Bios:

Martha A. Henry, Ed.D., President
Marty Henry founded the firm based on the knowledge that critical needs in education programming were being left unserved. Her path as an educator had led from service as a classroom teacher at the elementary, middle and high school level to taking an advanced degree and serving on the faculty at Maryville University and the University of Missouri-St. Louis in teacher education programs. As she worked in teacher preparation, consulted in developing and aligning curriculum to national and state standards, and served in professional organizations. Her interests increasingly centered on research and evaluation areas. She knew that, in an environment of dynamic change and demands for improved achievement in education, the expert, ethical evaluation of program performance and outcomes was crucial. Such evaluation was and remains rare. She spent five years with the Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL) in Denver and finally decided that the needs she saw around her would be best filled by the creation of a smaller, more flexible organization that could more readily tailor its services to the specific needs of clients. M.A. Henry Consulting, LLC is now the region's most experienced evaluator of federally funded education programs. Marty holds her Ed.D. from the University of Missouri-St. Louis and a Certification in Evaluation Practice from The Evaluators Institute at George Washington University.

mahenry@mahenryconsulting.com

Keith S. Murray, CEO
Keith Murray brought more than 20 years experience in public and private sector program and data management and research to his work at M.A. Henry Consulting. He has worked with Marty since 2002. Developing his skills in the public health and medical research fields, he directed numerous statewide data collection and management projects, served as Information Officer for the Colorado Department of Health and Environment, founded the Colorado Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, served as Manager of the Health Statistics Unit for Colorado, and participated in research projects with Washington University in St. Louis, University of Colorado and the U.S. Veterans Administration. Working as grants manager, major gifts officer and planned giving director for the St. Louis Science Center and other non-profit organizations, Keith is familiar both with the role of informal education programming and collaborative partnerships in addressing community needs in education, public health and social service areas. With Marty Henry, he has served as co-lead evaluator for most of the major projects of the firm. Keith received a B.A. from Fontbonne University, holds various certifications in survey and instrumentation methods, and has a Certification in Evaluation Practice from the Evaluators Institute at George Washington University. 

keithsmurray@mahenryconsulting.com

Katherine A. Phillips, Ph.D., Senior Evaluator
Combining a deep interest in science education with professional experience in nuclear engineering and in the classroom as a high school teacher, Kathy’s rich background adds to the breadth of skill sets M.A. Henry Consulting can offer. Her concentration on cultural barriers to success in education and careers in science and on gender equity issues offer insights into programmatic design and implementation aimed at reducing the achievement gap. She has worked in curriculum development, teacher professional development, alignment to standards, and evaluation for the last 16 years. Her areas of research prior to that time included robotic applications in nuclear and environmental restoration, in which she served as project administrator and grant writer. Kathy serves as the firms leading qualitative analyst.

kathyphillips@mahenryconsulting.com