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Charles Smith

Charles Smith

Director, Youth Development Group

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Director of Research @ Prime Time Palm Beach County | PhD, Child Development, Organizational Change, Research Methods

  • Education

    • Wayne State University

      1995 - 1997
      Master's degree Political Science and Government

      Concentration: Adult Education Policy, Youth Civic Education Policy

    • Wayne State University

      1997 - 2002
      Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Political Science and Government

      Concentrations: Youth Civic Education Policy, Urban PlanningDiss: X-Generation or X-Institutions: Experience, Performance, Motivation and the Potential for Effective Civic Education in Schools

    • Wayne State University

      1991 - 1995
      Bachelor's degree History

      Concentration: Origins of the welfare state 1840-1940

  • Experience

    • HighScope Educational Research Foundation

      Jan 2003 - Dec 2006
      Director, Youth Development Group

      Principal researcher for the Youth Program Quality Assessment Validation Study and Youth Program Quality Intervention Impact Study. Managed three cycles of High/Scope Institute for Ideas camp for at-promise youth.

    • David P. Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality

      Jan 2007 - Jan 2017
      Founder and Executive Director

      Bottom line accountability for independent business unit at the Forum for Youth Investment with 127 active contracts, 25 FTEs and $4.0M in revenue in 2016. Responsible for strategy, annual plans and goals, budget oversight, staffing, and a portfolio of consulting projects.

    • Forum for Youth Investment

      Jan 2011 - Jan 2017
      Senior Vice President for R&D

      Led validation studies for performance measures and continuous improvement interventions. Designed and implemented organizational systems to maximize client capacity for data collection and data management, ultimately, resulting in successful delivery of over 5,000 client performance reports in 2016.

    • QTurn LLC

      Jan 2018 - Mar 2024
      Managing Consultant

      QTurn offers consulting, training, technical assistance, and evaluation services to help social sector organizations increase value using quality improvement systems and science.

    • Prime Time Palm Beach County

      Mar 2024 - now
      Director of Research

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Quality Management Systems Auditor, ISO 9000

      Lloyds Register of Quality Assurance
      Dec 2012