Mercedes Aquilini
Director
Mercedes excels at helping organizations understand, measure, and convey their impact.
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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