Michele Sheets Email & Phone Number

Mechanicsburg, Pa

- Responsible for initiating, conducting, and supervising research and evaluation projects that advance the goals of the department- Partners and collaborates with outside researchers to conduct corrections research and evaluation projects- Promotes the utilization of research findings throughout the department to ensure evidence-based practices are implemented in offender and reentrant treatment programs- Establishes a general corrections research agenda for the department- Manages population projections utilized for budgetary decisions- Presents findings of evaluation and research projects at conferences and leadership meetings- Supervises professional staff assigned to the Research and Evaluation Division

Mechanicsburg, Pa

- Managed the Research and Evaluation team overseeing research activities- Served as the chair of the Research Review Committee reviewing and approving external research activities- Planned, designed, coordinated, and produced data analysis for a variety of study initiatives- Produced and analyzed the population projections utilized for budgetary decisions- Wrote and produced reports which illuminate research findings- Assisted in grant activities that involve research- Coordinated work activities of staff within the Research and Evaluation section

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Area

- Managed the Research and Evaluation section overseeing internal and external research activities- Planned research projects for improving agency practices that included preparing and conducting surveys, interviews, and focus groups- Conducted agency program evaluations and provided recommendations for policy changes and program improvements to senior management- Planned, designed, coordinated, and produced data analysis for a variety of study initiatives- Wrote and produced reports which illuminated research findings and communicated those findings and recommendations to executive management- Served as the chair of the Research Review Committee which involved reviewing and approving external research activities- Produced and analyzed the population projections utilized for budgetary decisions- Assisted in reviewing grant activities that involved research- Coordinated work activities of staff within the Research and Evaluation section- Served as Acting Director from July 2016 until September 2016 while the office was in transition

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Area

- Led the data collection team responsible for the collecting of enrollment, low income, graduate, dropout, graduation rate, and staff data in the Pennsylvania Information Management System- Planned and coordinated the editing, tabulation, and summarization of enrollment, low income, graduate, dropout, graduation rate, and staff data to ensure accuracy and completeness- Determined student and staff demographics and variables to analyze for accuracy and validity and utilized ACCESS and Excel to edit public school data- Developed and maintained a rapport with public school staff to ensure reporting of reliable and valid data and conducted training to provide data collection guidelines- Summarized data issues and made recommendations to Policy regarding various solutions- Coordinated the production and revision of the enrollment projections programming to improve data quality and responded to external requests for clarification of the projections- Advised and coordinated with computer programmers of data collection needs and provided file specifications for needed Cognos reports- Met with Policy to ensure the cohort graduation rate was calculated according to Federal requirements and coordinated the implementation- Proposed and helped implement a team approach to collecting and editing of data

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Area

- Served as lead worker for the Western PA Regional Team- Prepared monthly news releases including analysis of local labor market conditions and routinely communicated with regional media- Reviewed monthly employment estimates to ensure data accurately reflected the local economy using statistical link relative techniques and trend projections when necessary- Evaluated weighted samples to determine if they were representative of the universe and made suggestions for improvement- Researched regional media for events affecting employment and adjusted estimates as needed- Utilized Statistical Analysis Software (SAS), ACCESS, and Visual Basic for Application to support the office data needs- Proposed a system for keeping track of employer contacts made by staff and worked closely with the Intern who produced the database

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Area

- Estimated industry levels of employment and hours and earnings using statistical link relative techniques and trend projections when necessary to account for atypical occurrences- Benchmarked monthly employment estimates using the employment covered by Unemployment Compensation as the universe- Researched local newspapers for events affecting employment- Wrote, edited, and ran SAS programs to support the Bureau objectives- Created, coordinated, and conducted Labor Market Information Training for CareerLink staff

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Area

- Participated in the preparation of publications and marketing of statistical information provided by the Bureau- Coordinated a system for responding to data calls- Fulfilled data requests for labor market information- Gathered demographic information on the Bureau’s data requests for marketing purposes- Wrote and utilized SAS programs to produce data for special requests- Designed and maintained an electronic bulletin board to disseminate economic information to Job Center Managers

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Area

- Fulfilled data requests for labor market information- Designed and maintained an electronic bulletin board to disseminate economic information- Maintained the monthly budget to keep track of Bureau spending

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Administration And Leadership, 4.0

ABD. Dissertation In Progress

Masters Of Professional Studies, Organizational Leadership

Bachelor Of Science, Secondary Education Mathematics