Mari Strand Cary

As Vice President of Research and Evaluation at the Institute for Child (ICS) success, Dr. Mari Strand Cary empowers early childhood-focused organizations and communities to identify what works, for whom, and under what contexts. She helps improve programs/policies supporting early childhood development by grounding her work in developmental psychology and evidence-based, qualitative and quantitative evaluation approaches involving an array of stakeholders. Mari leads a team that works with clients, partners, and networks of early childhood providers; educators; families; community members; government employees; and funders. Prior to ICS, Mari was a Senior Research Associate at the University of Oregon where she developed and evaluated federally-funded math and reading interventions.