I'm Victoria: an independent MEL and systems-change specialist based in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

I work with foundations, development finance institutions, UN agencies, INGOs, and government bodies to understand whether complex, multi-year programmes are genuinely shifting systems, and what to do when the evidence says they aren't.

My work sits at the intersection of three areas I care about deeply: climate and circular economy transitions, gender equity and social inclusion, and the craft of rigorous evaluation that actually informs decisions. I've spent the last six years embedded in some of the most demanding portfolio evaluation work in the sector (conducting outcome harvesting at scale, facilitating sensemaking with senior leadership, and building evaluation frameworks designed for complexity rather than against it).

Before this I spent two years as a Peace Corps Community Development Advisor in Comoros, an experience that shaped how I think about community-level change, participatory approaches, and the gap between what programmes intend and what actually happens on the ground.

My Master's thesis asked what motivates women entrepreneurs to build circular businesses in Brazil. That question still sits at the heart of a lot of what I do: who benefits from transitions, and who gets left behind.

I'm multilingual, globally experienced, and genuinely curious. I think evaluation done well is one of the most powerful tools we have for building more equitable and sustainable systems. I'm always interested in working with organisations that take that seriously.