History

After completing a Leaders in Equitable Evaluation and Diversity (LEEAD) Fellowship at the Annie E. Casey Foundation in 2016, Mindelyn Anderson founded Mirror Group LLC to continue her 10+ years support of culturally responsive and racial equity work in communities and organizations. The Mirror Group value proposition is extensive experience in both quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis methodologies, as well as a thorough understanding of the importance of collecting information with a view toward useful, effective, and actionable reporting for strategic planning, funding, sustainability, and long-term impact.

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We at Mirror Group know that finding the right support for your organization is no easy feat. Whether your needs include research, evaluation, training, facilitation, or coaching in service of equitable initiatives, we provide custom-fit solutions plus nimble access to deep expertise partners to support your targeted operations.

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Values

✓ We uphold cultural competence, equity, and capacity building as rigorous excellence.

✓ Our work is driven by the inclusion of diverse and authentic voices.

✓ We provide nimble access to deep expertise partners to support equitable operations.

✓ Our measure of success is to work ourselves out of a job.

✓ We are accountable to the individuals, communities, and institutions that we serve.

✓ Our consulting approach is collaborative, participatory, and iterative.

Core Team

Corron Sanders, PhD

Corron Sanders, PhD is a data scientist with more than 10 years of experience in research design and program evaluation. At Mirror Group she leads data analytics projects, sets quantitative evaluation strategy, and serves as a subject matter expert on a range of client projects. Dr. Sanders has coupled her unique skills to provide key insights for business analytics teams, community projects and organization wide projects. Dr. Sanders received her doctorate in Preventive Medicine and Community Health from the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB). She has served as a researcher in the Population Health team at Children’s Health System of Texas and a Clinical Manager for a National Institutes of Health. She was also part of the inaugural cohort of the Leaders in Equitable Evaluation and Diversity. Dr. Sanders has a passion to disseminate information for practical and meaningful use. She uses all data (big, small, structured and unstructured) to help organizations find solutions to their complex challenges.

LaShaune Johnson, PhD

LaShaune Johnson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies at Creighton University. She is the founder of Estella Lucia Evaluation, LLC and a Consultant at Mirror Group where she co-facilitates accountability practice circles, trainings, workshops, and strategic planning retreats and serves as a subject matter expert on a range of client projects. She received her PhD in Sociology from the University of California-Santa Barbara. She was a Medieval/ Renaissance Studies and Sociology double major at Wellesley College. She is a public health researcher who focuses on health equity, community partnerships, and cultural humility. Her primary research areas are Muslim maternal/child health, African American breast cancer disparities, and LGBTQ cancer-related distress. She is the Community Liaison for the Creighton University at Highlander Accelerator; and is currently a New Generation Fellow with the Place-Based Justice Network. She is a former Annie E. Casey LEEAD fellow. As a storyteller, she frequently employs arts-based methods. She has provided evaluation services to youth, health, public education, juvenile justice/foster care, and equity projects.

Education

University of California, Santa Barbara
PhD, Sociology
Doctoral Certificate, Human Development
Doctoral Certificate, Feminist Studies

Wellesley College
B.A., Sociology
B.A., Medieval/ Renaissance Studies

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Program Evaluation
• Data Collection & Analysis
• Writing
• Research

LaShay Harvey, PhD

LaShay Harvey, PhD, a sexologist with 20 years of experience as an educator, is a Consultant at Mirror Group. Dr. Harvey’s career and research focuses on the master and meta narratives that inform Black girls’ and women’s sexual and reproductive development. Dr. Harvey received her doctorate in Human Sexuality Studies and her Master’s degree in Education focusing on sexuality education from Widener University. Dr. Harvey has worked on research programs at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Bayview Medical Center that focus on standards of care for adolescents diagnosed with Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) as well as studies dealing with infertility. She has also taught courses on sexuality, gender and race at Morgan State University, The University of Baltimore, Towson University, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) and the American Medical Student Association. Dr. Harvey has received teaching awards and faculty fellowships for her pedagogical approach to education.

Natalie Scheidler, PhD

Natalie Scheidler is a Research and Evaluation Associate at Mirror Group LLC. Natalie specializes in U.S. history, violence, and critical race and postcolonial theories. As a research scholar, her work examined structures of power, the replication of systems of power, and the epistemic, legal, and interpersonal forms of violence that allow those systems to persist. At the heart of her work is the belief that the study of the past is necessary to inform political activism in the present. Because every contemporary issue is an inherited legacy, history is a powerful tool for change. Her ability to place evaluation into longer historical contexts positions her to surface successes and opportunities for change. In this way, she guides organizations to adopt the critical lenses necessary to embed equity in all of their operations to open spaces to (re)imagine possible futures.  

Education

Montana State University
PhD, U.S. History

Kansas State University
M.A. English (Cultural Studies and British & American Literature)

Northern Michigan University
B.S., History

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Archival research methods
• Qualitative data analysis
•Evaluation
• Change Management

Fellows and Interns

Channing Mathews, PhD

Dr. Channing Mathews serves as a Critical Approaches Postdoctoral Fellow for Mirror Group, LLC. Dr. Mathews received her B.A. from Duke University in Psychology, and recently completed her PhD in Education and Psychology from the University of Michigan. She currently works as a postdoctoral research fellow at NC State University, where she studies how Black and Latinx youth use cultural and community assets to inspire their academic and activist engagement. As an education and race equity scholar, Dr. Mathews created a conceptual framework integrating youths’ of color development of their ethnic-racial identities and their understanding of social inequality as dual promoters of their positive youth development. Dr. Mathews’ passion is rooted in the success of Black and Brown communities, particularly after her experiences teaching internationally in the Dominican Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 

Education

University of Michigan
PhD, Combined program in Education and Psychology
M.S. Psychology

Duke University
B.A., Psychology

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Quantitative Research
• Qualitative Research
• Program Management
• Critical Research Methods
• STEM Engagement
• Critical Dialogue Facilitation
• Logistical Management

Leana Mason, MPA

Leana Mason is a Research and Evaluation Assistant Intern at Mirror Group, LLC. In this role, she supports a range of projects at all stages of research and evaluation. She is passionate about achieving system changes and societal progress through research, data analysis, interdisciplinary collaboration and advocating for an abundance mindset. Leana earned her Master’s in Public Administration from University of Southern California and is currently pursuing her PhD in Sociology at Howard University. She leverages her unique experiences and insight from diverse roles in the military, nonprofit organizations, and volunteer positions to add to the breadth of the Mirror Group team. 

Education

University of Southern California
M.P.A. (Master of Public Administration)

Pennsylvania State University
B.A., Psychology

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Creative Writing and Storytelling
• Qualitative research
• Program Management
• Intersectional Research Methods
• Program Evaluation
• Facilitation and Training

Marlo Reeves, PhD

Marlo Reeves, Ph.D. (she/her) is a 2021-2022 Mirror Group Data Visualization Postdoctoral Fellow. She is a researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee focusing on race and program evaluation in K-12 schools and community-based youth organizations. Before her time at Mirror Group, Dr. Reeves worked with the Wisconsin Evaluation Collaborative coordinating culturally responsive and equitable evaluations for the Milwaukee Community School Partnership. She is a budding data visualization artist whose work aims to depict complex data through intuitive imagery. She earned her Ph.D. in Educational Policy Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2021 after conducting a six-year ethnography alongside high school-aged grassroots organizers for racial justice.

Sheryl Felecia Means, PhD

Dr. Sheryl Felecia Means is a Narrative Storytelling Postdoctoral Fellow at Mirror Group. She holds a BA in English Literature from Spelman College and earned her Ph.D. in Education Sciences, Philosophical and Cultural Inquiry from the University of Kentucky in May 2018. Her doctoral research focused on the Black Consciousness and Citizenship curriculum and racial identity formation at Steve Biko Cultural Institute in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. As a postdoctoral fellow in Africana Studies at University of New Mexico, Means focuses on Afro-Latin America and race-based policy making in Central America, specifically. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and is originally from Newark, New Jersey.

Education

University of Kentucky
PhD, Education Sciences: Philosophical and Cultural Inquiry Certificate, Social Theory Certificate, Latin American, Caribbean, & Latino Studies

Spelman College
BA, English

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Creative Writing and Storytelling
• Qualitative research
• Program Management
• Intersectional Research Methods
• Program Evaluation
• Facilitation and Training