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Curtis Below, Senior Researcher at Fairbank, Maslin,
Maullin, Metz & Associates, brought his broad professional experience in the public, nonprofit and private
sectors to FM3 in 2007. Since
joining the firm he has provided qualitative and
quantitative research and strategic advice to government agencies, non-profit
organizations, businesses, and candidate and ballot measure campaigns at
both the state and local levels.
While at FM3, Curtis has specialized in providing public
financing, community satisfaction, and policy development surveys for cities,
counties, school districts, and other local and regional government
agencies, including the cities of San Jose and Sacramento.
Curtis has also provided research to
numerous conservation organizations, among them the Environmental Defense
Fund, the Nature Conservancy, the League of Conservation Voters, and the Trust
for Public Land.
Further, Curtis has provided research for candidates seeking
public office at the city, county, and state levels.
In the public sector, Curtis previously worked in the California
State Legislature for then Assembly member Herb J. Wesson, Jr.,
specifically focusing on health, utilities and conservation issues.
He also served as the Vice-Chair of the City of Oakland’s Public Ethics Commission,
overseeing city laws regarding open records, public meetings, campaign
financing and lobbyist registration.
In the nonprofit sector, Curtis worked for the Environmental Defense
Fund, focusing primarily on environmental health issues. In the
private sector, Curtis was a co-founder and Vice President of Get Active Software,
an Internet software and services company that provided online constituent
mobilization and engagement tools for nonprofit organizations, including
the AFL-CIO, American Lung Association, US
Chamber of Commerce, the Humane Society of the United States and PBS.
Curtis received his Bachelor’s degree
in Geography/Environmental Studies from UCLA in 1994 and both his
Master’s of Public Policy and Master’s of Public Health from UC
Berkeley in 1998.
Curtis can be reached in the Oakland office at (510) 451-9521 or
curtis@fm3research.com.
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