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Angie Flamenco, MA Senior Planner Angie rejoined the ASR team in 2024. She has experience with strategic planning, research, community needs assessments, quality improvement, and program evaluation. Before rejoining ASR, she led a non-profit in becoming accredited and developed quality improvement, health and safety, and training programs, as well as a community advisory board. As part of her accreditation experience, Angie wrote organizational policies and plans, developed trainings, and spearheaded agency-wide quality improvement projects. Angie has extensive experience leading community coalitions and has worked in the fields of public health, housing services, and philanthropy. Angie served as a lead consultant for the Santa Clara County Public Health Department’s Community Health Needs Assessment, Community Health Improvement Plan, and a violence assessment. She served as a project manager for various community indicator reports, such as the Silicon Valley Latino Report Card. Angie has a Bachelor of Arts in Ethnic Studies from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master of Public Affairs from Princeton University. On her free time, Angie enjoys baking and playing games with her three children, hiking, traveling, and volunteering at her church. < Back angie@appliedsurveyresearch.org

View Full Report Executive Summary Participatory Research and Evaluation < Back “Nothing about us without us.” More and more, community change efforts are seeking to better incorporate the voices of residents in the planning, design and implementation of such efforts. ASR helps partners use participatory approaches wherever possible, such as neighborhood forums with My Brother’s Keeper Initiative in East Palo Alto, face-to-face intercept interviewing for Sutter County Children and Families Commission Strategic Plan, and peer-led surveying in our homeless enumerations. Contact Us for More Information

Daphna Ram, PhD Senior Research Analyst Dr. Ram joined ASR in 2023 as a Senior Research Analyst. She has a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from Cornell University, where she studied the effects of attachment and loss on individual mental and emotional health. She is passionate about using evidence-based initiatives to promote success and well-being and has had extensive experience working with underserved populations in a variety of capacities. This has taught her the importance of viewing an individual in context to obtain a clear picture of how to best provide support. In her free time, Dr. Ram likes to read and watch mysteries, spend time with family, and peruse Petfinder for her future dog. < Back Daphna@appliedsurveyresearch.org

Jim Wright, PhD Senior Research Analyst Jim joined ASR in 2024 as a Senior Research Analyst. He earned his Ph.D. in speech-language pathology with a specialization in educational data science from the University of Oregon. His research has primarily focused on the evaluation of treatments to support individuals experiencing cognitive challenges following acquired brain injury. He has also participated in research and program evaluation projects to support initiatives related to teacher recruitment and retention, digital learning, literacy intervention and instruction, school accountability systems, and community wellbeing. Jim specializes in research methodology, implementation science, statistical analysis, and data collection, management, and visualization. He additionally has worked clinically as a speech-language pathologist in medical and educational settings supporting individuals with communication disorders and maintains his Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language Hearing Association. In his free time, Jim enjoys swimming, hiking, and spending time with his wife and two children. < Back Jim@appliedsurveyresearch.org

< Back Fair Market Rent Surveys One major strategy to increase access to affordable housing is for counties and cities to provide subsidized housing. Residents can use Section 8 vouchers to pay for housing at the Fair Market Rent (FMR) value. ASR has helped counties such as Santa Cruz and Alameda conduct Fair Market Rent surveys that in turn help establish the current fair market rent value. In high-cost markets such as the Bay Area, it is critical that fair market value of vouchers keeps up with the housing market. Contact Us for More Information

View Full Report Executive Summary Needs Assessments By taking a broad scan of a community’s quality of life, ASR’s needs assessments set the foundation for collaborators to make collective impact. ASR’s needs assessments have focused on a variety of populations, such as youth, children witnessing domestic violence, farmworkers, veterans, older adults, and the Black/African American community. Highlight Project: Santa Cruz County Black Health Matters Spotllght < Back View Report Additional work samples Santa Clara County Senior Needs Assessment View Report San Mateo County Veteran Needs Assessment View Report

View Full Report Executive Summary Grantmaking Support After funders have completed their needs assessment and strategic plans, they often want or need guidance to turn their funding priorities into a fundable portfolio. ASR helps funders define desired outcomes, indicators, and reporting strategies for potential grantees. We have also helped create Request for Proposal templates, reviewed panel scoring processes, and created new grantee orientation trainings. ASR has also helped onboard new grant management systems such as Persimmony and Apricot 360. Highlight Project: Solano County Human Services Needs Assessment < Back View Full Report Additional work samples Foundation Giving in Solano County and the Bay Area View Report

Online Data Dashboards < Back To help fulfill ASR’s mission of helping our partners build better communities, we need to make data accessible, engaging and useful. ASR has spearheaded multiple online data dashboards to ensure compelling data points and insightful stories are just a keystroke away. Highlight Project: First 5 Santa Clara Data Dashboards View Dashboards First 5 Sacramento Annual Snapshot First 5 Sacramento County Trends View Dashboard View Dashboard Yuba CAPC Child Abuse and Neglect Indicators Black Child Legacy Community Trends View Dashboard View Dashboard First 5 Solano Community Indicators View Dashboard

We stand for wellbeing for all. ASR continues to grow partnerships with those who appreciate our community-based participatory approach and share our values. Contact Us Today! At ASR we are committed to: Learn more about what equity-driven research can do for you. Honoring participant experiences Ensuring that our work is founded in principles of anti-racism and access for all Continuous improvement Rigorous, actionable, and easy-to-share results

ASR Careers ASR seeks qualified community researchers who want to use data to create change and help build stronger communities. Given our commitment to equity, we particularly encourage those who may be from underrepresented communities to connect with us about employment opportunities. Currently open positions are listed below. ASR has no positions posted for employment at this time. However, candidates interested in employment at ASR are encouraged to send a cover letter and CV to services@appliedsurveyresearch.org . Y o ur information will be reviewed for upcoming job openings! Contact Us Today!

Early Learning & Kindergarten Readiness Quality early learning experiences and kindergarten readiness predict later school achievement. In 2001, ASR developed a 20-item assessment tool completed by teachers called the Kindergarten Observation Form to measure children's kindergarten readiness. Used across California and in several other states, this validated form can be used to show how key programs like pre-K help prepare children for school success. Project Highlight: Santa Clara County Kindergraten Readiness Report View Full Report Executive Summary < Back Additional work samples Napa Valley Early Learning Initiative View Full Report Exec Summary

View Full Report Executive Summary Racial Equity Structural and systemic racism has created barriers to positive health education and economic outcomes for our communities of color. ASR has helped several partners examine their community outcomes through an equity lens and supported those partners to close opportunity gaps. Highlight Project: Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley Latino Report Card 2023 Full Report Executive Summary < Back Additional work samples Santa Cruz County Back Health Matters Spotlight View Report Reduction of African American Child Deaths View Full Report Sacramento County Racial Equity Snapshot View Report Santa Cruz County Black/African American Health Snapshot View Report Exec Summary