Ricardo Ramirez PhD brings over 30 years of experience, and is an independent researcher and consultant based in Guelph, Ontario. His areas of interest include design and implementation of utilization-focused and developmental evaluation approaches; capacity development in evaluation & communication, multi-stakeholder and collaborative approaches for natural resource management; participatory planning in complex adaptive contexts.  He is a Credentialed Evaluator, CES and co-lead of DECI-3: https://evaluationandcommunicationinpractice.net