Royal A. Shepherd
MANAGER, VOTER CONTACT INNOVATIONS
Royal (he/him/his) is a quality control and data integrity specialist. At Vote Rev and Vote Rev Action Fund, he conducts a daily analysis of field data to ensure it is adequate to be used in any Research Team experiments. Previously, he was a Quality Control Coordinator for Florida Rising, Equal Ground Action Fund and New Florida Majority Action Fund. He was also a Canvass Director at Hard Knocks Strategies.
He graduated with a B.A. in Broadcast Journalism from Florida A&M University. As a student, Royal served as the Sports Editor of the student-ran newspaper, the FAMUAN. He was also a member of the institution’s world-famous marching band, the Marching 100. Born in Geneva, NY but raised in Pompano Beach, FL, Royal has always been involved in community building and minority empowerment efforts in his community. He currently lives in Tallahassee with his wife and two children.