From the Desk of Chyenne Mallinson
June 2026by Chyenne Mallinson, LEEAD & ETB: Regional Project Manager Just Outside the Frame Tucked into the pen holder at the corner of my desk stands a small pride flag from my first year living in NYC.
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CREE Learning Series: Keeping a Doorway Open
June 2026 By Angel Villalobos, ETB Co-Director As we continue offering the CREE Learning Series this year, I’ve been thinking about what it means to keep a doorway open. For many learners, the series
Rooted in Place, Growing Through Partnership: Lessons From ETB: Regional
June 2026 By Alina Taniuchi, ETB Incubator Project Manager Through Expanding the Bench® (ETB), we have learned that evaluation is strongest when contributors from diverse perspectives commit to shared learning and equitable practice, build
From the Desk of Nancy Vang
May 2026by Nancy Vang, ETB Project Manager Finding Peace in the Pause Hello! I am Nancy Vang, the Project Manager for Expanding the Bench (ETB) and it’s lovely to write a piece during the
From the Desk of Angel Villalobos
April 2026by Angel Villalobos, ETB Co-Director Grounding Our Work in Connection and Clarity Lately, I’ve been reflecting on what I am learning, unlearning, and relearning through deeper collaboration across the Expanding the Bench (ETB)
A Simple Idea Sparked at the Right Moment
April 2026 By Nivedita Ranade, ETB Associate Project Director In 2020, with the COVID-19 pandemic, everything stopped. Convenings were canceled. Conferences disappeared. The informal spaces — hallways and shared meals — where relationships were built
From the Desk of Alina Taniuchi
March 2026by Alina Taniuchi, ETB: Regional Incubator Project Manager and Fundraising Specialist When the Pieces Align Much of my work over the past few years has felt like working on separate sections of a puzzle
ACE Evaluation Network Member Highlight: Elena Pinzon O’Quinn
With 120+ Evaluators and growing in the Network, we are highlighting an ACE Evaluation Network Member each month to share their experiences and current projects with the ETB® community. Advancing Culturally-responsive
From the Desk of Sandra Silva
February 2026by Sandra Silva, ETB Data Governance Program Director A Moment of Return I’m Sandra Silva, an Evaluator and Project Director at Change Matrix. I recently rejoined the Expanding the Bench (ETB) team to