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Shakari Byerly is a Senior
Researcher with Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates and joined
the firm in 2007. Ms. Byerly has
more than 13 years of experience in local and state policy-making and
political strategy.
As a researcher, Ms.
Byerly’s expertise includes the design and implementation of
qualitative and qualitative opinion research across a broad range of public
policy issues, including local public finance and education finance
measures, community and consumer satisfaction and land, water and wildlife
conservation, among others.
Ms. Byerly regularly conducts
research on behalf of municipal governments and local school districts
seeking to secure additional revenue for local services and infrastructure
through voter approved ballot measures, including successful measures on
behalf of the City and County of San Francisco and the cities of Palo Alto,
Stockton, Capitola and Seaside.
Ms. Byerly was an instrumental
part of the research team for Advancing Wisconsin, an independent
expenditure group helped propel President Barack Obama to a 13 percentage
point victory in the State of Wisconsin, winning a larger share of rural
and small town counties than any other medium or large state. She has also worked with candidates
seeking local and statewide office across the country, including campaigns
run in Pennsylvania, Illinois, Wisconsin and Massachusetts.
Prior to joining FM3, Ms.
Byerly served as a Policy Analyst at the Center for Governmental Studies in
Los Angeles, a non-partisan, non-profit research institute focused on
political and electoral reform. Ms.
Byerly also previously served as a Regional Field Director for the
California Democratic Party during the 2004 presidential campaign. Her
professional experience also includes serving as a Policy Consultant to
several members of the California State Legislature.
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
is a member of the Board of Directors of California Common Cause and the
San Francisco Women’s Political Committee. She is also a faculty member of the Los
Angeles African American Women’s Public Policy Institute.
Ms. Byerly can be reached in
the Oakland office at (510) 451-9521 or shakari@fm3research.com.
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