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Leah Quin
Leah Quin heads Abt’s crack marketing and communications team, overseeing messaging through all external channels and serving as main media liaison. Over three decades in communications, she has reported for newspapers in Texas, managed marketing for a West Africa trade development program in Ghana, and directed editorial processes and marketing initiatives for government services firms in Washington, DC.
News Releases & Announcements
With Win, Abt Global Extends Support for USACE Navigation Data Mission
Abt wins a seat on a USACE IDIQ supporting the data and analytics behind lock monitoring, dredging, and U.S. waterway statistics.
Abt Global Wins Seat on CMS RMADA 3 Contract Vehicle
Abt Global has been awarded a seat on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Research, Measurement, Assessment, Design, and Analysis 3 contract vehicle, known as RMADA 3.
New Joint Venture Stronghold Federal Accelerates Mission Delivery and Modernization
National Consulting Partners (NCP) and Abt Global announced the launch of Stronghold Federal MPJV.
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Nichole Fiore
Nichole Fiore is a Principal Associate with over 15 years of experience evaluating housing and homelessness programs across the country, developing deep expertise on homeless service systems, organizational capacity, political and community will, unsheltered homelessness, and permanent supportive housing. Recognizing the critical link between stable, safe housing and overall well-being, Fiore is proven leader bringing together diverse stakeholders who work across many jurisdictions and sectors to address the needs and improve the lives of people experiencing homelessness. She is a regular source for media outlets, often on the topic of homelessness in California.
Fiore began her career providing street outreach to homeless youth and working at an early education provider for families experiencing homelessness. Over her past 15 years at Abt, Fiore has successfully managed complex multimethod research projects, including the state of California’s Homeless System Landscape Assessment, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation’s Chronic Homelessness Initiative Evaluation, the California Community Foundation’s Accelerating Permanent Supportive Housing Evaluation, LAHSA’s Transitional Housing for Youth Evaluation, and the United Way of Greater Los Angeles’ Investigating Housing Models for Accelerating PSH Production Evaluation. She has also contributed to U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Family Options Study, the Department of Health and Human Services/HUD Study of Homeless Encampments, and HUD’s Homelessness Prevention Study.
Expertise
- Qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis
- System alignment and coordination analysis
- Partnership building with coalitions and stakeholders
- Extreme weather impacts on housing and homelessness
- Site visits, focus groups, interviews
Key Projects
- Evaluating California’s Project Roomkey
- Conrad N. Hilton Foundation’s Chronic Homelessness Initiative
- California Permanent Supportive Housing
- Understanding Encampments of People Experiencing Homelessness and the Related Costs
Education
- MA, Economics, Fordham University
- BA, Sociology & Economics, Fordham University
Region
- North America
Nichole Fiore is a Principal Associate with over 15 years of experience evaluating housing and homelessness programs across the country, developing deep expertise on homeless service systems, organizational capacity, political and community will, unsheltered homelessness, and permanent supportive housing. Recognizing the critical link between stable, safe housing and overall well-being, Fiore is proven leader bringing together stakeholders who work across many jurisdictions and sectors to address the needs and improve the lives of people experiencing homelessness. She is a regular source for media outlets, often on the topic of homelessness in California.