Kirk Minnick is Senior Research Associate and President of Minnick & Associates, Inc. He is currently program evaluator for the NM EPSCoR. He and his company are also currently conducting program evaluations or data analysis for K-12 schools, various school districts, the NM Public Education Department, universities and colleges. Over the last 20 years his company has provided program evaluation services for over 150 projects. Kirk has a MA in Educational Foundations from the University of New Mexico. He is a member of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) and National Council on Measurement of Education (NCME).