Research Associates
was founded by its CEO/Executive Director, Saundra L. Shirley. For more
than 30 years Ms. Shirley has been a researcher and analyst of public policy,
law and legislation covering a variety of issue areas. She has written on
a variety of policy issues for federal and state legislatures, the private
sector, and various national and international forums. Ms. Shirley also
has served as a librarian/information professional for more than 20 years.
A commitment to and
passion for providing non-biased and non-partisan information, research and
analysis was nurtured by five years of conducting research and preparing
publications according to these operating principles for the Congressional
Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. These operating
principles make up the foundation of Ms. Shirley's desire to establish a publicly
available policy research and analysis organization similar to the CRS.
Research Associates
is committed to providing quality and confidential non-biased, non-partisan research and analysis, public policy options and recommendations. In addition, we provide strategic planning and
information/technology, library development and maintenance, and other services.
We match our client interests and needs with affiliated researchers, scholars,
lawyers, librarians and other professionals.
The mission of
Research Associates is to provide to organizations, associations, businesses, individuals
and others:
- Research and Analysis services
which focus on legislation, laws and public policy options and providing
recommendations
- Strategic Planning services which
assess/evaluate needs and plan for the future
- Coalition, collaboration and partnership
development and expansion
- Collection preparation services which aid
in the organization and preparation of personal, institutional, or other
collections for archiving, donation or sale
- Information, Technology &
Library services which assess needs, identify and plan for the adoption of
the most appropriate technologies, information products and services, and
collection or library development strategies.
