Kim Norris brings over 30 years of experience in ecological research and integrated PMEL (Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning) expertise. Her background in systems modeling and adaptive management has enabled her to lead innovative PMEL initiatives for universities, the USDA, US Peace Corps, foundations, and USAID. Notably, she played a key role in driving agency-wide transformation of the US Peace Corps monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system. Kim has conducted over 50 mixed methods and impact evaluations across diverse sectors, including environment, agriculture, food systems, human rights, education, advocacy, and governance. Her contributions to capacity building and evaluation ethics have strengthened PMEL organizational and staff capacity worldwide.

Kim holds a Ph.D. from Texas A&M in Wildlife and Fisheries Ecology, and an M.Ed in Biology and B.S in Forest Resources and Conservation Management from University of Florida. As a graduate student, she played a pivotal cross-disciplinary research, data visualization and Town Hall facilitation role in establishing Florida’s first cross-Florida Conservation and Recreation Area. Her doctoral research focused on climate change’s impact on social primate populations in Latin America.

Kim resides in Annapolis, Maryland with her husband, two dogs, two children when they are back from their adventures, and enjoys the seasonally changing wildlife along the Chesapeake Bay.