Rakesh Mohan

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

Rakesh has 24 years of experience in program evaluation and policy analysis working for legislatures in Idaho, Washington, Louisiana, and Kansas. He has been the director of OPE since 2002.

Under his direction, OPE has received many awards, including the 2011 Alva and Gunnar Myrdal Government Evaluation Award from the American Evaluation Association (AEA) and the 2010 and 2012 Excellence in Research Methods Award and the 2006 Excellence in Evaluation Award from the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Rakesh is a member of the finance committee of AEA and an executive committee member of the Pacific Northwest Intergovernmental Audit Forum. Locally, he serves on the board of directors of Learning Lab. He also guest lectures at Boise State University’s graduate and undergraduate classes in political science and public administration.

In the past, he served on the US Comptroller General’s Advisory Council on Government Auditing Standards, the board of directors of AEA, and the executive committee of the National Legislative Program Evaluation Society. He was a member of the editorial advisory board of New Directions for Evaluation, a journal of AEA, and coedited the journal’s two volumes: Promoting the Use of Government Evaluations in Policymaking (2006) and Responding to Sponsors and Stakeholders in Complex Evaluation Environments (2002).

Rakesh grew up in India and came to the United States in 1976. Before entering the legislative environment, he worked as an analytical chemist in Kansas. He has a master of public administration degree from the University of Kansas and is a recipient of the Council of State Governments’ Henry Toll Fellowship (leadership development program).

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 to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee. She also supports OPE as the fiscal and personnel officer, webmaster, copy editor, and desktop publisher. She has trained at the Legislative Staff Management Institute in Sacramento and has been certified as a Microsoft professional in desktop support. Margaret is currently working toward certification as a copy editor through the University of California San Diego. She has prior work experience in the federal offices of Apprenticeship and Training, IRS Audits, and Agricultural Statistics.

Amy L. Lorenzo

Principal 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. She is currently pursuing a PhD in public policy at Boise State University. Amy is a member of the American Society for Public Administration.

Maureen Brewer

Principal 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.

Bryon D. Welch

Principal Evaluator
(208) 332-1468
bwelch@ope.idaho.gov

A native of Kent, Washington, Bryon joined OPE in 2010. He has a master of public administration and is currently pursuing a PhD in public policy from Boise State University. Bryon has also received graduate certificates in Community and Regional Planning and Geographic Information Analysis from Boise State University. Bryon is a member of the American Evaluation Association and the Oregon Program Evaluators Network. He serves as the technology and social media resource for the office.

Hannah Crumrine

Senior 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

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

Lance joined OPE in 2010. He has an undergraduate degree in political science and is currently pursuing a master's degree in public administration at Boise State, where he is a member of the Pi Sigma Alpha honor society.  Before coming to OPE, Lance was an extern for the US District and Bankruptcy Court: District of Idaho in the pro se unit handling prisoner complaints. Lance is a member of the Association of Government Accountants.

Tony Grange

Evaluator
(208) 332-1476
tgrange@ope.idaho.gov

A native of Pocatello, Tony joined OPE in 2012.  Before coming to OPE, he served as a research analyst for both the State of Idaho and Ada County. Tony has an undergraduate degree in psychology from Idaho State University and a master's and a PhD in experimental psychology from Loyola University of Chicago.