Rakesh Mohan

Director
(208) 332-1470
rmohan@ope.idaho.gov

Rakesh was appointed director of OPE by the Legislative Council in 2002. He has 21 years of experience in conducting legislative performance audits/evaluations and policy analysis. Rakesh serves on the US Comptroller General's Advisory Council on Government Auditing Standards and on the board of directors of the American Evaluation Association.

A recipient of the Council of State Governments' Henry Toll Fellowship in 2008, Rakesh is a member of the editorial advisory board of New Directions for Evaluation (a journal of the American Evaluation Association). He co-edited Promoting the Use of Government Evaluations in Policymaking (winter 2006) and Responding to Sponsors and Stakeholders in Complex Evaluation Environments (fall 2002).

Rakesh is also a member of the Canadian Evaluation Society and is a former executive committee member of the National Legislative Program Evaluation Society. He received his master of public administration from the University of Kansas in 1990.

Margaret Campbell

Administrative Coordinator
(208) 332-1478
mcampbell@ope.idaho.gov

Margaret helped establish OPE in 1994 as assistant to the director and serves as support for the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee. She copy edits and manages fiscal and human resource operations. She completed curriculum at the Legislative Staff Management Institute and is a Microsoft certified professional in desktop support.

Prior to state employment, Margaret worked in the federal government offices of the Idaho Agricultural Statistics Service, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training.

Brekke Wilkinson

Office and Technology Coordinator
(208) 332-1479
bwilkinson@ope.idaho.gov

Brekke came to OPE from the Idaho Transportation Department in 2006. She is the technology resource for the office while also supporting staff with their research efforts. She has worked as a software trainer, instructor, and a technology program coordinator in Idaho and in Seattle, Washington. A graduate of the University of Idaho, Brekke is currently pursuing a master’s degree in information systems at Boise State.

Amy L. Lorenzo

Principal Performance Evaluator
(208) 332-1473
alorenzo@ope.idaho.gov

A native of Idaho Falls, Amy joined OPE in 2006 after serving as a program analyst and adjudications officer with US Citizenship and Immigration Services. Prior to that, she worked as an international student advisor at Louisiana State University. Amy has a master of public administration and is a graduate of the Presidential Management Fellowship Program.

Carrie DeLong Parrish

Principal Performance Evaluator
(208) 332-1477
cparrish@ope.idaho.gov

Carrie has been with OPE since 2006 after working with the Oakland-based Public Health Institute on pharmaceutical and health care access issues for Californians. A native of Kuna, Idaho, she has a master of health science from Boise State University and undergraduate degrees in social work and sociology from Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Carrie is a member of the American Public Health Association.

Maureen Brewer

Senior Performance Evaluator
(208) 332-1475
mbrewer@ope.idaho.gov

A native of Boise, Maureen joined OPE in 2007.  She has a master of health science, as well as undergraduate degrees in psychology and Spanish from Boise State University. During graduate school, Maureen interned at Healthwise, Inc. as a medical writer. She has presented research at several conferences, has published work in the Journal of Personality and Individual Differences, and is a member of the American Public Health Association. A former college soccer player, Maureen stays active in the sport by coaching for Boise area youth.

Jared Tatro

Senior Performance Evaluator
(208) 332-1476
jtatro@ope.idaho.gov

Jared joined OPE in 2007 after receiving a master of public administration from Boise State University. He is an alumnus of the Pi Alpha Alpha honor society and has an undergraduate degree in political science, also from Boise State University.  Prior to this position, Jared was a Public Records Coordinator with the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality. 

Hannah Crumrine

Performance Evaluator
(208) 332-1474
hcrumrine@ope.idaho.gov

A native of Twin Falls, Hannah joined OPE in 2008.  She has a master of health science from Boise State University and an undergraduate degree in liberal studies from the University of Montana.  While pursuing her graduate degree, Hannah gained experience in fund raising, event organizing, and grant writing.

Lance McCleve

Intern
(208) 332-1469
lmccleve@ope.idaho.gov

Lance joined the OPE as an intern in 2010. He is finishing an undergraduate degree in political science at Boise State University and will be enrolling in the master of public administration program at Boise State in the fall. Before coming to the OPE, Lance was an extern for the US District and Bankruptcy Court: District of Idaho in the pro se unit handling prisoner complaints.