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Texas Evaluation Network Board of Directors

Board of Directors are elected annually and open to evaluators, researchers, and anyone interested in evaluation. Board members are those who are willing to commit time and energy to build awareness about TEN and who share our passion for sharing resources, enhancing evaluation knowledge and skills through professional development opportunities, and increasing the visibility of quality evaluation among potential users.

Executive Committee

Kelly Grace, PhD (She/Her)

President

Kelly is the education assessment specialist at the Health Education Center at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. She has a PhD in Comparative and International Education from Lehigh University specializing in gender and social inclusion. She is passionate about methodology and capacity building in evaluation, particularly related to transformative mixed methods approaches. She has lived in Germany, Poland, Kyrgyzstan, China, Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan. In her free time, she practices and teaches yoga and studies Russian and Khmer.

David Osman, PhD

Vice President and President Elect

Dr. David Osman is a Director of Research and Evaluation at Gibson Consulting Group. Prior to Gibson, Dr. Osman was a classroom teacher and later Director of Research and Evaluation at Round Rock Independent School District (TX), where he worked side-by-side with district and school leaders to design and conduct program evaluations and applied educational research. Dr. Osman has conducted evaluation studies for agencies such as Fulton County Schools (GA), Coppell Independent School District (TX), Kansas City Public Schools (MO), Rochester City School District (NY), and the Regional Education Laboratory Southwest (RELSW). He earned his PhD in Educational Psychology from The University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Osman is an evaluator because believes that research and evaluation can drive meaningful positive change in school districts and improve students' lives. Dr. Osman is a native Austinite, and enjoys following Austin FC and traveling with his family.

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Christina Tuell, EdD, CHES

Corresponding Secretary

With a strong background in public health, community engagement, and academia, Dr. Christina Tuell brings a wide range of expertise to her role as Assistant Vice President for Student Health and Well-Being at Stephen F. Austin State University. She is dedicated to fostering unconditional positive regard for students, colleagues, and the broader community. Dr. Tuell believes that relationships are the cornerstone of success, strengthened through outreach, evaluation, and data-informed decision-making. Her past work focused on educating clinicians and community members to improve population health, and her current focus expands that vision by increasing access to resources and support for students as they navigate their pathways at SFA.

Her research interests include health literacy, digital health promotion, and health education.

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Sofia Malik, PhD

Recording Secretary

Dr. Sofia Malik is an Assistant Professor of Practice in Educational Leadership and Policy at the University of Texas at Austin, where she helps lead the Educational Policy and Planning program and trains graduate students in research and evaluation methods to become the next generation of education change agents. She has served as Chief Research Officer at one of Canada's largest school districts, managing research teams and community advisory groups while providing strategic support on district-wide evaluation and accountability initiatives. Dr. Malik has also held senior policy roles at the Ontario Ministry of Education, overseeing evaluation practices across a system serving 5,000 schools.

Dr. Malik's expertise includes scaling evaluation practices across large educational systems, knowledge mobilization, and translating evaluation findings into actionable insights for superintendents and policymakers. She earned a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto. Dr. Malik is an evaluator because she believes in fostering networks that connect academic and practitioner communities to build evaluation capacity and strengthen educational outcomes.

Throughout her career, Dr. Malik has strengthened evaluation capacity through her involvement with the Canadian Evaluation Society, American Evaluation Association, and currently serves as Program Chair for the Research Use Special Interest Group with the American Educational Research Association. She is passionate about making evaluation more accessible across diverse communities throughout Texas.

Jessica Whittington, MPA, CAPM

Parliamentarian

Susan Wolfe, PhD

Treasurer

Susan Wolfe is CEO and a Community Consultant with Susan Wolfe and Associates, LLC. She has over 39 years of experience as an evaluator and has worked in various settings that include higher education institutions, large public medical centers, the Federal government, and nonprofit organizations. She has a Master of Arts degree in Ecological (Community) Psychology from Michigan State University and a PhD in Human Development from the University of Texas at Dallas. She lives in Grand Prairie, Texas with her husband and her two chihuahuas. In addition to being a community consultant, she is a wife, mother, grandmother, cousin, friend, cook, world traveler, avid tv watcher, crocheter, and Bahá’í.

Board Members

Yueyue Fan, PhD

Past President (2024 - 2025)

Yueyue Fan, Ph.D., serves as the program evaluation specialist at Irving Independent School District in Irving, Texas. She has more than ten years of experience in applied research and program evaluation in K-12 schools and higher education. Yueyue has a diverse professional background conducting external and internal program evaluation using quantitative, qualitative, as well as mixed-methods designs. In her current role, she manages district-wide program evaluation and research projects, including but not limited to federal and state-mandated evaluations for special student population programs, school climate, parent engagement, student social-emotional well-being, and learning resources evaluations. Before joining Irving, Yueyue’s work focused on conducting formative and summative evaluations to measure the impact and effectiveness of large-scale federal research grants in biomedical and environmental research.

Yueyue holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Business Administration from Austin College and a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Delaware. As a lifelong learner, she is always looking for opportunities to learn and grow.

Jennifer Mineo, DrPH

Past President (2023 to 2024)

Jennifer Mineo is the Senior Research and Evaluation Officer at the Episcopal Health Foundation (EHF). She provides leadership, thought partnership and implementation support of research and evaluation at the foundation. Jennifer’s background is in program evaluation, including quantitative and qualitative approaches. Over the last 20 years, she has worked in public health with local, state and non-profit organizations to develop, implement, and evaluate community health programs. Jennifer's approach to all evaluation work is rooted in social justice. She holds a Doctorate in Public Health and a Master's degree in Social Work.

Mohit Prodhan

Student Representative

Mohit Prodhan is a first-generation college student and a doctoral student at the School of Social Work at Stephen F. Austin State University (SFASU) (The University of Texas System). He has several years of teaching and non-profit organization experience in Bangladesh, India, and Nepal. These research interests focus on humanity, religion, spirituality, education, and community development. These experiences and reasons motivate him to work with humanity in social work practice.

He has worked on several funded grants, reviewed a book, and published several articles and research reports in peer-reviewed journals. Additionally, he presented his research at several national and international conferences. Recently, he completed a course on Global Standards of Social Work Education and Training (GSSWET) offered by the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) and Hong Kong Polytechnic University. In spring 2024, the College of Liberal and Applied Arts, SFASU, awarded him the Outstanding Doctoral Students in Social Work Award and Lumberjack Achievement Award.

Additionally, he is a member of the CSWE and the NASW, the Steering Committee of the 21/7 Association in Nacogdoches, Texas, and the Interim President of the Doctoral Student Organization of Social Workers (DSOSW) at the School of Social Work at SFASU..

Rhonda Williams, PhD

Rhonda is a leader in evaluation, philanthropy, and governance, dedicated to ensuring that nonprofit and philanthropic initiatives create lasting, measurable impact. As Director of Impact & Evaluation for the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas, she leads efforts to assess and enhance strategic initiatives, helping shape the organization’s approach to mission-driven effectiveness. Her work is rooted in the belief that data-driven decision-making, thoughtful leadership, and strategic giving can transform communities.

Her expertise in evaluation and research was shaped by experiences at the Bush Institute, Region 10 Education Service Center, and Communities Foundation of Texas, where she gained deep insights into how data, policy, and funding intersect to drive systemic change. At the national level, Rhonda serves as a Member-at-Large for the American Evaluation Association (AEA), contributing to thought leadership and advancing best practices in evaluation. In Texas, she serves as a board member and was past Treasurer for the Texas Evaluation Network (TEN), where she helps drive innovation and statewide collaboration among evaluators. She is passionate about shaping the future of impact measurement both nationally and regionally, ensuring that impact measurement evolves alongside the needs of the communities it serves.

Kenya Johnson, PhD, MSW

Dr. Kenya Johnson is an assistant professor with the University of Houston-Downtown. She is also co-owner of the consulting firm, Full Circle Strategies, LLC. Her work primarily involves supporting organizational leaders in their race equity work. She loves creating opportunities that allow us to re-imagine evaluation so that it centers equity and justice. Dr. Johnson lives in Houston in the Spring area. She is the proud mom of one son (college graduate) and one daughter (third-year college student). She loves to bake and host fun gatherings at her home!

Brita Blesi

Brita is the Director of Learning and Evaluation at Houston Endowment. She thrives on finding and sharing meaningful answers to questions about how programs and strategies can be more effective. Approachable, inclusive, and culturally responsive evaluation is at the heart of her approach. She holds a BA and MA degree in psychology and a graduate certificate in program evaluation.

Brita lives in Houston, Texas and enjoys running and sailing.

Lydia Bean, PhD

Dr. Lydia Bean is President of Equipa, a consulting firm that helps nonprofits and foundations learn from social change efforts. Lydia founded Equipa after fifteen years of experience in research, nonprofit leadership, and policy advocacy. She is a thought leader on leadership, strategy, and social impact with a Ph.D. in Sociology from Harvard University. Her bylines have appeared in Democracy, Washington Monthly, The Washington Post, Inside Philanthropy, and peer-reviewed journals like Social Science Quarterly. Her first book, The Politics of Evangelical Identity, was published with Princeton University Press in 2014. She is a member of the American Evaluation Association, Scholars Strategy Network, the American Sociological Association, and the faculty of the University of Texas-Arlington. Lydia is married to public artist Norman Lee and they have two children. In addition to her family, Lydia enjoys swimming, lifting weights, and music.

Sarah Bluebonnet, PhD

Dr. Sarah Bluebonnet, a Texas researcher and evaluator, obtained her Ph.D. from the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) in Educational Leadership and Policy. She has more than 15 years of experience in the education field. Her prior education includes a bachelor’s degree in bilingual education from the University of Texas at Austin, certification as an early education bilingual teacher, a master’s degree in education from UTSA, and certification as a principal. She is a member of American Evaluation Association and the Texas Evaluator’s Network. Dr. Sarah Bluebonnet conducts evaluations of education grants for higher education, independent school districts, and non-profit organizations. These range from evaluating after-school programs in K-12 to PhD programs in computer science. S&A’s recent work in elementary, secondary, post-secondary, and adult education includes evaluations of grants from the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, NASA, Department of Education, Texas Education Agency, Texas Workforce Commission, and private foundations.

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Rafael Aguilera, PhD