Expertise

Our Team of Consultants

We work with a network of national experts across the education and research sectors. We build a custom group of consultants tailored to your institution’s specific goals and project needs.

Jessica Abram, MPA

Jessica Abram, MPA

Founder & Principal Consultant

Jessica Abram founded Bloom Education Group. As a former educator in the Mississippi Delta, Jessica founded Bloom to close the loop between data collection and institutional growth...

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Mark Payton, MBA

Mark Payton, MBA

Chief Operating Officer

As Bloom’s Chief Operating Officer, Mark brings a wealth of experience in leveraging cutting-edge technologies and strategies to drive operational scaling...

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Kathleen Jarman, M.Ed

Kathleen Jarman, M.Ed

Director of Evaluation Services

Kathleen holds an Ed.M. in Education Policy & Management from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education, specializing in organizational systems layout...

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Danica Brown, PhD

Danica Brown, PhD

Consultant

Dr. Brown specializes in qualitative research methodologies and community-centered program design, turning complex tracking into actionable narratives...

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Kathleen Lis Dean, PhD

Kathleen Lis Dean, PhD

Consultant

Dr. Dean’s research examines boundary spanning in leadership teams—a signature framework that actively shapes how institutions deploy data and decision-making...

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Zenobia Bryant Antoine, PhD

Zenobia Bryant Antoine, PhD

Consultant

Dr. Bryant is an expert facilitator in data storytelling, focused on shifting narratives and embedding dignity-centered data practices across the field of evaluation...

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Sylvia Otieno, MPA

Sylvia Otieno, MPA

Consultant

Sylvia brings a globally informed fundraising lens to Bloom, working seamlessly at the precise intersection of mixed program evaluation and strategic grant writing...

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