of business, government and education. Dr. Peterfreund has a Ph.D. in Geology from Arizona State University, and has been a research faculty member at Brown University. He participated on numerous NA SA planetary exploration missions studying Mars, Venus, and the moons of Jupiter. A career-shift in 1984 led to 16 years of consulting in the private and public sector with primary emphasis on organizational change, quality management, and employee participation. In 2000, Dr. Peterfreund began to focus on supporting higher education partners in projects that address the broadening of participation in the sciences, graduate student development, and other educational reforms. Additionally, Dr. Peterfreund has been active in supporting the design, implementation, and evaluation of international programs for WorldBank, USAID, and the U.S. Department of Labor.

development projects. She particularly loves projects that involve the infusion of innovation and entrepreneurship into the educational environment, those that involve complex change to an organizational culture and those that promote underrepresented groups in the STEM fields. Rebecca has recently had a heavy emphasis on computer science education projects.  Her work is typically based at community colleges and graduate school programs. Rebecca received her MBA in non-profit management at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management and her M.Ed. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.When not working for SageFox, Rebecca enjoys NPR, lifting heavy things and playing outside with her two children Raviv (8) and Danya (6).

while still in graduate school at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and has worked on a wide variety of projects since that time.After receiving his Ph.D. in Educational Psychology in 2002, he worked in a postdoctoral position as the resident evaluator for UMass Amherst’s Center for Computer-Based Instructional Technology (CCBIT) before officially moving to Peterfreund Associates in 2003. Prior to pursuing a degree in psychology, he majored in Chemistry at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he received his B.S. His dissertation research involved the cognitive processes associated with reading disabilities among children.Since beginning in the field of educational evaluation, Ken has been involved numerous projects, ranging from broad programs dedicated to helping underrepresented minority students succeed in the sciences to specific interventions designed to improve learning of particular topics. To date, most of his work has been with programs in both the postsecondary and K-12 arenas.When not working for SageFox, Ken is an amateur writer of fantasy fiction, a religious education teacher, and pursues an active interest in religion, ancient, medieval, and natural history, and the Latin language. He lives in Amherst, Mass. with his wife and two children.

Boston. After receiving his Master of Arts in 2009, he and his wife moved to Western Massachusetts and he began working at SageFox. Since beginning his work here, he has been involved in the evaluation of a wide variety of projects, most of which were designed to engage underrepresented students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields. He has enjoyed employing his training in the social sciences to provide feedback that has both improved these programs and described their successes. Jeff’s evaluation work has focused on teacher professional development and undergraduate academic support programs in STEM. The majority of his work has dealt with broadening participation in computing fields. When not working for SageFox, Jeff enjoys a variety of hobbies, including creative writing, home improvement, auto repair and attempting to fix just about anything that’s broken to avoid having to call in the “professionals”—all the while trying to keep up with his wife and two young children.

a Math major and has worked in Banking as well as the Public School system.  She brings her amazing attention to detail and organizational skills to the team – but those at SageFox appreciate her baking the most!She lives in Westfield, MA with her husband and two teenage daughters – one of whom is a research assistant here at SageFox. When she isn't keeping everyone at SageFox in line, she is a DIY weekend warrior at her home tackling everything from small repairs to full room renovations.