PAUL W. MATTESSICH, PhD, is executive director of Wilder Research at Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, which dedicates itself to improving the lives of individuals, families, and communities through applied research. Wilder Research has a staff of approximately seventy-five people, including evaluation researchers, survey interviews, data analysts, administrative support staff, and others. Paul has been involved in applied social research since 1973, working with local national, and international organizations. He has authored or coauthored more than two hundred publications and reports, including the second edition of the popular book Collaboration: What Makes It Work and The Manager's Guide to Program Evaluation: Planning, Contracting, and Managing for Useful Results. He received his PhD in sociology from the University of Minnesota. SHELLY HENDRICKS, M.P.P., worked as a research associate at Wilder Research for three years, supporting evaluators on various research projects. Some of the topics Shelly worked on include child care in Minnesota, American Indian diabetes self-management, and emergency shelter use in Saint Paul. She received her bachelor's degree from McPherson College and her master's degree in public policy from the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute at the University of Minnesota. Hendricks currently works as a community organizer for a neighborhood association in Minneapolis. ROSS VELURE ROHOLT, PhD, is the action research officer for Public Achievement Northern Ireland, which dedicates itself to inviting and supporting young people to create innovative solutions to the legacy of violence and learning about democracy. In this role, Ross has conducted annual internal evaluations and managed several external evaluations on different programmatic initiatives supported by the organization. He received his PhD in education from the University of Minnesota.