Kristen Dayton
Communications Specialist II
Kristen Dayton oversees EnCompass’ online presence, including the organization’s website content, email marketing, and social media channels. She brings a passion for organizing and analyzing information, and using digital marketing and web analytics to expand EnCompass' influence. She has experience working in WordPress and Drupal, and email marketing platforms MailChimp, Emma, and Constant Contact. In her current role, she supports communications and knowledge management for the USAID DCHA's Generating Results within Our Work (GROW) contract and GenDev's Comprehensive Training and Knowledge Management project and supports EnCompass' learning and capacity strengthening work as an experienced virtual producer on Adobe Connect and Zoom. Prior to joining EnCompass, Ms. Dayton worked in policy research and analysis for a trade association and in government relations consulting, where she coordinated events, designed newsletters, and supported business development.
Ms. Dayton has a Master's degree in International Relations from the University of Kent’s Brussels School of International Studies (BSIS), and dual Bachelor's degrees in Political Science and Philosophy from the University of Kansas.
Featured Works
- EnCompass Retrospective on 2020
- Tessie Catsambas to Present at the Eval4Action Europe Consultation
- Resources for COVID-19: Continuing Our Work during the Pandemic
- EnCompass Joins the Eval4Action Campaign to Accelerate Evaluation’s Role in Sustainable Development
- New Brief: The Virtues of Virtual Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
- Meaningful Inclusion: GROW Team Supports the Global Action on Disability Annual Meeting
- Education Resources in Response to the Novel Coronavirus and COVID-19
- Integrating Gender in Agriculture Research Investments
- Inside the DHS Program: Q&A with Gisèle Dunia
- EnCompass Vice President to Present at USAID Overseas Small Business Conference
- Kirsten Zeiter to Chair AEA’s Feminist Issues in Evaluation Topical Interest Group
- EnCompass Celebrates 20 Years
- EnCompass Releases New White Paper on Appreciative Inquiry and Outcome Mapping in Evaluation
- Progress and Paths Forward: Highlights from the 2019 Counter-Trafficking in Persons Evidence Summit
- Beeta Tahmassebi is Washington Evaluators’ 2020 President-Elect
- EnCompass Heads to Evaluation 2019 in Minneapolis
- Engaging Youth in Agriculture? News and Tools from the AWE Program
- Recap of Women Deliver 2019
- EnCompass’ Gender Specialists to Present at Women Deliver 2019
- AEA President Amplifies Mission through Travels and Speaking Engagements
- Anti-Trafficking Awareness: Where to Begin?
- Building Awareness about Gender and Inclusive Development
- Global Health Mini-University: Behind the Scenes