Beth Schapiro, founder of The Schapiro Group, is an industry-leading strategic thinker. The savvy director of countless successful political campaigns, Beth approaches every challenge from a strategic perspective. Corporate and advocacy clients seek her counsel to help hone and accomplish their strategic objectives. With 35 years of experience in the field, her work has influenced public policy on a range of issues at the federal, state, and local levels. She writes and teaches on research and strategy and is called on for appearances and commentary by CNN, Fox News, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, Roll Call, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Georgia Week In Review, and Southern Political Report. She is a member of the American Political Science Association. Beth holds a B.S. in Education from the University of Maryland and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Political Science from Emory University.

Rusty Parker, Strategist, is trained in applied social research and uses advanced methodologies and analyses to produce effective, useful results. He is a former research associate at Baylor University's Center for Community Research and Development, where he is finishing his doctoral degree. Rusty has published articles in peer-reviewed journals such as the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Public Works Management and Policy, and Sociology of Religion, and some of his work has been honored by the Southern Sociological Society and the Southwestern Sociological Association. He holds a B.A. in Sociology and Economics and an M.A. in Sociology from Baylor University.