Cynthia J. Román Cabrera is a Senior Consultant for Nonprofit Evaluation at Equal Measure, where she leverages a decade of experience in academia, research, and the nonprofit sector to drive systems change through collective impact and coalition building. Her work focuses on advancing health equity and empowering systems-impacted, racialized, and targeted communities to lead transformative change.
Cynthia’s portfolio includes evaluations for major initiatives such as the Gates Foundation’s National Scale Enterprise: Community of Practice, the Aspen Institute’s Criminal Justice Reform Initiative, and the Kresge Foundation’s BOOST initiative. She also supports projects like the United Way of Greater Philadelphia Southern New Jersey’s Center for Leadership Equity and the City of Philadelphia’s Anti-Violence Community Partnership Grants.
With expertise in implementation science, program planning, and equitable evaluation, Cynthia is passionate about fostering transparency, care, and community-led approaches to address systemic harm. She is committed to creating a more just and livable world through research and strategy rooted in love and liberation.