Brandi Campbell, PhD
Director, Belay Consulting

​​Dr. Campbell would say that she has been a researcher since childhood, gradually honing her skills through formal and informal education.  By the time she finished her undergraduate studies, she had also become an educator. Brandi did her graduate research on two fronts – in the field of applied and environmental microbiology and program evaluation.

With more than a decade of science and teaching experience, Brandi brings an educator and researcher’s perspective to the design and implementation of our projects. Her evaluation and non-profit work has taken her around the globe to contribute to national and international projects, including bilingual programs in English and Spanish. She excels at working with people from different backgrounds, cultures, and even different languages.

​She has taught scientific writing for years, and has collaborated with many of our clients to write and edit successful grant proposals, conference presentations, and journal publications. In addition to her passion for all aspects of health and education, Brandi particularly enjoys challenges related to evaluation design, scientific communication for the lay audience, reporting and data visualization, and meeting facilitation. Most recently, she has been facilitating logic model development retreats, helping leadership teams articulate their program activities and goals to produce visual materials that can be used in grant submissions, fundraising, and reporting. 

Pamela Leggett-Robinson, PhD
​Executive Director, PLR Consulting Services

Dr. Leggett-Robinson's passion for student success initiatives (particularly for under-served students) stems from being a direct recipient of federal and regional grant programs for first generation students (Ronald E. McNoir, TRIO, Southern Regional Education Board, etc.).
As an Assistant Professor at Tuskegee University, Dr. Leggett-Robinson conducted research in the area of natural product cancer prevention (Alabama's Black Belt Region) and was awarded a NIH Health Disparities Fellowship at the University of North Texas. While at Tuskegee, she (and two other colleagues) began developing STEM student programs for under-served communities. Dr. Leggett-Robinson soon realized these programs not only engaged under-served students but also empowered the communities where the students resided.  Since that time, Dr. Leggett-Robinson has received multiple awards for her service to students and communities and garnered over $3 million dollars in program funding. Her distinguished record of programmatic success is well documented in publications and presentations. 
She has more than 10 years of higher education experience which includes academic and student success/support programming, institutional strategic planning, data analytics, and program evaluation. Her diverse skill set is a result of serving as an academic administrator, principal investigator/program director for student and community initiatives, high school teacher, and lobbyist for K-20 science funding on Capitol Hill. She is a Certified Associate in Project Management and brings an exceptional level of enthusiasm, dedication, and nuanced perspective to each program and community it serves.

Debbie Cate
​Program Consultant

Debbie Cate, recently retired (March, 2018) as the Director of Curriculum Development and Instructional Support for Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS), one of the largest school systems in the United States with a diverse population of over 160,000 students. In this role, Ms. Cate’s primary responsibilities were providing curriculum support and guidance for the Academic Knowledge and Skills, Gwinnett’s adopted curriculum. In addition to this major responsibility, she provided guidance and support for the Early Intervention Program in the elementary grades. She, along with a team of educators, led the district’s Response to intervention (RTI) efforts. Since 2010, she managed three Governor’s Office of Student Achievement (GOSA) Gear Up grants and led the implementation of the program at five different middle schools.
Ms. Cate began her career in the elementary classroom in Florida and moved to junior high school after three years. She then served as a teacher for nine years in four different middle schools. After receiving her master’s in administration, Debbie spent twelve years as an assistant principal in Florida and Georgia. In January 2002, Ms. Cate moved to the Human Resources Division of GCPS, where she served as a recruiter, a project director, and a middle school staffing director.  In 2006, Ms. Cate moved to the Curriculum and Instruction division in GCPS.
Ms. Cate is delighted to have worked in some of the best school systems in the nation: Wake County, Raleigh, NC; Polk County, Florida; Palm Beach County, Florida; and Gwinnett County Public Schools, Georgia.  She is now sharing her expertise as a consultant.