Testimonials
“You’re like a surgeon... You come in and you just have to figure things out. You figure out what the client does, what they need to learn, and then you make it happen.
And there’s a real ethics around your research that are scarce these days. You cannot support methodologies or approaches that don’t benefit the client.”
Mike Perry
Partner, PerryUndem Research and Communication
“You can quickly understand our needs. You have both a good research instinct and, more importantly, a strategic instinct about how to get this applied research thing done.”
Isaac Menashe
Deputy Director of Policy, Eligibility & Research, Covered California
“Your writing is spectacular. You have an ability to translate complex ideas into a very good, compelling narrative. That is your differentiator.”
Lynn Jennings
Vice President of Grants, Legal Services Corporation
“I greatly appreciate your expertise on the ACA and the promotion of coverage. However, no matter what the issue, your ability to come to grips with the nuances and what is important is so impressive. You are committed to providing great value to clients and you do it without exception.”
Larry Bye
Senior Fellow, NORC at the University of Chicago
“Your main value was being able to listen to people, see the possibilities, and then turn it into work that never felt compromised (even though compromises were made). You could take everyone’s input and translate into an evaluation that was doable and valuable. And then you got it done.
To say it’s ‘translational’ understates the human part of what you do with your great gift. The way that you listen and engage accomplishes very practical goals, but you do it in an incredibly authentic and human-centered way.”
Tina Anderson Smith
President, Anderson Smith Consulting, LLC
“Throughout my time on Mary’s team, I was pushed to think about why I was doing an analysis and if it was appropriate for the question I was trying to answer for the client. Mary also taught me how to communicate research findings — away from academic language and more towards research and analysis that policymakers and the media care about and can understand.
Mary also really invests in her team — in terms of her time, resources, and mentorship. I am a better teammate and researcher from working with her.”
Wyatt Koma
Policy Analyst, Kaiser Family Foundation
(formerly a research assistant working with Mary at NORC at the University of Chicago)
