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Meet Our Team

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Shandrea Murphy-Washington, MPS, CNP

Co-Conspirator

Shandrea Murphy-Washington is a culture worker who specializes in research, program design, evaluation, and healing centered engagement. She is a graduate of the University of Arkansas Little Rock and the Clinton School of Public Service where her work focused on the social-emotional development of African American youth in the City of Little Rock. Her most recent work consists of the co-development and facilitation of an intersectional research program aimed at raising the next generation of Black girl and gender expansive leaders around the globe, as well as the production educational programming aimed at informing communities of color the importance of policy and civic engagement.

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Ben Washington, MPS

Co-Conspirator

Ben Washington is a data scientist and researcher with a history of serving the Little Rock community. He is a graduate of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and the Clinton School of Public Service where his work focused on educational disparities experienced by incarcerated youth in Pulaski County. His most recent work has been with the Arkansas Public Policy Panel where he connects communities to existing federal funds and conducts research around funding in Arkansas. His work has allowed him to examine policies and conduct in-depth research on federal spending.

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