Mr. Loar currently serves as a Research Assistant for Children and Family Futures (CFF). In this role, he provides support to the Research and Evaluation Department with data collection, data management and analysis. He currently assists with ongoing evaluations of the dependency drug courts in Mendocino, Sacramento and Riverside counties.

Prior to his position at CFF, Mr. Loar conducted field assessments to evaluate child-care quality in Los Angeles County preschool programs. In addition, Mr. Loar is a former elementary school educator with 14 years of experience working with culturally diverse populations of students and families.

Mr. Loar received his Master of Arts in Education from Claremont Graduate University and Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Chapman University.