Amy Knop-Narbutis |
Senior Research and Evaluation Officer
As Senior Research and Evaluation Officer, Amy builds data infrastructure to track longitudinal impact and inform decision-making; develops comprehensive regional needs assessments and equity analyses; and designs, implements and monitors program evaluations. Amy joined HGLF in November 2021 after more than a decade working in program evaluation, research, and data analysis for Texas nonprofits such as Every Texan (formerly Center for Public Policy Priorities) and Upbring.
After graduating first in her class from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin (where she served as a camp counselor for Subiendo: The Academy for Rising Leaders), Amy completed programs with the Austin Area Research Organization (Frank McBee Jr. Fellowship), Leadership Austin, the Center for Creative Leadership, American Heart Association’s Leaders with Heart, and Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Results-Based Leadership Institute.
She is a long-time volunteer English instructor with Casa Marianella, team leader for ECHO’s annual Point-In-Time count, and middle school math tutor through Communities in Schools. She previously lived in Costa Rica and Peru working with Fair Trade and microfinance participants as a Fulbright and Crook Fellow. In her free time, she enjoys taking advantage of Austin’s vibrant arts and comedy scenes.