Operating Partner
Robert Gaudin
Mr. Gaudin’s consulting qualifications pertinent to housing and community development evaluations include design, stewardship, analysis, document preparation, and presentation of most studies conducted by WES.
Robert Gaudin - Operating Partner
- Post Graduate Training, Business Research Methods, Survey Design, Systems Theory, Portland State University
- Master’s Degree, Applied Economics, Portland State University
- Bachelor of Science, Political Science and Economics, University of Montana
Senior Staff
Megan Brace
Ms. Brace leads researchers in the development of CDBG, HOME, ESG, HTF, HMIS, and HOPWA documentation. She also assesses and interprets local land use ordinances and policies, inspects zoning codes and related planning documents as they relate to promoting affordable housing and their relationship to encouraging affirmatively furthering fair housing.
Tim Gottgetreu
Mr. Gottgetreu has designed, constructed, and continues to develop and operate all housing dashboards and other online digital projects under the WES professional service umbrella. He has conducted research in systems analysis, systems modeling, econometrics, and mathematical economics
Kristen Bennett
Ms. Bennett conducts quality controls, source verification, and otherwise assists in document preparation and design. Additionally, she manages, develops, edits, and implements our telephone, internet, and printed surveys.
Megan Brace - Senior Project Manager
- Master of Public Administration, California State University
- Bachelor of Arts, Urban Studies, University of California
Tim Gottgetreu - Director of Research
- Doctoral Study, Economics, University of Oregon
- Master’s Degree, Economics, University of Maine
- Bachelor of Science, Economics, Mary Washington College
Kristen Bennett - Operations Manager
- Bachelor’s Degree, Liberal Studies, Portland State University
- Associate of Arts, The Community College of Baltimore County
Research Team
Brandon Giatti
Mr. Giatti’s primary role is to analyze and present demographic, economic, housing, and other data for housing and community development projects, and assist the other analysts in the processing and evaluation of data. In particular, he applies his skills in thematic mapping and characterizing spatial relationships.
Spencer Keating
Mr. Keating supports the team by cleaning and preparing data for presentation and analysis, building insightful visualizations, and assembling narrative that highlights key features of the data.
Brandon Giatti - GIS & Data Scientist
- Master of Science, Computer Science, Portland State University
- Master of Science, Applied Physics, Portland State University
- Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, Portland State University
- Bachelor of Science, Physics, California State University
Spencer Keating - Data Analyst
- Bachelor of Science, Economics, University of Oregon