Michelle Baron

Current

Evaluation Consultant at The Evaluation Baron

Past

Evaluation Team Member at Research Information Division, LDS Church
Evaluation Consultant at Center for Teaching and Learning
Multiple Positions Culminating as an Inspector General at United States Army Reserve

Intern at Cache County American Red Cross

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Education

Brigham Young University
Utah State University
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

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Industry

Management Consulting

Websites

The Evaluation Baron, LLC

Michelle Baron’s Summary

Evaluation consultant with experience in capacity and organizational development, social impact assessment, accreditation, and outcome/program/process/product evaluation.

I am seeking consulting opportunities in evaluation and capacity building.

Michelle Baron’s Specialties:

Evaluation consulting and evaluation capacity building for business and education

Michelle Baron’s Experience

Evaluation Consultant

The Evaluation Baron

(Management Consulting industry)

2008 — Present (1 year )

The Evaluation Baron, LLC, is an independent evaluation consulting group that specializes in evaluation capacity building for organizations in the education and business sectors. The group educates and trains organizations of the need to determine the effectiveness of its programs, products, and processes, and then works with those organizations to build evaluation processes that hone in on vital improvements that can be made to their respective programs. As an independent entity, the group also works with organizations to conduct external evaluations of its programs to provide a fresh, objective perspective of program strengths and areas for improvement.
Evaluation Team Member

Research Information Division, LDS Church

(Religious Institutions industry)

2008 — 2008 (less than a year)

(PROJECT)
• Served on an evaluation team to plan, conduct, and report on an evaluation of high school curriculum effectiveness with teachers and students in four countries which lead to significant curriculum revision

• Accomplished deliverables under tight deadlines and budget limitations
Evaluation Consultant

Center for Teaching and Learning

(Higher Education industry)

2005 — 2008 (3 years )

• Served as the evaluation team lead to plan, conduct and present evaluations for university faculty members, staff, and administrators to determine course effectiveness; participated in over 20 evaluations leading to revision and improvement of courses and associated instructional materials

• Planned and conducted course evaluation consultations with faculty, staff, and administrators in preparation for business school (AACSB) re-accreditation
Multiple Positions Culminating as an Inspector General

United States Army Reserve

(Government Agency; Military industry)

1986 — 2007 (21 years )

• Army career spanning over 20 years in evaluation of information systems and security, as well as operations management

• Served as an evaluation team lead (40%) and team member (60%) to plan, conduct, and present evaluations of federal programs to streamline business processes and increase operational efficiency; participated in over 25 evaluations leading to restructure of federal military programs

• Planned, conducted, and presented evaluations to streamline information security procedures for over 10,000 personnel

• Planned and supervised the installation, management, and evaluation of a multi-national joint communications network on sites throughout the United States to receive a 95% efficiency rate

• Provided the management and leadership necessary to ensure the organization met its goal of 100% unit property accountability
and personnel assignment

• Trained staff members in information systems and security evaluation processes

• Reinvigorated the command inspection program to the point where routine site visits and evaluations became the norm rather than the exception
Intern

Cache County American Red Cross

(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

2003 — 2003 (less than a year)

(PROJECT)

• Planned and conducted evaluations of organizational recruitment and retention to increase utility and effectiveness of Red Cross services

• Trained peers and other staff members in service evaluation processes to increase self-sufficiency, direction, and attention
to detail with regard to Red Cross services

Michelle Baron’s Education

Brigham Young University

Ph.D , Instructional Psychology & Technology with a concentration in evaluation and research , 2004 — 2009

Dissertation Title: Understanding how evaluators deal with multiple stakeholders
Utah State University

M.S. , Training & Development with an emphasis in instructional technology , 2002 — 2003
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Commissioning in the Army Reserve (ROTC) , Leadership , 1989 — 1991
University of North Carolina at Greensboro

B.A. , Political Science with a minor in economics , 1987 — 1991

Activities and Societies:

Student Government, Army ROTC

Additional Information

Michelle Baron’s Websites:

The Evaluation Baron, LLC

Michelle Baron’s Interests:

Professional: evaluation, organizational development, capacity building, training & development, qualitative research Personal: swimming, strength training, gourmet cooking, traveling, attending art & cultural events and performances, socializing with family and friends, documentaries, non-fiction works, writing, collaborating on projects, event planning