ABOUT / APPRISE Board of Directors

David Carroll, M.P.A.

Board Chair
APPRISE – Managing Director

Mr. Carroll is the Managing Director and Co-Founder of APPRISE. He has a BA in Economics from Williams College and an Master’s in Public Policy from Princeton University. Mr. Carroll has over 30 years of experience in the design and implementation of energy research and evaluation projects. Mr. Carroll is directing the Performance Management Technical Assistance project for the Federal LIHEAP Program office, overseeing research and policy studies for NYSERDA, and conducting program evaluation and survey research for state agencies, utilities, and nonprofit organizations. He recently has been engaged in evaluations in Oregon, Washington, DC, New York, Massachusetts, and Delaware.

Jacqueline Berger, Ph.D.

Board Secretary
APPRISE – President

Dr. Berger is the President and Co-Founder of APPRISE. She has a BS in Economics from MIT and a Ph.D. in Economics from Princeton University. Dr. Berger has 25 years of experience in the design and implementation of research and evaluation projects. Dr. Berger has directed evaluations of low-income energy efficiency, low-income solar, market-rate energy efficiency, and energy affordability programs for utilities, state agencies, and nonprofit organizations around the country. She frequently presents at national conferences including the National Energy and Utility Affordability Conference (NEUAC), the Home Performance Conference (HPC), the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, and the Association of Energy Service Professionals Conference (AESP).

Margaret Good, Ph.D.

Board Member

Dr. Good specializes in survey research methods, and health economics and outcomes research (HEOR). As Vice President of North American operations, she oversees the team within Optum that conducts HEOR studies using administrative claims, medical charts, patient surveys and other data sources. Dr. Good has over 20 years of experience in the design and conduct of large scale survey research studies. Prior to joining Optum, she worked at the State Health Access Data Assistance Center at the University of Minnesota where she managed survey studies for state agencies and policy makers. In addition, she was a faculty member in the Department of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, where she taught courses in health policy and research methods. She earned her MS and Ph.D. in health services research and policy at the University of Minnesota and her undergraduate degree at Williams College. She has presented her research at national conferences and has authored or co-authored publications that include articles in Medical Care Research & Review, the Journal of the American Medical Association, Inquiry, and the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law.

Steve Fillebrown

Board Member

Mr.Fillebrown is a consultant to hospitals and health care providers, providing expertise on financial management, data analysis, and data integrity. Mr. Fillebrown received his Master’s in Public Policy from the University of Pennsylvania. He teaches courses on health care economics and health care financial management for Seton Hall University’s Master’s in Health Administration Program. He previously worked at the New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority over 20 years, focusing on tax-exempt financing for hospitals and health care providers in New Jersey. He has also served on the Governor’s Commission on Rationalizing Health Care Resources, the Governor’s Advisory Commission on Hospitals, and the Acute Care Hospital Cost Report Committee.