Research Development Program Director Heather H. Boyd (Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison) manages a program portfolio that supports proposal and team development enhanced by successful funding from federal agencies. She has worked in private industry providing statistical modeling consultation to businesses such as CUNA Mutual Group, insurer of more than 100 million credit union members in the United States. She has also served as a program evaluator for several universities including the University of Wisconsin and Virginia Tech. She is certified by the American Academy of Certified Public Managers and is a member of the American Evaluation Association.