Denise has over 20 years’ experience providing research, monitoring and evaluation services for international organizations, government agencies, and non-governmental, private and community-based organizations.  She has extensive experience with training and facilitation along with experience in utilizing OECD-DAC criteria for evaluation, Results Based Management (RBM), the development and use of qualitative and quantitative tools for data collection.     Denise is accustomed to integrating cross-cutting themes such as gender equality, environment, and governance into evaluation plans. 

Denise has worked in Eastern and Southern Africa, South-East Asia, Asia, the Middle East and Canada.  She has conducted evaluations of programs funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the Canadian Red Cross (CRC), USAID, Global Affairs Canada (GAC), International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Grand Challenges Canada (GCC) as well as numerous Canadian organizations.  

Areas of expertise include Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH), Health Systems Strengthening, Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) of Childhood Diseases with extensive experience in the collection of data related to breastfeeding and nutrition, micronutrient supplementation, and reproductive health.  Denise has expertise in the field of disabilty in international and local context.  

Denise is a Credentialed Evaluator with the Canadian Evaluation Society.  Click the button to view certificate. 

Denise has extensive experience conducting household surveys using DHS/MICS tools.  She has designed and managed large randomized cluster surveys to collect data from households, women, children (0-59 months) using standardized tools to measure global indicators.  Denise currently works with UNICEF as a household survey expert