THE WIZ QUIZ - Key Persons
Jaclyn Kelly joined the New York City Labor Market Information Service (NYCLMIS) at the City of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center in the fall of 2017, directing research and evaluation projects focused on labor market-informed employment and career entry and advancement best practices. She was previously the head of impact measurement at Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) and is an Adjunct Faculty member at the City College of New York, CUNY, and Long Island University, Brooklyn. She specializes in research and evaluation studies designed to measure and improve program effectiveness.
Also the founder of J.U.M.P. Evaluation, her proprietary consulting business, Jaclyn has guided many organizational clients in the clarification of program objectives, development of evaluation design, selection and development of measurement instruments, data analysis, and use of results to inform practice. She has collaborated with nonprofits, universities, and private-sector service providers. Jaclyn holds a BS in Psychology from Carnegie Mellon University, an Ed.M. in Measurement and Evaluation from Columbia University, and is a doctoral candidate at The City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center in Political Science.
Leonard P. Kelly holds a PhD in Educational Psychology and Evaluation from The Catholic University of America, and he worked for 30 years at Gallaudet University conducting research related to the reading and writing processes of people with deafness. This combination of training and experience has provided indispensable guidance in scientifically shaping The Wiz Quiz over the years, so that its features provide participants with appropriate cognitive challenge and social engagement. Dr. Kelly is a member of the American Society on Aging.