Established in 1986 and headquartered in Tallahassee, Florida, the Southeast Evaluation Association (SEA) is a volunteer non-profit organization representing and connecting evaluators across fields and sectors to promote the exchange and advancement of evaluation knowledge, continuous improvement, accountability, and the use evaluation best practices, standards, and principles in all professions.

SEA’s membership is comprised of new and experienced evaluators from public, private, and non-profit organizations that span a variety of fields, including education, public health, finance, criminal justice, government, research, consulting, business management, the arts, and social/community services.

SEA offers a monthly newsletter, in-person programs, webinars, essential skills workshops, trainings, panels, roundtables, networking events, and an Annual Workshop, as well as a variety of volunteer and leadership opportunities.

SEA also provides advising and evaluation services to organizations.

SEA is the oldest of 72 current regional affiliates of the American Evaluation Association.

SEA is a tax-exempt organization and a recognized regional affiliate of the American Evaluation Association.

SEA Objectives:

To promote improvement and accountability at all levels of policy and programs.

To encourage, stimulate, and provide training for evaluation personnel.

To foster and promote program evaluations by providing opportunities to exchange information and ideas relating to evaluation.

To promote the development of theory and the acquisition of knowledge on which to base professional program evaluations.

To promote the use of standards in the evaluation profession.

SEA's Bylaws

(Revised June 2012)