Erica has been involved in program development for eight years. In her current position, she is responsible for serving as a member of Groundwork senior leadership team and developing strategic programmatic partnerships, being the primary developer of program initiatives and developing concept papers and business plans, and working with evaluators to assess effectiveness of programs. Previously, as Senior Director, Staff and Program Development at Groundwork, Erica was responsible for contributing to key strategic decisions, representing the organization to funders, media, etc., and worked with program directors to document best practices and establish operation manuals for each program. Before that, she worked as Director, Youth and Family Programs at Groundwork, supervising Program Directors and their deputies, leading initiatives to improve program quality, clinically supervising Senior Family Resource Center coordinators and interns. She earned M.S. in Social Work from Columbia University School of Social Work and a B.A. in Psychology from University of Virginia. Erica is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, New York State (Feb. 2006) Certification, Treating Adolescents and Their Families, Ackerman Institute for the Family (Feb. 2005) Certified Social Worker, New York State (April 2004) Seminar in Field Instruction Certification (SIFI), Columbia University School of Social Work (Dec. 2003).

Andrew has been in the Human Services field for over 25 years. At his current position, is responsible for evaluating all staff, the measuring and analyzing quantity and quality of work in each department at NYFAC. He is Adjunct Professor at Manhattan College/Bronx, Adjunct Professor at Queens College and serves on their Board of Directors. When working with as Intake Coordinator Outreach Project, Andrew ensured that program evaluation, interpretation of data and the analysis of volume was distributed throughout all departments in the agency for optimal service provision. He is a Fellow of APA, and is on the Neuroscience Institute Advisory Board of New York Hospital/Queens. Andrew is the President of the Community Education Council - District 27, Vice President of the Ozone Park Civic Association, Vice President of The Semantics, and President of the Southwest Queens Rotary Club. He earned MA in Psychology from University of Devonshire.

Josephine has been involved in program evaluation for 20 years. She currently leads Design and Development Resources for Education and the Arts (D&DR), a non-profit organization that provides evaluation research to organizations in a way that builds their capacity to make informed, data-driven decisions and foster innovation. Josephine is responsible for designing and implementing evaluations for organizations that range in size, budgets, and experience with evaluation. In working with these organizations, she guides them through the evaluation process so they can better understand and use their evaluation data to promote growth and development. Previously, as an Independent Contractor, Josephine has designed and conducted research, evaluation, policy analysis, and program planning in education, health, and human services for over 10 years. Before that, she worked as Senior Program Officer at New Visions for Public Schools where she was responsible for the internal program evaluation, contracting and managing external evaluators, and conducting independent research to guide policy and programs relating to education. Josephine currently serves as a Steering Committee Member for The Arts in Special Education Consortium. She earned a PhD in Environmental Psychology from the City University of New York Graduate Center.