Culturally Tailored
Evaluation Services
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The ACET Team
ACET is a woman- and minority-owned small business enterprise based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Our staff have extensive experience in conducting high-quality research and evaluation in a variety of settings.
See the bios below to learn more about each ACET team member.
Stella SiWan Zimmerman
President, Founder,
Chief Executive Officer
Stella’s specialty in culturally tailored evaluation projects has continued to grow with ACET during her 25-year career as president of ACET, Inc. She has a M.S. in Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation.
Kamarrie Coleman
Portfolio Manager
Elisa Rucker
Portfolio Manager
Ashley Kitchen
Senior Evaluation Specialist,
Quality Improvement Lead
Kamarrie’s extensive experience includes working with culturally and linguistically diverse PK-16 educational institutions. She earned a Ph.D. in English as a Second Language Curriculum and Instruction.
Elisa has worked in management for over 25 years with proven customer service, application of data-driven strategies, quality compliance, and project management experience. She has a B.A. in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance.
Ashley’s experience in collaborations with Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities strengthens ACET’s high-quality qualitative research. She has a Ph.D. in Politics and International Relations.
Rachel Engh
Senior Evaluation Specialist,
Cross-sector Lead
Rachel’s specialty in designing participatory and equitable mixed-methods evaluation approaches, helps clients understand and communicate impact. She has a M.A. in Urban and Regional Planning.
Charles Rivers
Community-Based Engagement Specialist
Charles’ expertise lies in supporting organizations with their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion journeys, as well as Consulting and Facilitation. He holds a M.A. in Human Resource Development and a B.A. in Applied Ethics and Anthropology.
Megan Pinkowski
Event Training and Technical Assistance (ETA) Specialist
Mick Alvarez Flores
Senior Graphic Design
Coordinator
Megan has a background in project implementation and new client support, as well as customer relations support for B2B and B2C channels.She has a B.A. in global business and a minor in psychology.
Mick’s background in graphic design and illustration, brings their expertise in digital and print media, visualizing and creating graphics, illustrations, logos, layouts and photos. They has a B.A. in Graphic Design.
Will Hopkins
Data Coordinator
Barbara Tan
Data Coordinator
Conor Hanson
Data & Information Systems Coordinator
Merone Eshetu
Project Coordinator
Will’s experience in data collection, analysis, quality improvement, and presentation is beneficial to a variety of ACET projects. He holds a B.A. in Urban Studies.
Barbara specializes in research and statistics, particularly in academic and healthcare settings, to support data analysis and collection. She has a B.S. in Biology and Psychology with a minor in Spanish.
Conor specializes in data analysis using multiple programming languages to tell meaningful stories with data. He holds a B.A. in Philosophy and a certificate in Data Analysis & Visualization.
Merone brings experience in public health and health equity, research, youth education, and community engagement. She has a B.A. in Public Health Studies with a focus in mental health.
Emily Serkaian
Finance & Human Resource Coordinator
Bree Zimmerman
Project Assistant
Alessandra Rader
Project Assistant
Miranda Utz
Business
Assistant
Emily specializes in human resource administration, financial management, and organizational development. She earned a M.S. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology and a B.A. in both Economics and Management, and Psychology.
Bree specializes in facilitating and planning meetings, health and wellness events, with a focus on accessibility and disability services. She has a A.A. in Liberal Arts with an emphasis in Human Services.
Alessandra brings experience with tracking information and communicating with a wide variety of stakeholders from the general public to congressional staff in previous positions. She has a B.A. in Anthropology and a minor in Spanish Studies.
Miranda brings experience in office settings to enhance business functions. She also has a strong background in guest services and guest relations to help teams connect with communities.