Kari is President of Parsons Consulting, Inc. Ms. Parsons specializes in the participatory development of cross-sector indicators of community well-being and how they link to programs, policy, and performance in the public and nonprofit sectors. As a seasoned professional with over 20 years of consulting experience, she is a valued researcher, facilitator, communicator, and project manager. She applies these skills to all her endeavors, including her work in strategic planning, community needs assessment, program evaluation implementation, and performance measurement design. Kari is experienced in quantitative and qualitative data collection methods and analysis in a variety of domains, including human services, early childhood, transportation, workforce development, sustainability, and more. She is the lead developer of the Family Financial Stability Index (for Orange County United Way) and the Early Childhood System Performance Assessment Toolkit (for the Center for the Study of Social Policy). Kari received her Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Whitman College and her Master of Urban and Regional Planning from the University of California, Irvine.