The Constellation Team

Leadership

Anne has a Master’s in Public Policy and Public Administration with a focus on Leadership and Decision Making. She wrote her Master’s thesis on her experience working under the Registrar at the International Criminal Court. Anne is a Credentialed Evaluator through the Canadian Evaluation Society and an accredited SROI practitioner and licensed SROI trainer through the Social Value Network International. Anne has conducted research, evaluation, and SROI analysis in fields such as crime prevention, youth at-risk and housing.

Anne Miller
Principal Consultant
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Brenda Simpson
Senior Advisor
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Brenda has an MBA and a Bachelor of Social Work from the University of Calgary. In 1991, Brenda established her own consulting practice, Brenda J. Simpson & Associates, specializing in human service consulting. She has over 20 years of experience in consulting with human service organizations. In 1986, Brenda was Vice President of the Canadian Evaluation Society and Founding Chairperson of its Alberta Chapter. In 2014 Brenda merged her business with Anne Miller under a new business name, Constellation Consulting Group.

Our Team

Courtenay Bolton

Research Consultant
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Courtenay is a graduate of the Child Studies program at Mount Royal University. Through school she worked with a number of research initiatives and non-profits. In 2019 she completed an internship with a research institute in Stockholm exploring the impact of physical literacy on young people. Currently, Courtenay also works as an internal evaluation and data specialist at Kindred, an agency based in Calgary specializing in whole-family wellness and support.
Kaveh Shojaei

Data Specialist
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Kaveh has a BSc in Applied Environment and Geology from University of Calgary. He started his career in the environmental industry with focus on hydrogeology, spill response, and land reclamation in Alberta and Saskatchewan. He later moved on to work as an estimator, project controller, and data analyst for various consulting firms. He is also a part-time artist, woodworker, and luthier.
David Miller

Research Associate
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David Miller holds a PhD in Political Science and Cultural, Social, and Political Thought from the University of Victoria, as well as an MA from the University of Western Ontario’s Centre for the Study of Theory and Criticism. His academic work focuses on political philosophy, queer theory, the politics of emotion, and the history of political thought. David has taught courses on LGBTQIA2S+ Politics and Literature for the departments of Political Science and Gender Studies at the University of Victoria, and has also provided research assistance for a number of projects in both the academic and non-profit sectors.
Aneka Rao

Communications Strategist
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Aneka has a BCom from the University of British Columbia. She has worked in communications and marketing for over ten years in the non-profit and corporate sectors. She is interested in the innovative use of training and communications tools to drive systemic change, especially in the areas of equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility. Aneka also works as an Evaluation Specialist with Halo Leisure in Wales.
Lydia Risi

Research Associate
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Lydia is a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science at Concordia University in Montreal. Her research interests are focused on inequality and the criminal justice system from an intersectional feminist perspective. Lydia has gained important field experience working for various non-profits and Indigenous regional organizations in the education sector. She has developed an important expertise in the development and nurturing of funding partnerships.