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Corporate Overview
Morningside Research and Consulting has been reviewing public programs for more than 10 years. Shari Holland, President, has more than 20 years of experience with public programs, much of that gained inside government agencies. We conduct program reviews and evaluations, policy analyses, and data analyses.
Our reviews of public programs include evaluating regulatory, administrative, and programmatic functions to determine the extent to which the mission and goals of the program are being met. We identify areas of risk and opportunities for improving efficiencies and realizing cost savings. We recommend best practices to improve program performance.
Morningside Research and Consulting utilizes a number of tools, including data analysis, financial analysis, benchmarking, literature reviews, interviews, focus groups, and business process mapping to identify strengths and gaps in program performance. We determine where program processes and automated systems intersect and make recommendations to ensure that information systems support desired work flow.
In addition to our consulting practice, we publish annual reports comparing the financial condition and service delivery of the largest public hospital districts in Texas.
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Who We Are
Shari Holland is the president of Morningside Research and Consulting, Inc., and directs the activities of the firm. Ms. Holland has more than 20 years of experience evaluating public programs and their funding and writing policy documents for elected officials and public audiences.
Prior to starting Morningside Research and Consulting in 1999, Ms. Holland served as the executive assistant to the Director of the Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department, one of the largest departments in both the City of Austin and Travis County. In that position, she evaluated changes in administrative policies and organizational procedures, facilitated staff work teams, and recommended improved management practices. In addition, she coordinated the analysis of the impact of state legislation on agency programs and operations.
Ms. Holland has more than five years of budget experience, having served as an analyst in the State of Texas Legislative Budget Office and as a senior analyst at the Travis County Planning and Budget Office. Her responsibilities included monitoring revenue and expenditures, assisting departments in the preparation of their annual budgets, evaluating budget requests, coordinating and preparing bond issuances, developing a debt policy model, analyzing the fiscal impact of proposed legislation, and evaluating and monitoring programs and performance. In both of those offices, she made numerous presentations on program and budget recommendations to the Legislature and the Travis County Commissioners Court.
Ms. Holland has a Master's degree in Public Affairs from the LBJ School of Public Affairs in Austin, Texas, and a Bachelor's degree in Urban Affairs from the American University in Washington, D.C.
Jesse Jenkins is a research analyst at Morningside Research and Consulting. He serves as the project manager for several current projects and has been with the firm for two and a half years.
During his tenure at Morningside Research and Consulting, Mr. Jenkins has collected and analyzed data and prepared reports that include clear and concise presentation of data through charts and tables. He has compared data across organizations and over time.
Mr. Jenkins has a Bachelor's degree in Applied Sociology from Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas.
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