As Blueprint’s founder and leader, Karen leads a diverse team of researchers to develop innovative solutions that enable evidence-informed design and delivery. Over the past 20 years she has a developed a strong reputation for delivering real-world solutions to even the most complex challenges and has helped establish Blueprint as a leader in the use of innovation and evidence to address pressing public policy issues.

As a co-founder of Blueprint, Max brings a passion for using data to build practical solutions for Blueprint’s clients and partners. He uses his deep expertise in analytics and evaluation to help decision-makers leverage data and evidence to strengthen policies and programs.

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Kelly is passionate about finding new ways to generate and use evidence to solve complex challenges. She works with clients and partners to find ways to make more evidence-informed decisions, and shares ideas, lessons and insights from Blueprint’s work with the broader sector.

Mark combines extensive experience in not-for-profit management with deep financial expertise to provide leadership across a portfolio of services including finance, human resources, risk management, IT and general administration.

Michael brings extensive private industry leadership experience to support the development and implementation of strategic and growth plans. The project management and communications teams collaborate with the entire organization so everyone can succeed in our goals to improve lives, build better systems and policies, and drive social change.

Steve combines his passion for collaborating with diverse groups and expertise in designing and leading initiatives in skills development and economic inclusion to co-create solutions and address complex workforce and labour market challenges.

Colin draws on his doctoral training in mental health research and his consulting experience to design evaluation approaches that balance scientific rigor with practicality. His work spans public policy domains including mental health, workforce development, skills training and immigration.

Caitlin combines her broad background in quantitative and qualitative research with her passion for leading cross-disciplinary teams to execute complex research, evaluation and analytics projects in workforce development, education, and justice.

Marshal pairs her background in education and applied psychological science with a passion for collaborating with organizations to improve their capacity and enhancing their program delivery through customized evaluations in a myriad of areas including training  and development, housing, work force development and youth services.

Ebony speaks equal parts Research, Policy, and Human-Centred Design to develop processes that bring people to the centre of evidence generation and program improvement with a focus on public service provision, poverty and inequality ,and policy innovation.

Thomas combines his passion for solving complex puzzles and his expertise in data analysis and visualization to communicate policy-relevant insights in workforce development, service delivery, and income security.

Molly combines her passion for community engagement with her evaluation and research expertise to help clients across numerous policy domains–including youth success, workforce development, and community safety and well-being–generate, use, and share evidence about what works.

Natalie combines her education in public policy and experience in policy analysis, evaluation, and project management to lead complex projects that test solutions in policy domains including workforce development, youth services, and education.

Vibha combines her passion for evidence-based programming and her experience in conducting research and evaluation projects to help find solutions for complex social and economic development issues.

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Brenna combines her doctoral studies in criminology and socio-legal studies with expertise in data analysis, policy analysis, survey design and stakeholder engagement to solve complex challenges in various policy areas including affordable housing and criminal justice.

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Chris combines his passion for evidence-based policy and expertise in social science research to create evaluation designs across numerous policy domains, including skills development and community justice.

Emily draws on her expertise in community engagement, qualitative research, and policy analysis to develop evidence-based approaches to complex social justice issues, including gender equity, health, and violence prevention.

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Jessica combines her passion for social justice with her expertise in research, policy analysis, and project coordination to guide program and policy solutions for social challenges in youth development, workforce development, and income security.

Jess applies her background in education with her passion for fostering accessible and inclusive learning environments to the design, implementation and evaluation of programs across the skills development ecosystem.

Kelly brings to her work a commitment to evidence-informed policy and expertise in qualitative and quantitative research methods, implementation science, and strategic evidence generation. She supports the design and evaluation of innovative programs and initiatives with a particular focus on skills and workforce development.

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Mark uses his training in quantitative social research and expertise in research design and causal inference to analyze data to answer important policy questions related to skills development, labour market outcomes, and income security.

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Minnar combines her passion for cultivating belonging with her expertise inhuman-centered design to help reimagine social services and programs that make both the people who use them and deliver them feel hopeful, dignified, and capable.

Sandra brings together experience in data analytics, research and evaluation to offer solutions that support strategic policy and evidence-informed decision-making and contribute to social and economic development.

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Simon combines his inter-disciplinary background with expertise in evaluation, innovation, and evidence generation to address complex issues in skills development policy.

Alberta brings her love of technology together with her desire to support non-profits to design, develop and implement digital solutions to support evaluations in numerous public policy domains, including workforce development and program development.

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Aliaa applies her qualitative and quantitative skill set to monitoring and evaluating projects across a range of policy domains such as workforce development and public health.

Andrea’s passion for performance measurement and expertise in research operations and coordination equip her to support the effective design and implementation of evaluation activities in multiple policy domains, including employment and skills training.

Aryeh combines his experience in business consulting with his expertise in policy design and analysis to drive the implementation of innovative solutions that address the challenges affecting vulnerable Canadians across a range of policy domains.

Bissy draws on her extensive community-based research experience and her program and service delivery expertise to execute complex research and evaluation projects across public policy domains, including workforce and skills training development, education, and culturally responsive, trauma informed mental health services.

Conor uses his passion for social policy and his expertise in data analysis and communication to provide meaningful evidence to practitioners at each stage of policy and program development. He works across a range of policy domains including employment, education and training, and community justice.

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Danielle applies her passion for problem solving and training in public policy to create, test and assess practical solutions to challenges in the areas of skills and workforce development, health, immigration, and government transformation.

Jing’s love for social program evaluation and expertise in quantitative and qualitative research methods equip her to design and implement evidence generation activities in a wide range of areas including employment and skills training.

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Mustafa combines his love of global affairs with innovative approaches to the design, development, and evaluation of solutions in numerous public policy domains, including health, economic development, global governance, and future skills.

Tanvi is passionate about supporting people and ideas that lead to inclusive growth. Drawing on her background in finance and international development, she approaches complexity through a micro and macro lens, and is keen on exploring new ways of catalyzing local solutions to global problems.

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Anthony combines his interdisciplinary education with his passion for community engagement to help partners design, deliver, and evaluate programs across a variety of policy domains including economic development, youth services, recreation, housing, and skills training.

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Eman combines her engineering and global health education to conduct research and evaluate programs in international development, health innovation, and STEM education with a focus on social determinants of health and vulnerable communities.

Helen draws on her passion for community engagement, experience in qualitative research design, and stakeholder management to develop collaborative approaches to evaluating programs addressing health, employment access and urban inequality.

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Michelle combines her education in geography and planning with a passion for social justice to design and evaluate innovative solutions in various policy areas, including community economic development, migration, and housing.

Oleg combines his passion for effective and meaningful collaboration with his expertise in data analysis and stakeholder engagement to develop and implement digital solutions, as well as facilitating a streamlined data collection process across evaluations in a variety of public policy domains.

Per leverages his interest in employment and labour market policy and expertise in research and data analytics to provide clients with actionable evidence of best practices, especially focusing on inclusive and equitable workforce development.

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Roua is passionate about finding data-driven solutions that contribute to sustainable change. She combines her education in engineering and love for storytelling to analytically and creatively approach the challenges in policy domains - including health, immigration, and community justice.

Samridhi – Samridhi’s extensive experience in community building and the not-for-profit sector, along with her expertise in project management and research, help her facilitate collaboration and manage projects within budgets and timelines.

Sarah is a dynamic project professional who uses her expert ability to assess project objectives, balance multiple priorities and build strong relationships to ensure the successful forward momentum of projects.

Niveen combines her passion for equity issues with her expertise in marketing and communications to mobilize research, stimulate audiences with engaging content and foster strategic partnerships in housing, food security and sustainability.

Lauren combines her past experience in Finance and Human Resources to bring structure and accuracy to Blueprint’s operations.

Rusty is an experienced administrator who is focused on ensuring operational excellence by bringing structure to unstructured problems through executive support, team coordination and IT & facilities management.

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