LPC Core Staff

Lynne Cannady, MS, has been conducting evaluation research since 1978.  Her experience includes both survey and evaluation research, needs assessment, and strategic planning for government agencies, community based organizations, and private foundations.  Her work has focused on evaluations of prevention and innovative program initiatives that address: child abuse and neglect; domestic violence; tobacco use; foster care and adoptions; teen pregnancy; high risk youth; juvenile delinquency; alcohol and drug abuse; HIV/AIDS service needs; community based collaborations; and systems change.  Ms. Cannady is an advocate for capacity building among client organizations and for her own staff and associates.  She also conducts training and technical assistance in evaluation and strategic planning.

Charles de Watteville, MSW, MDiv, has been the Data Systems Manager at LPC since 1997.  He has over twenty years of experience creating and utilizing databases for program and project  management, data analysis, and research evaluation.  He specializes in developing practical user-friendly databases for client and staff use while providing support, technical assistance, training, and user manuals and protocols in order to build client capacity to use and manage data.  In addition to his computer expertise, Mr. de Watteville experience includes management, consulting, lecturing, and group facilitating for businesses, non-profits, and faith and community based settings.

Tracey Kranhold Weld, MS, Project Manager, has been with LPC since 2001.  Ms. Weld coordinates data collection and the presentation of data in both written and graphic formats.  She works with school-based programs and non-profit organizations in developing assessment tools, analyzing results and report writing for programs in school programs, HIV/AIDS prevention, alcohol, tobacco and drug prevention and intervention, mentoring, and teen pregnancy prevention. Ms. Weld works closely with clients to develop practical and meaningful data collection tools, which she coordinates with LPC’s Data Systems Manager.  She also provides leadership in the area of graphic design and presentation of findings for clients. Ms. Weld came to the LPC after working in the nonprofit sector for 14 years in supervision and project management for agencies working with youth, family planning and tobacco prevention.

Allison Burke, Project Manager, joined LPC Consulting in the spring of 2006.  At LPC, Ms. Burke supports multiple evaluation studies related to domestic violence, youth leadership, tobacco prevention, foster youth services, and agency redesign.  Currently, Ms. Burke manages several evaluation studies regarding youth development, training and technical assistance, and tobacco use prevention.  She also manages the evaluation of a planning grant for a countywide alcohol and drug youth system of care.   Ms. Burke is experienced in many levels of evaluation research including, but not limited to: conducting focus groups and interviews with diverse populations, data collection instrument development, report writing, client training, quantitative and qualitative data analysis, and database development.  She brings a background in sociology, elementary education, and foster family services to her work at LPC Consulting.

Emily Carsell, Research Assistant, rejoined the LPC team in 2007. Ms. Carsell previously worked at LPC as a Data Assistant from 2003-2005, where her responsibilities included scoring school readiness assessments for Partners for Readiness and performing data entry. Additionally, Ms. Carsell worked closely with YouthWorks, visiting the after school program to administer surveys and speak with students about life after high school. Ms. Carsell returned to LPC with increased experience, including computer and human resource skills. Her skills include: database development, research, data analysis, and qualitative analysis. She is responsible for monitoring and creating Prop 36 and Drug Diversion data reports, creates monthly Birth & Beyond data reports, assists the Data Systems Manager in database development, administers assessments to youth in afterschool programs, and provides general support.  Ms. Carsell is currently working towards her degree in Psychology.

Asad Ali, Research Assistant, joined LPC in August 2009. Asad is currently an undergraduate Sociology student at California State University, Sacramento, expecting to graduate in December 2009. At LPC, Asad provides support in evaluation studies by researching community indicators, performing data entry, assisting in developing presentations, taking notes at focus groups and meetings, and conducting literature reviews. Asad also provides support in creating visual representations of quantitative data. Before LPC, Asad worked as an intern at the California State Capitol, gaining knowledge in public policy.  

Marbella Alford, Administrative Assistant, recently joined the LPC team. Her responsibilities include performing data entry, scheduling meetings, answering and directing telephone calls, and providing general administrative support for LPC.  Marbella joined the staff after relocating to Sacramento from Hawaii.  She has a background in office work and therapeutic foster parenting.

Consulting Associates

Tina Robilliard, Consulting Associate, joined the LPC team in 2005.  Her experience includes the qualitative and quantitative evaluation of governance, performance management and strategic planning processes in government agencies as well as the evaluation of government programs. Currently, Ms. Robilliard is a Senior Advisor for New Zealand's child protective service Child, Youth and Family and is involved in a variety of projects including differential responses, taking forward the permanency policy for the organization, support to caregivers and working on issues relating to methamphetamine in families and households with children. Ms. Robilliard also has experience in IT change management and before coming to LPC was involved in the implementation and training for a re-design of the child welfare service case management system in New Zealand.

Michele McGibbon, Consulting Associate, has conducted evaluation research with LPC since 2001. She applies ten years of experience in research and data analysis in marketing research and the study of advanced Sociology to bring both quality and practicality to program evaluation. Ms. McGibbon's experience with LPC includes designing, coordinating, and implementing studies and conducting qualitative and quantitative research in the area of child abuse and neglect fatalities, SIDS, and redesigning the Child Welfare System. Other work with LPC includes evaluation studies of various prevention initiatives dealing with foster youth permanency, adoption services, school readiness, substance abuse, teen pregnancy, juvenile delinquency, domestic violence, disaster preparedness, and tobacco control.  

Carol Casaday, MBA, Consulting Associate, joined LPC in 2009 after leaving The California Endowment as a  Program Officer. LPC and Ms. Casaday have coauthored proposals  and worked together on a variety of projects since 2001, when she was the Executive Director for Chemical Dependency Center for Women. Ms. Casaday brings a wealth of knowledge, having worked with private organizations, public agencies, school districts and private foundations. She has direct experience with substance abuse treatment, as well as experience in designing and implementing needs assessments, community, and special population surveys; conducting research for public health agencies and community based organizations; and editing and writing strategic plans, research reports, funding applications, and annual reports for public and private organizations. Ms Casaday's work includes improving access to health services; developing prevention strategies; conducting advocacy to support policy and systems change; and working with children’s mental health, family support services, community health planning, education, resident engagement, child abuse prevention, youth violence prevention.