Sonia Suri

Sonia Suri is the Director of Program Development, Monitoring & Evaluation at William James College. Sonia has over 10 years of experience in program evaluation, research, and project management. Sonia has designed and implemented multiple national program evaluations, communicated with government and foundation funders regarding project status, prepared data collection instruments including site visit protocols, focus group materials, and qualitative and quantitative interview protocols, conducted site visits and other data collection activities including qualitative interviews with senior social service providers, senior state and policy officials, performed qualitative coding and data analysis using ETHNOGRAPH and NVIVO, performed quantitative analyses using SPSS and Excel, worked with grantee sites to provide technical assistance, facilitated cross-site information exchange, and ensured that all project requirements were met, oversaw and supported the work of external contractors, wrote project reports and participated in the development of academic journal articles, participated in the development and writing of grant proposals, provided technical (data) and cultural competence support, trained staff at participating community-based agencies, and developed cultural competence interactive training modules for SAMSHA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration).

Sonia Suri's educational background includes a PhD in Medical Anthropology from the University of Connecticut, an MA in Anthropology from the University of Connecticut, and a BS in Anthropology from Delhi University. Sonia also has a certification from the CITI Program in Social and Behavioral Research - Basic/Refresher.

Sonia Suri reports to Nicholas Covino, President. They work with Shani Turner - Director, African & Caribbean Mental Health Concentration, Marc Abelard - Director, Strategic Partnerships, Center for Workforce Development, and Anne Wilson - Director, Communications.