Networking Reception Sponsors

DPM Research Inc.
https://www.dpmresearch.ca/

DPM Research is a research and consulting firm with offices in Ottawa and Prince Edward Island. DPM Research specializes in applied research, program evaluation and policy analysis and offers services are offers services to private and public sector clients in Canada and abroad.

Vanastas
https://www.vanastas.ca/

VANASTAS is owned and managed by Dr. Vanessa Anastasopoulos, a Credentialed Evaluator with over 25 years of experience in evaluation and applied social research. She holds a doctoral degree in Applied Social Psychology and is fluent in English and French.

Vanessa has conducted over 100 evaluation, performance measurement, and applied social research projects in a wide variety of domains, such as science and technology, health and social services, education, employment, and criminology, as well as for initiatives that benefit diverse groups such as women, older adults, youth, immigrants, and disadvantaged communities.

As an evaluation specialist, she has worked extensively with several Canadian federal government departments, guiding strategies for performance measurement and evaluating programs. In addition, she has led numerous evaluation and social research projects for not-for-profit organizations and academic institutions.

Vanessa actively participates on Canadian Evaluation Society committees and also holds professional affiliations with the American Evaluation Association and the Société québécoise d’évaluation de programme.

Refreshment Break Sponsor

Ference & Company Consulting
https://ferenceandco.com/

Ference & Company Consulting Ltd. is one of Canada’s leading program evaluation and research consulting firms. Founded in1980, our firm has always been at the forefront of the evaluation and research field, bringing knowledge, experience, and passion to every assignment we have been trusted to complete. Our clients don’t engage us to prepare reports. Rather, they look to us to provide analysis and direction that will inspire and inform action. Across all projects, we endeavor to provide our clients with the strong evidence base they need to drive the future of their programs and organization.

Audio Visual Sponsor

Centre for Research on Educational and Community Services
https://www.uottawa.ca/research-innovation/crecs

The Centre for Research on Educational and Community Services (CRECS) collaborates in research, evaluation, and training with organizations in the educational, social service, and health sectors to improve social programs and policies for citizens, especially those facing social exclusion.

Name Badge Sponsor

Goss Gilroy Inc.
https://www.ggi.ca/

GGI is a privately-owned, bilingual Canadian management consulting firm. GGI has provided management consulting services, with a significant focus on research, program evaluation and performance measurement for over 42 years. The firm has a staff of over 20 professionals located in Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, Manitoba and the Atlantic region. The technical strength of the firm’s professional staff is augmented by operational and management experience gained from working closely with our diverse clients. To date, GGI has successfully completed over 3,700 projects, ranging from several days of consulting to complex, multi-phase, multi-year projects. GGI provides consulting services to clients in the public sector at the federal, provincial and municipal levels, and in the private and non-profit sectors. Projects cover a wide variety of subject areas including health, aging, seniors, social services, environment, natural resource management, industry, agriculture, employment, regional economic development, and many more.

Networking Luncheon Sponsor

PRA Inc.
https://pra.ca/

For over 30 years, the PRA team has provided client-focused evaluation and research services, nation-wide, to all levels of government as well as the non-profit sector. Our staff comprises experienced professional and technical specialists, including 27 full-time and 75 part-time or casual employees. PRA offers clients a team with advanced training in social sciences, statistics, data analysis, management, and market research. We also have a roster of consulting associates, all professional or academic researchers with subject-matter expertise in a variety of areas.

Networking Breakfast Sponsor

Carleton University – Public Policy and Program Evaluation
https://carleton.ca/sppa/

The School of Public Policy and Administration at Carleton University prepares students for careers of leadership and meaningful contribution across the public, private and nonprofit sectors.

SPPA delivers a range of professionally-relevant academic programs that balance theory and practice, tradition and innovation. We offer an energizing intellectual environment, an expansive community of scholars and practitioners, as well as a welcoming culture that respects and supports diverse perspectives.

The School of Public Policy and Administration at Carleton University prepares students for careers of leadership and meaningful contribution across the public, private and nonprofit sectors.SPPA delivers a range of professionally-relevant academic programs that balance theory and practice, tradition and innovation. We offer an energizing intellectual environment, an expansive community of scholars and practitioners, as well as a welcoming culture that respects and supports diverse perspectives.