The Ford Family Foundation was established in 1957 by Kenneth W. and Hallie E. Ford. Its mission is “successful citizens and vital rural communities” in Oregon and Siskiyou County, California. The Foundation is based in Roseburg, Oregon, with a scholarship office in Eugene.

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The Ford Family Foundation Team

Rozalyn Mock
Carrie Pipinich
Senior Program Officer – Community Economic Development

Program and Policy
Program and Policy Insights is helping GRO to evaluate, measure, and share our programs strengths as we grow as an organization and learn alongside our inaugural cohort. Program and Policy Insight (PPI), LLC is dedicated to providing high-quality evaluation, research, facilitation, and technical assistance to government agencies and nonprofit organizations. PPI is a federal and state-certified woman-owned and emerging small business whose underlying mission is to improve social and economic opportunities for individuals, families, and their communities. PPI and our extensive network of professionals provide many substantive and methodological competencies that support equitable economic growth and social well-being, including: comprehensive evaluation design and implementation services; expertise in quantitative and qualitative research methods; capacity building services to promote data literacy and evaluation fluency; consensus-driven facilitation methods to elicit stakeholder feedback; public engagement strategies that share data decision-making with community stakeholders to facilitate greater social equity; and expertise in assessing gaps in outcomes, services, and structures to support more transparent and equitable policy and programmatic decisions.

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Program and Policy Insights Team

Kendra Lodewick
Kendra Lodewick
PPI Principal

Kendra Lodewick, Principal of Program and Policy Insight (PPI) since 2005, specializes in research, evaluation, and technical assistance that improves opportunities for underserved populations and their communities. Kendra has 20 years of experience conducting studies and facilitating policy related to the social and economic wellbeing of people and communities, including in the domains of economic and workforce development, education, human services, disability policy, and more. She uses her academic training and professional experience in quantitative and qualitative research methods to deliver accurate, actionable results for clients. In addition to her subject-matter expertise, Kendra is sought after as a skilled survey scientist, including providing survey design, data collection methods, data processing, and data analysis services.

Kendra has a Bachelor of Science in Public Policy Analysis and Management from Cornell University and a Master of Public Affairs and Policy Analysis from University of Wisconsin-Madison. Kendra is also a certified Results-Based Accountability Professional and Technology of Participation (ToP) consensus-based facilitator and strategic planner.

Kari Parsons
Kari Parsons
PPI Associate

Kari Parsons, president of Parsons Consulting, Inc. and a longtime PPI associate, has provided services in applied research, planning and facilitation, and community indicators since 2000. She is familiar with a wide range of cross-sector policy domains, including early childhood, housing and homelessness, health and human services, transportation, workforce development, and more. Kari has formal training and decades of experience in quantitative and qualitative research methods, including leading the development of the Family Financial Stability Index and conducting interviews, focus groups, and community workshops in diverse contexts. She excels at making her findings accessible and meaningful for broad audiences. Kari is trained in the Data Equity Framework and is committed to using her work to surface and eliminate inequities. She is also a Results Based Accountability certified professional, a certified Project Management Professional, and a trained Technology of Participation (ToP) facilitator and strategic planner. Kari has a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Whitman College and a Master of Urban and Regional Planning from University of California, Irvine.

Visit: www.parsons-consulting.com