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About Two Gems Consulting Services

Customized Technical Program Supports: Evaluation Planning and Design, Assessment and Monitoring, Analysis, Technical Assistance and Training

Innovation & Insight

At Two Gems Consulting Services, we work to strengthen community-based, regional, national and international programs by emphasizing the importance of utilization-focused program evaluation. Using innovative techniques, we glean practical, action-oriented insights that can be applied within programmatic settings, drive policy and guide further exploration aimed at enhancing the well-being of youth, women, families and communities worldwide. Relying on information from diverse sources, we frame critical issues for the purpose of clarifying understanding, guiding evaluation or promoting research. We have developed groundbreaking new frameworks (theories of change or theories of action) in the following areas: family strengths to promote improved youth outcomes; cultural and ethnic norms regarding service participation; and practitioners’ support to transform systems of care (e.g. juvenile justice, foster care).

Nurturing Best Intentions

Our pioneering work in the use of core principles or virtues language encourages people and programs within communities, systems and organizations to bring their best intentions to meet their best efforts. We encourage the highest efforts in every area, promoting excellence, integrity, diversity and inclusiveness through culturally sensitive and relevant program evaluation and research support services.

Working Collaboratively

Two Gems Consulting Services is the sole proprietorship of Dr. Geri Lynn Peak. Working collaboratively with other independent providers or small businesses, we can create the right team to suit your needs. Generally, we collaborate primarily with other minority and woman-owned business partners.

Facilitating Insight, Mastery & Meaning

We do more than gather and summarize findings. We look for ways to connect what we find to best practice, operational frameworks, your mission, vision and best intentions and stakeholder priorities. We focus on building excellence, not simply documenting status. We look for ways to build connections of integrity between what you do and how you do it. We believe that integrity requires personal and organizational responsibility, so we won't overlook ways to promote organizational and professional consistency that promotes the best environment to yield positive operations and outcomes.