Public Policy Associates, Inc. (PPA) is pleased to announce that Dr. Jen Heeg, an expert in community strengthening, youth engagement, and equity/inclusion, has become an affiliated consultant with the firm. Dr. Heeg has been a program director, technical advisor, team leader, trainer/facilitator, and evaluator for the United Nations, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the … Continued
Rethinking Job Search, an Oregon initiative to help people who are unemployed find work, has earned international recognition. Public Policy Associates, Inc. has been the program evaluator since 2015. At the June conference of the International Association of Workforce Professionals, Rethinking Job Search facilitator Meredith Howell received an individual award for Innovations in Workforce Systems. … Continued
Public Policy Associates, Inc. (PPA) is a national research and evaluation firm serving foundations, government agencies, educational institutions, and nonprofits. PPA works in several policy areas to deliver research and analysis, program evaluation, strategic consultation, and other supports to sound policymaking. PPA values creativity, excellence, integrity, teamwork, learning, and diversity and inclusion. We are seeking … Continued
I’m proud to say that Pat Babcock was my friend. We met in 1975 when I was a new legislator and Pat was Governor Milliken’s lobbyist. I was a naive but cynical 23-year-old newbie and Pat was already an accomplished 33-year-old leader in state government. He was very smart. He was funny. And he was … Continued
Public Policy Associates, Inc. (PPA) President Dr. Paul Elam made a presentation to child welfare professionals on the effects of implicit bias at a forum in Grand Rapids on Aug. 2. Dr. Elam shared ideas on how to label and identify common forms of implicit bias and how to evaluate research and local data that … Continued
Last week, Public Policy Associates was awarded a place on the U.S. Department of Labor, Chief Evaluation Office’s list of qualified Research and Evaluation Services providers. “This is an important recognition of the highly qualified team we have and the high-quality, comprehensive services Public Policy Associates can provide,” said Vice President Colleen Graber. “This opens … Continued
