Mercedes Aquilini
Director
Mercedes excels at helping organizations understand, measure, and convey their impact.
Mercedes has diverse experience in supporting nonprofits, public entities, and corporate partners to design and implement strategic plans that lead to sustained impact. With a background in both management consulting and internal strategic roles, Mercedes understands what it takes to make a strategic plan become a reality.
Mercedes excels at helping organizations understand, measure, and convey their impact, having designed and conducted numerous large-scale studies that culminated in poignant impact reports. Examples of her work include analyzing the impact of COVID-19 on childcare for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, creating a measurement and evaluation framework for the Resilient Schools Support Program at the Texas Education Agency, and leading the five-year strategic planning process for Western Governors University.
Areas of Expertise
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Strategic planning
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Evaluation and measurement
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Nonprofit strategy
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Higher education
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K-12 education
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Workforce development
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Change management
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Market research
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Innovation development
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Equitable outcomes