Chi Yan Lam, Phd, Ce Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario

• Lead the planning, development, and oversight of large-scale evaluations and performance management of employment programs• Author memos (decision/option notes, approval memos) to support government decision-making• Brief senior executives on analyses, options, and findings • Develop technical resource, evaluation methodology documents, monitoring and evaluation frameworks, and implementation work plans• Provide team leadership to ministry colleagues to coordinate evaluation planning and implementation through working groups and committees• Provide strategic technical advice on the evaluation and performance management framework of programs• Collaborate with ministry colleagues and external stakeholders to build shared understanding and consensus on evaluation frameworks, processes, use of findings, and next-steps• Develop and maintain partnerships with ministry colleagues, sector stakeholders, and vendors• Liaise with vendors to provide technical and administrative oversight on contracts• Build the ministry’s internal capacity in evaluation and on using evidence to inform decision-making• Implement and promote accepted evaluation standards, including TBS’ evaluation framework, Getting to Outcomes and policy development framework, Our Best Advice

Kingston, Ontario

• Lead and facilitate professional learning to educators in leadership positions (curriculum leaders/school principals/college instructors)• Design learning materials, resources, and learning evaluation materials to support student learning according to professional development/learning principles and adult learning pedagogy• Report student achievement information to enterprise student information systemsInstructor of Record responsible for all aspects of instruction, assessment, and evaluation. Courses taught: PME 827 - Planning and Implementing Classroom Assessment. PME 828 - Conducting Quality Program Evaluations

Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation Team, Student Achievement Division• Led a portfolio of research and evaluation for 10+ province-wide EDU initiatives, including the designing, managing, and implementing of research and evaluation activities• Provided ongoing strategic input on program/policy/initiative as an embedded evaluator• Provided technical advice and direction to colleagues and junior analysts• Supervised the work of junior analysts and monitored the quality of work performed• Conducted technical analysis (qualitative, quantitative, financial) on research data and administrative system data• Reported on findings using a variety reporting products to promote knowledge use and policy-making• Provided recommendations to policy colleagues, managers, and senior leaders• Exercised tact and political acuity when dealing with sensitive issues • Provided strategic advice to improve government operations, while working within legal and regulatory frameworks• Project-managed to ensure timely delivery of assignments using tools like timelines, critical paths, budgets, project scope, and terms of reference

• Facilitated professional learning to educators in leadership positions (curriculum leaders/school principals/college instructors)• Designed learning materials, resources, and learning evaluation materials to support student learning according to professional development/learning principles and adult learning pedagogy• Assessed and evaluated student learning• Reported student achievement information to enterprise student information systems

• Led research and evaluation projects as an external consultant across Ontario and Canada• Conducted educational research and evaluation at an expert level, having trained as an educational researcher at the doctoral level. I have led over 20+ research/evaluation projects in a lead role while at Queen’s University and the Ministry• Conceptualized, conducted, and designed research projects and studies, leading to technical reports used within organizations and articles published in scholarly journals (see section on publications, below)• Prepared and presented materials to senior management and external stakeholders in a variety of ways: information and decision notes, technical reports, and journal articles• Communicated complex ideas and concepts to a lay audience in both written and oral form• Reported on research and evaluation findings in a variety of ways: graphical products (charts, graphs, infographics), technical reports, and conference presentations before a professional and academic audiences. In doing so, I help front-line educators understand the impact of their work• Employed computing technologies—preparation of PowerPoint slides, creating excel charts to visualize complex data relationships, use of data analysis software, NVivo and SPSS, to analyze and interpret data, word processing reports and articles using Microsoft Word

• Facilitated the delivery of instruction to 700+ teacher candidates annually by leading tutorial and assessing student assignments• Advised course instructors on student progress and achievement by conducting assessment and evaluation of student learning

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Education

Master Of Education (M.Ed.), Program Evaluation

Bsch, Life Sciences

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Music

Ontario High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Director, Leadership Council