programs and policies from the Bush administration to the present.
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Nadya K. Shmavonian, President
Ms. Shmavonian has extensive executive management experience, as well as expertise in strategic planning and organizational development for foundations and nonprofits, and has worked in both health policy and humanitarian relief.
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Amy Arbreton, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow
Dr. Arbreton's expertise encompasses youth development, mentoring and after-school initiatives. Her statewide and national evaluations are known for blending qualitative and quantitative methods, achieving a nuanced look at programs' effectiveness.
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Carol Clymer, Ed.D., Director of Labor Market Initiatives
Dr. Clymer has extensive knowledge of labor market issues concerning low-wage workers, adult education and workforce training, youth/young adult employment, and trends in low-skilled individuals' entry, retention and advancement in the labor market.
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Renata Cobbs Fletcher, Vice President for Youth Connections and Reentry
Ms. Cobbs Fletcher's expertise focuses on the design and development of programs for ex-prisoners, juvenile offenders and disconnected youth, as well as the creation of effective partnerships between government agencies, community-based organizations and businesses.
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W. Wilson Goode Sr., Senior Advisor for Faith-Based Initiatives
Dr. Goode was the first elected African-American Mayor of Philadelphia; today he is the force behind P/PV's Amachi mentoring children of prisoners initiative. He was recently awarded the $100,000 Purpose Prize given by Civic Ventures to exceptional individuals over age 60 in recognition of this work.
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Jean Baldwin Grossman, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow
Dr. Grossman is well recognized for her extensive work in program evaluation. Her research has focused on mentoring, after-school, youth development and employment initiatives.
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Carla Herrera, Ph.D., Senior Policy Researcher
Dr. Herrera is a sought-after expert in the field of mentoring. Her body of work includes includes rigorous random assignment and other national studies related to community-based, school-based and group mentoring.
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Lauren J. Kotloff, Ph.D., Deputy Director of Research
Dr. Kotloff is an expert on program evaluation, with a focus on qualitative research methods. She has examined a wide variety of programs for high-risk youth and adults, including teen pregnancy prevention, after-school, employment and reentry initiatives.
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Sheila Maguire, Vice President for Labor Market Initiatives and Director of New York Office
Ms. Maguire has broad expertise in workforce development and adult education initiatives, including the community college system, and job-training, welfare-to-work and sectoral employment programs.
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Wendy McClanahan, Vice President for Research
Ms. McClanahan's expertise focuses on juvenile justice, youth violence, prisoner reentry and mentoring for high-risk youth. She has designed and managed a variety of rigorous, random assignment studies, as well as other types of program evaluation and implementation research.
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Marty Miles, Senior Program Director
Ms. Miles has extensive experience with workforce development and adult education programs that prepare low-skilled individuals for successful employment and job advancement. She has particular expertise working with practitioners to develop data-driven "cultures of continuous improvement" within their organizations.
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Geri Summerville, Executive Vice President
Ms. Summerville is a trusted expert on the development and expansion of innovative social programs around the country. She has been instrumental in the replication of the renowned Nurse-Family Partnership, and brings many years of experience shepherding a wide range of new programs from early conception to long-term sustainability.
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