Dr. Laura Pejsa is a seasoned evaluator with a drive to improve the way we educate and serve our communities. Her research and practice focuses on evaluation capacity building, teaching individuals and groups how to conduct their own programmatic research and evaluation. Dr. Pejsa has been consulting for education, healthcare and nonprofit organizations for over a decade. Her work has included clinical site visits and observations, data analysis and reporting consulting, evaluation planning, and high level strategic advising with interprofessional education sites across the country. Dr. Pejsa is currently the Director of Evaluation and Organizational Learning at the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education and the lead evaluator on the University of Minnesota’s Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) grant in the Department of Family Medicine.