Fruit of the tree:
Dr. Ronald J. Polland is an expert on the design, implementation, and analysis of needs assessments, surveys, questionnaires, tests, focus groups, and market research.Dr. Polland has over 30 years of experience in the field of survey, questionnaire, and test development, needs assessment, market research, and program evaluation. He is also trained in instructional design methods and has 10 years of teaching experiences.
Cleartext: Polland is a political operative, of the kind used in campaign work. His connections to the Hill faction are already clear, and now his professional pedigree is too. Oh, and you can chat with him and get his professional advice, on needs and such. For $2 a minute.