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Shakari Byerly
Shakari Byerly joined Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin & Associates as
a Researcher in 2007. Ms. Byerly has more than a decade of experience in
local and state policy-making and political strategy, with emphasis on California public policy issues. Her expertise includes
political reform, civic engagement, K-12 education and education finance,
public finance, and water policy. She also has significant experience
working on political campaigns, including issue initiatives and candidate
races.
Prior to joining FMM&A,
Ms. Byerly served as a Policy Analyst at the Center for Governmental
Studies in Los
Angeles. As
the manager and lead researcher of the California Governance Project, she
frequently provided expert testimony to the California State Legislature
and was responsible for examining and crafting solutions to “critical
democratic infrastructure” issues confronting the state, including
redistricting reform, statewide ballot initiative process, campaign finance
reform, term limits, the recall and referendum process, budget process reform,
and state-local fiscal relations.
Previously, Ms.
Byerly served as a Regional Field Director for the California Democratic
Party. Notably, her leadership in voter targeting and field canvassing
strategy resulted in the second highest regional voter turnout statewide
during the 2004 general election cycle. Prior to this, Ms. Byerly worked as
a Policy Consultant to State Senator Mark Ridley-Thomas and State Assembly
Member Jackie Goldberg, respectively.
Shakari Byerly
received her Bachelor’s degree, Cum Laude, in Government from Dartmouth College. She received her Master’s degree in Public Policy from the
UCLA School of Public Affairs.
Ms. Byerly can be
reached in the Oakland office at (510) 451-9521 or shakari@fmma.com.
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