Director of Learning & Evaluation
Denver, CO
Alexis Halbert is the Director of Learning & Evaluation at Impact Finance Center, where she leads the development of learning frameworks that ensure investment strategies produce meaningful, equitable, and long-term results. With more than two decades of project-management experience across philanthropic, nonprofit, governmental, and private-sector organizations, Alexis integrates rigorous analytical methods with deep commitments to community voice and equitable development.
Alexis is completing her Master’s in Community and Economic Development at Pennsylvania State University, where her academic work focuses on leadership, community engagement, governance innovation, and community wealth-building. She holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Michigan in Globalization and Natural Resource Management, with training in forest ecology and management, cross-cultural economic development, and community-based planning.
Her professional experience includes serving as Senior Associate of Programs & Training for the Orton Family Foundation, where she mentored rural communities in Colorado, Texas, New Mexico, South Carolina, and New Jersey through the Community Heart & Soul method. She later provided participatory evaluation design and community-development coaching for Heart & Soul nationally. Alexis also served as Associate Publisher of High Country News, directing business operations, HR, and audience strategy; and as Project Director for Solar Energy International, overseeing a multi-year NYSERDA-funded statewide training initiative.
At Impact Finance Center, Alexis has supported major initiatives including investor accelerators, community-of-practice design, and Regenerative California. She brings a rare combination of operational discipline, community facilitation skills, and evaluation expertise.
Beyond her professional roles, Alexis has served in significant volunteer leadership positions, including President of the Paonia Chamber of Commerce and board member of the Colorado Renewable Energy Society. Her work consistently focuses on advancing community power, strengthening local economies, and building systems that align investment with what communities value most.