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Charlotte Moores

Charlotte is a researcher with a strong background and commitment to accessible, ethical, and culturally-grounded research. She has a breadth of experience in public health research with Indigenous populations and local communities, with a particular passion for participatory research practices that integrate traditional knowledge and community voice. She enjoys all stages of the research process, from relationship building with partners to tailored methods development and knowledge translation.

Prior to joining the Stellar Group, Charlotte worked in Indigenous public health research on projects across Canada in both consulting and academic settings, guided by a commitment to health equity, social justice, and Indigenous self-determination.

Charolotte is based in Montana.

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Sophia Nicholson Keener

Sophia enjoys deep-dive research and collaborative problem solving. She has the distinction of being the first and only student to receive concurrent masters degrees in public administration and cultural studies at the University of Washington. Because of this, her research approach for policy work is deeply informed by interdisciplinary and mixed methods approaches. She is a tenacious researcher and an engaged and thoughtful listener with an appreciation for nuance, creative problem solving, and conflict navigation.

Before joining the Stellar Group, she worked for the Washington State office of the National Association on Mental Illness (NAMI WA) as the Equity and Engagement Manager, where she was responsible for their continuing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion education and state outreach efforts. She also designed and wrote a coloring and activity book to serve as a mental health and social-emotional learning resource for elementary-aged children and their caregivers. She has also served as the Program Manager for Kids4Peace Washington, statewide Outreach Director and Volunteer Coordinator for De-Escalate Washington, Engagement Strategist for Prism Washington.

Sophia is based in Washington.

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Kate Stockly, PhD

Kate is an experienced researcher skilled in creative problem-solving, navigating complex social issues, and coordinating of multiple sources of data. Combining rigor and cultural sensitivity, her approach is grounded in science and focused on equity. She enjoys building custom approaches that carefully attend to each clients’ missions, enhance progress toward goals, and fortify clients’ strengths.

Kate is committed to an intersectional social justice-oriented approach that centers local voices and honors the unique strengths and challenges of communities and identities often pushed to the margins of society. Her approach is mindful of the layered interconnections between race, class, indigeneity, gender/sex, sexuality, and ability. She has led research and taught university courses on topics such as domestic violence, gender/sex diversity, human socio-emotional development, and social systems dynamics.

Before joining the Stellar Group, Kate was a post-doctoral researcher at the Center for Mind and Culture in Boston, Massachusetts, an adjunct professor in Boston University’s Women’s, Gender, and Sexualities Studies Program, and a post-doctoral teaching assistant at Harvard University. She is an author of two books and several research publications.

Kate is based in Alaska.

Project coordinator

Adrian Alarilla

Adrian has a strong research background, and has helped to coordinate various projects on assessment and program evaluation on campus, including the evaluation of the Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation initiative in Mānoa. His drive for social justice and sensitivity to prevalent issues on race, identity, indigeneity, and colonialism also inform his research work, both in his MA in Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Washington, and currently as a PhD Candidate in History at the University of Mānoa. He brings to the team a compassionate, mindful, and reflective approach to qualitative research such as ethnography and oral history.

His interest in collaborative and participatory ethnographic research has also translated into a feature-length documentary film, "Kung Saan Man Tayo" (Wherever We May Be) in which he explores the stories of some of the 21st century Filipino scholar-emigrants as they navigated between their perceived responsibilities towards their homeland and the promises of better opportunities abroad, all the while exploring the effects of the Philippines' labor brokerage state, labor migration, and transnationalism as they are experienced by the migrants themselves.

Adrian is based in Washington.

Project Coordinator

Kimberly Fitzgerald

Kimberly has a strong interest in research and evaluation. She enjoys using a mixed-methods approach in research, while providing creative problem solving and reflection to help project’s meet their goals. She is passionate about intentionally communicating and sharing information in multi-modal, accessible formats.

Prior to Stellar, she worked for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services in the Executive Office of Elder Affairs, where she assisted in the implementation of a new statewide evaluation protocol for Aging Services Access Points facilities. Additionally, she worked as a research assistant at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, studying exercise and diet management strategies for people with chronic diseases.  

Kimberly is based in Alaska.

Project Coordinator

Clark Moorman

Raised in small-town Montana, Clark brings an additional rural perspective to the team and is passionate about understanding and addressing the role of systems in perpetuating inequality and inequity.

Clark has experience in both quantitative and qualitative research methods, as well as program evaluation and needs assessments. Prior to the Stellar Group, he served as research assistant to the chair of Montana State University’s Master of Public Administration program and aided in data collection and entry at MSU’s HELPS Lab. Clark also recently led a needs assessment for Befrienders, a Montana-based social companionship program for seniors.

Clark is based in Washington.

Executive Assistant

Tammy Ramos

Tammy has the proven ability to lead an organization effectively by providing the right influence to inspire and motivate people.  She spearheaded learning initiatives and evaluated their effectiveness, aligning business priorities with organizational strategy and implementing creative solutions to meet business needs. 

Tammy grew up in Hawai`i and was raised in the small town of Hāna on the island of Maui.  Before joining the Stellar Group, Tammy worked as the Transformation Strategist for a civil engineering firm, where she assisted in the development and implementation of the firm’s Strategic Plan. Additionally, she worked for Kamehameha Schools Maui Campus , a private educational institution that provides educational opportunities to improve the capability and well-being of people of Hawaiian ancestry, for 15 yearsas the Admissions & Educational Support Services (ESS) Manager, overseeing the school’s admissions process and leading the ESS Unit on Maui. 

Tammy is based in Hawai`i.

Education

University of Hawai`i at Mānoa

Bachelor of Arts in Human Relations in Organizations

Research & Evaluation consultant

Jerry Eckert, PhD

Jerry believes in the value of curiosity and kindness driven inquiry, having worked in and on system and micro level projects over the past 30 years in the non-profit sector. Prior to Stellar Group, he led several needs assessments and research projects related to various systems of care. Jerry has a particular passion for and deep professional development in Trauma Informed / Healing Centered engagement.

Jerry completed his PhD in Social Work at the University of Houston with a focus on Young Adults experiencing homelessness.

research & EValuation consultant

Hanna Menefee

Hanna is a researcher at heart and has trained in both qualitative and quantitative research methods. She can collect, analyze, and interpret information in a clear and concise manner. She is passionate about providing clients with the information they need, in a way they can best understand it and uses infographics, as well as text and graphs, to convey data.

Hanna has a Master of Arts in Public Sociology from Humboldt State University.