Rob Paral

Rob Paral is a Chicago-based writer, data analyst and communicator with many years of experience working in community development, human services and immigrant integration. Rob is principal of Rob Paral and Associates, a consulting firm that helps philanthropic foundations, service organizations and government agencies understand the communities they serve through applied research methods. Before establishing his consultancy in 1998, Rob was research director at the Latino Institute in Chicago and was the senior research associate of the Washington, D.C. office of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials.