Learning Consultant

Using evidenced-based research and evaluation capabilities to support planning and decision-making.  ALGardner Consulting develops strategies for achieving and sustaining program and policy outcomes.

Futurist

Expanding organizational capacity to anticipate and address critical issues looming on the horizon. We use smart tools and resources in order to understand the implications of emerging trends and navigate uncertainty.

Thought Partner

 Two decades of collaborating with philanthropic and nonprofit leaders, policymakers, and public agencies to address complex problems. Engaging in effective communications and trainings to facilitate organizational learning.

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• Working with Santa Clara County to evaluate its Transformation 2020 initiative to integrate Medi-Cal Waiver programs and services and achieve system transformation.

• Worked with the Veterans Health Administration to assess the impact of a multi-year interprofessional primary care education program on trainees, patients, and VA facilities.           

• Assessed and strengthened advocacy and policy change capacity of 18 California clinic associations funded by The California Endowment to achieve policy gains benefitting medically underserved populations.

• Presentations and reports to policymakers, public agencies, grantees, foundations, and communities to improve access to health care and strengthen health are services.

• Building the knowlege base and publishing in international, national, state, and local publications, including books, peer review journals, issue briefs, and technical publications.

• Educator: Faculty at UCSF since 2007, conduct workshops and presentations on evaluation design, emerging models of care, and expanding foresight.