Myia Welsh, MSW

Myia is a health analyst and project manager with over fifteen years of experience working with nonprofit and public sector organizations.

Program Director

Organization:

West Virginia University Health Sciences Center

Department:

Office of Health Affairs

Classification:

Staff

• BA, Social Work, University of Toledo
• MSW, University of Michigan

Pankaj, V., Ostenso, L., Welsh, M., (2012). "Participatory Analysis: Expanding Stakeholder Involvement in Evaluation." Nonprofit Digest. Spring Issue, pp.63-80Welsh, M. and Morariu, J. (2011). Evaluation Capacity Building: Funder Initiatives to Strengthen Grantee Evaluation Capacity and Practice. [White paper]. http://www.innonet.org/client_docs/funder_ecb_final.pdf8

As program director, Myia works with WV DHHR partners to identify project priorities, and then relays those assessments to OHA staff to help implement effective evaluation with those established priorities in mind. Through this role, she is able to focus on her passion for helping organizations make programmatic decisions that have a positive impact on vulnerable populations.

Over the last ten years, Myia has cultivated expertise in conducting evaluation of support services for survivors of human trafficking and conducting valuation of community-based health improvement projects. Building on her early foundation as a clinical social worker in mental health services, she conducts evaluation that is trauma-informed and empowering for both social service professionals and the populations they serve.