REAP CHANGE CONSULTANTS -- WHO WE ARE

REAP Change Consultants is a sole proprietorship for profit firm.
REAP Change also utilizes a number of Associates who can lend additional expertise on a project-by-project basis.

Stephen C. Maack, Ph.D. Founder and Lead Consultant

REAP Change Founder Stephen C. Maack

Dr. Stephen C. Maack founded REAP Change Consultants in 2002 after spending 22 years conducting or directing applied research for higher education, public sector organizations, or nonprofits in New York, Minnesota, Chicago, and California.

Before moving to higher education administration he produced a nationally recognized study of housing displacement for St. Paul City Planning in Minnesota, and helped lead planning and change efforts to turn around management of the troubled Chicago Housing Authority.

In California he worked 15 years in public and private four-year universities as well as at a community college. He was a Director of Institutional Research for seven years. He has maintained a California State University (CSU) system-wide database, provided research related to enrollment management, researched student success, looked at time to degree, and completed an external scan at CSU campuses.

As Director of Institutional Research at the private University of La Verne (ULV) Dr. Maack was part of a team that secured Irvine Foundation grants worth over $1 million that funded the First Generation Student Success Program and other multicultural programs. His work on Irvine funded projects included grant justification, formative qualitative and quantitative program research, advisory board service, staff training, evaluations, and mentoring two students. He also worked closely with the faculty-led ULV Academic Assessment Committee to establish a “culture of evidence” that contributed strongly to an outstanding WASC accreditation review in 2000.

At Rio Hondo Community College in one year he and his staff provided quantitative information and special research studies supporting a successful WASC/ACCJC accreditation, a Chancellor’s Office Matriculation Review, and College administered program reviews.

REAP Change Founder Stephen C. Maack in casual clothes

In the nonprofit sector Steve has: He was the lead organizer of Habitat for Humanity – Los Angeles before it became an official 501(c)(3) organization.

Steve holds a Ph.D. and a Master of Philosophy in Cultural Anthropology from Columbia University with a specialty in social change.
He also has a B.A. in Anthropology from the University of Illinois, magna cum laude, with high honors in Anthropology.

He is a member of multiple national, state, and local institutional research, evaluation, and applied anthropology professional associations: He has served on the Boards of the Southern California Applied Anthropology Network, the California Association for Institutional Research, and the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology.

Dr. Maack has produced over 50 reports for internal organizational or client use, published a refereed article, and presented at many professional meetings.


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REAP Change Consultants
2872 Nicada Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90077-2024

Telephone: (310) 384-9717
FAX: (310) 474-4161

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