Why Choose Northcoast Evaluation Services?
Rodney Thomas, Owner of Northcoast Evaluation Services, has over 30 years of experience providing research, evaluation, and grant writing consultancy services to clients including the Cleveland Foundation, the MyCom youth development initiative, the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services, Cuyahoga County Office of Child Support Services, Franklin County Child Support Enforcement Agency, the United Black Fund of Greater Cleveland, the Consultation Center at Yale University, Danbury Hospital Department of Pediatrics, United Way of Holmes and Wayne Counties, Western Connecticut State University Department of Nursing, New Haven Public Schools, and National Health Promotion Associates.
-30 years of experience developing and conducting culturally responsive program evaluation and applied research
-Proven track record of working closely with schools, community-based organizations, county agencies, and non-profits
-Knowledge of local criminal justice, mental health and substance abuse treatment systems (e.g., Cleveland Division of Police, ADAMHS Board, Cuyahoga County Office of Reentry)
-Skilled at working with large, complex, unclean raw datasets to develop useful, easy to understand results
-Focus on using data and evaluation findings to identify areas for improving programs and services