Michèle Banner

President

Michèle is the associate director of Crimson Research, a program evaluation and research group at New Mexico State University, and a senior research scientist in the Department of Public Health Sciences at NMSU. She has 25 years of experience as a researcher and evaluator in both the private sector and academia across a variety of disciplines. Most recently she has led several grants and contracts in the areas of economic justice, mental health awareness, and prevention and health promotion, as well as varied research and evaluation efforts for the Doña Ana County Health and Human Services Department. She has conducted evaluations in the southern NM border region, western NM, Juárez, El Paso, and nationally, maintaining a focus on health and social disparities within marginalized populations and using equitable, culturally-responsive research methods. Her doctorate and master’s degrees are in social psychology.

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President-elect

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Co-VP of Communications

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Co-VP of Communications

Germain Degardin

Morgan Occhino

Co-VP of Membership

Morgan has experience in evaluation, social science, clinical health, and public health research. Her background includes program evaluation, research design, implementation, data analysis, and dissemination. Morgan has experience managing large federal contracts and grants with topics including COVID-19, chronic conditions, behavioral health, provider practice, and social determinates of health. Currently, Morgan is a Research Analyst at Indiana University, School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, conducting research combining epidemiological and community based methods to determine how the cultural, social, structural, and political environments in correctional facilities impact health among people incarcerated. 

Saumitra SenGupta

Co-VP of Membership

Saumitra is a former Executive Director of the California's External Quality Review Organization for behavioral health. He has worked in mental health services research in California and nationally for over 25 years. Previously, he had served in a number of capacities including on the faculty of the University of Arizona Medical School and as a research psychologist in San Francisco Mental Health. Saumitra has used both quantitative and qualitative research methods in mental health services research and quality improvement. He has served as the Principal Investigator of several federally funded mental health initiatives as well as on NIMH and SAMHSA review panels. Saumitra also served as a board member of the American Evaluation Association (AEA) and was the founding chair of the San Francisco Bay Area Evaluators (SFBAE). He served on the editorial board of the American Journal of Evaluation for 25 years. His publications include two co-edited volumes on cultural competence and feminist issues in evaluation research.

Sierra Fernandez

Co-VP of Programs

Scarlett Kingsley

Co-VP of Programs

Scarlett is the State Specialist for Cooperative Extension Evaluation and Research at Oklahoma State University and has a passion for applying creative evaluation methodologies to her work to make the evaluation process more equitable and participatory. She is pursuing her PhD in Social Foundations and Qualitative Inquiry at OK State, and is a former American Evaluation Association Graduate Education Diversity Internship (GEDI) Scholar. When not busy with evaluation or her PhD, Scarlett can be found making art, curating her collection of antique typewriters, and spending time with her animal companions.