Amber Lewis is the Principal Evaluator for Kindling Insights, a new evaluation practice focused primarily on serving nonprofits and community programs. Amber has been supporting the evaluation efforts of funders, nonprofits, and universities for nearly a decade, serving in both internal evaluation and external consulting capacities. She has led evaluation projects for St. Louis area education-focused nonprofits and a variety of National Science Foundation grants seeking to promote equity in STEM within secondary and higher education. Her previous direct service experiences in trauma focused therapy and college access continue to inform her approach to evaluation.

Amber works with program teams to understand how to define and measure program success, from developing logic models and instrumentation to data collection, analysis, and reporting. She seeks to provide both quantitative and qualitative analysis in ways that are engaging, offer actionable insights, and are informed by the collaboration and voices of diverse stakeholders. She is passionate about making data accessible and empowering clients to ask and answer questions that meaningfully affect and improve their work on behalf of others. 

Amber received her bachelor's degree in psychology from Washington University in St. Louis and her master's degree from the Brown School of Social Work. She has been an active member of the EASL Program Committee for several years prior to joining the Board in 2026. 

Contact Amber: alewis@kindling-insights.com