Elora Way

Elora is a member of the Catherine Cutler Institute’s Data Innovation Project, an initiative focused on building the evaluation and data capacity of Maine’s mission-driven institutions.

She has over ten years of experience conducting evaluations and applied research, working with nonprofit organizations and their boards, and working in the public health field. Elora has supported a variety of evaluation and technical assistance contracts, including those focused on rural youth development, rural outdoor recreation access, maternal mental health, lung cancer screening programs, post-secondary education and career pathways for current and former foster youth, early childhood development, and health access safety net programs, among others.

Outside of USM, Elora is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor-conditional, working in private practice. When not working, Elora can be found trying out new recipes and exploring northern Maine and the Katahdin region.