Lija Greenseid is a valued colleague who excels at all aspects of evaluation. She is skilled in working collaboratively, connecting theory to practice, using mixed methods, making sense of data, and generating insights and lessons from the data. She has been an outstanding partner in our evaluation work together and I expect to continue to work with Lija in the years to come. I recommend Lija to anyone seeking evaluation excellence and depth of knowledge.
— Michael Quinn Patton, Founder and Director, Utilization-Focused Evaluation
In my 30 year career, there are but a few individuals who stand head and shoulders above the rest. With his ability to quickly analyze a situation and figure out what needs to be done and then do it, Andrew is rightfully in this group. No matter the industry, no matter the organization, Andrew can provide insight into your business and set you on the path to success.
— George Lopuch, Executive Vice President, Best Buy
Andrew has multiple skills that have served us well. From financial modeling and strategic planning to creative problem solving, Andrew has brought his analytical skills to help us resolve many ongoing business issues. I highly recommend Andrew for efficient, ‘out of the box’, problem solving abilities.
— Michael Minsberg, President, Creative Lighting, Inc.
Having worked with Lija for many years, I can say she is a world-class evaluator, the very best you could work with. She brings the following characteristics to all her projects: highly productive, efficient, ethical, collaborative, creative and organized with a great ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. She develops great rapport with all her clients, and has the ability to distill the learnings from her evaluations into peer-reviewed manuscripts. She is a joy to work with.
— Michael Luxenberg, Ph.D., Founder and CEO, Professional Data Analysts, Inc.
Lija is simply one of the finest evaluators that I have had the pleasure to work with. I have found her to be highly professional, personable and responsive in our work together which has lasted over 10 years. In addition to her extensive knowledge of and experience with evaluation design, data collection, analysis and reporting, Lija brings a deep commitment to use evaluation findings to improve programs. She is particularly skilled in managing relationships with her clients – balancing the need for developing relationships based on trust while remaining objective as the external evaluator.
— Barbara Schillo, Ph.D., Vice President, ClearWay Minneosta