Kayce provides strategic direction and leadership in the development and implementation of research, evaluation, the Strengthening Families Program, and Triple P (Positive Parenting Program). Before joining Children’s Trust, she worked in the field of sexual violence prevention for 10 years, developing, implementing, and evaluating primary prevention programs. She’s a licensed master social worker and a Certified Health Education Specialist.

She earned a bachelor’s degree in biology at USC Aiken and master’s degrees in both social work and public health at the University of South Carolina.

Michelle assists with exporting and cleaning data, data analysis and conducting research to support the selection of evaluation measures.

She previously worked as a youth advocate for a nonprofit, where she guided youth and families to overcome challenges to heal and thrive in their communities by connecting the areas of academic support, job readiness and youth development.

Michelle has a bachelor’s degree in family science from the University of Maryland, College Park. She is currently enrolled at the University of South Carolina in a dual master’s program in social work and public health.

Michelle is originally from PG County, Maryland.

I design evaluations to foster data-driven decisions that enhance our work. I focus on evaluation processes and data quality improvement to better inform our programs and practices.

Leigh Robertson manages a range of evaluation activities across programs and initiatives. Her goal is to integrate her love of practical data and process improvement into the work Children’s Trust does to support its partners in prevention.

Her experience centers around enhancing services through a public health lens. Prior to joining Children’s Trust, she worked in various project implementation and evaluation roles in health services and nonprofit organizations.

She earned a bachelor’s degree in earth and environmental science at Furman University and a Master of Public Health degree at the University of South Carolina’s Arnold School of Public Health.