Turn complexity into evidence leaders can act on

Roxana was instrumental in developing an entire approach to evaluating our large-scale, multi-faceted work. She created a true paradigm shift in how we approach evaluation and use data in meaningful way to actually enhance our decision-making process. She was able to break down complex elements of evaluation and help build the capacity of the team around her so that concepts of evaluation would become part of our regular thought - no easy task! It was truly great to work with her; a professional, personable, team player who was liked and respected by all and who would always assure me ‘we’ll figure it out!

Nikhil Agarwal - Senior Director, Strategic Affairs, Ontario Medical Association

Roxana’s expertise, deep understanding of community-based evaluation, and unwavering commitment to equity have been instrumental in the success of our projects. She is incredibly organized, thoughtful, and thorough in her approach. Her evaluations have not only helped us improve our programs internally, but they have also played a significant role in securing and sustaining funding year after year. She brings both analytical rigour and a strong values-driven lens to her work, ensuring that the voices of the communities we serve are meaningfully reflected in all aspects of evaluation. Her contributions have had a lasting impact, and we are deeply grateful for her ongoing partnership.

Jillian Watkins - Executive Director, Moyo Health & Community Services

Roxana's expertise in implementation science, outcomes evaluation, and AI healthcare solutions has contributed enormously to three major projects at our hospital. We hired her to mentor our team in evaluating a precision mental health intervention — resulting in a scientific publication. We are now working with her to build a complex M&E framework for our new precision mental health Collaboratory, enabling us to measure growth across AI, -omics, and big data projects. Her expertise has helped us share our work with scientists and clinicians alike.

Kathleen Pajer, M.D., M.P.H. Director, Precision Child & Youth Mental Health Collaboratory

Roxana developed and conducted a robust external evaluation for one of our very complex, multi-stakeholder, multi-country programs. Working with her was a complete pleasure; her professionalism, personability, and patience made every step in the process a complete pleasure. Her scholarly approach to the work was a critical component of its success, as was her gift for astute analysis and knowledge translation. Stakeholders came away from the evaluation feeling understood and having a better understanding of the program’s strengths and challenges and how to use this information to inform actions and plans. Thank you, Roxana.

Margaret Manley - Senior Manager, Centre for Global Child Health Hospital for Sick Children

The strongest testimony of Roxana’s contributions to UN peacekeeping is the two-fold drop observed in malaria incidence in the United Nations Mission in Liberia, within 3 months of the implementation of her project. Such results can only be achieved through the successful integration of science, good management skills, effective communication, and a realistic appreciation of the mission’s requirements.

Benjami Seet - Chief of Research, National Healthcare Group, Singapore

I have had the pleasure of working with Roxana on evaluating community based interventions on sexual health promotion and harm reduction over the last three years. It's been a pleasure learning and unlearning with Roxana and the experience has led to my own capacity being built in evaluation. If I could describe her contributions to the project, I would use words like "critical reflection", "mindfulness", "ethical", "analytical" and "attentiveness to detail". I so appreciated the iterative process that she co-leads in the design and implementation of evaluation activities. I am so grateful for the opportunity to work with her and recommend her highly on evaluation projects.

Yosh Perera - Healthcare innovator, publicist & public Health professional

Roxana's inquiry into youth newcomer access to sexual health services generated new evidence for policy and programming initiatives. In all interactions, I found Roxana to be professional, engaged, thoughtful, caring and ethical. A joy to work with!

Sarah Flicker - Associate Professor, York University

Roxana, your workshop was fantastic! You made the Theory of Change accessible to those of us who had only heard of it being referenced in a rather complex and opaque way (the soup example was great!). Your approach was clear, informative, and friendly. Thank you so much for your excellent preparation and delivery of this workshop. It's the best example I've seen to date.

Dale Tomlinson - Former Director of Operations, United Way Toronto

In a society of constant changes, the application of the Theory of Change is not an option, it is a necessity for many organizations. Thank you very much for the explanatory session. Highly recommended.

Joan Cornet Prat - CEO, InnoHealth Academy

The discussion you led [on linking planning and evaluation] was excellent... The penny dropped for many people during this session and I am thrilled! You provided clarity, critical to all good planning, whether it is community impact work, fundraising, or some internal change you want to [create].

Denise Luck - Director of Planning and Corporate Strategy, United Way Toronto