Hi, I’m Laura.
I believe evaluation should help you learn, not just prove you’re learning.
For years, I watched good people doing important work treat evaluation like a burden - something they had to get through to satisfy a funder, not something that actually served their learning.
I saw organizations collect data they never used. Write reports no one reads. Go through the motions of “measuring impact” without building any capacity to learn from their work.
And I kept thinking: There has to be a better way.
What We Do
I’m an evaluator, facilitator, and systems learner who partners with organizations and networks doing complex, adaptive work.
We design evaluation and learning process that don’t just document what happened, they help teams make sense of what’s emerging, strengthen their capacity to learn together, and stay connected to their purpose.
We work with about 3-4 deep partners at a time, typically for 12-18 months. This isn’t project work. It’s relationship - the kind where we’re embedded enough to notice patterns, ask hard questions, and walk with you through the messy, nonlinear work of systems change.
Our practice is rooted in social work, systems thinking, and a deep respect for human complexity. We bring curiosity, clarity, and the courage to name what needs to be named, even when it’s uncomfortable.
How We Think About This Work:
Living the Question
We don’t chase answers. We live the questions that matter - the ones about impact, equity, and what it takes to build systems that actually work for people.
To “live the question” means holding space for uncertainty, for insight that unfolds over time, and for the wisdom that exists between people. It’s how we navigate complexity, stay connected to purpose, and keep learning real.
We work together, we help you move from:
Reporting to reflection, making space for meaning, not just metrics
Proving to improving, seeing evaluation as fuel for learning and alignment
Certainty to curiosity, noticing patterns, relationships, and what’s shifting beneath the surface
This is evaluation as a practice, not a performance.
What We Believe
Learning is not a checkbox.
It’s a posture. A rhythm. A practice.
When people learn together, systems change.
When reflection becomes habit, strategy becomes alive.
Equity isn’t something we measure. It’s something we practice.
It shows up in who asks the questions, who interprets the evidence, and whose wisdom gets centered in the learning.
Evaluation should build capacity, not extract it.
Our goal is to make ourselves obsolete - to strengthen your team’s ability to learn so you don’t need us forever.
The best insights live in the space between certainty and doubt.
If we’re doing this right, we’re sitting with some discomfort. That’s where the real learning happens.
Our Values in Practice
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We stay open - asking what’s emerging and what it’s teaching us.
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We slow down enough to notice what’s beneath the surface.
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We center fairness, transparency, and accountability as ongoing practice. We call out what’s true, even when it’s uncomfortable.
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We believe learning is relation. Change happens through trust and shared meaning.
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We name what needs to be named. We move through complexity with honesty and heart.
My Background
My practice is grounded in over a decade of work at the intersection of evaluation, social work, and systems change.
I’ve partnered with foundations, networks, collaboratives, and community-based organizations - always with the same commitment: to help people build the muscles of learning so they can navigate complexity with more clarity, courage, and connection.
I hold a Master’s degree in Social Work, but honestly, my best training has been sitting with teams in the thick of it - asking hard questions, making sense of messy data, and figuring out what it all means.
What Question is Moving You?
If you’re curious whether we might be a fit, let’s start with a conversation.
No pitch. No pressure. Just space to explore what you’re noticing and whether partnership makes sense.