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Meet the people behind the metrics.

MEET THE TEAM!

Neighborhood Explorer is a team of analysts, auditors, researchers, and software developers who care deeply about people and place.

We bring curiosity, care, and expertise to every question — and we believe the best work starts by listening.

Our Team

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  • Emily Morris has spent the last 15 years working in and around the nonprofit sector including roles on funding teams, within nonprofit organizations, and in social entrepreneurship. She has led special projects in Oklahoma City focused on education, refugee services, and restorative justice. For the past 5 years, her work with Flourish OKC has centered on building the capacity of nonprofit leaders by helping organizations measure outcomes and strengthen their impact. She holds a bachelor's degree in Marketing and Entrepreneurship from Oklahoma State University, and is a firm believer that the people closest to the problems have the most innovative solutions - a philosophy that guides her work.

Emily Morris

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  • Sharayah Fore has spent nearly two decades working at the intersection of data, systems change, and community impact. Her experience spans the public and private sectors, with a focus on using data to inform strategy, strengthen organizations, and drive measurable outcomes. Before joining 9b, she served as Vice President of Impact at MetaFund, leading initiatives across employment, housing, and health that aimed to reduce poverty and build community resilience.

    Sharayah holds a master’s degree in Experimental Psychology and has deep experience in collective impact and systems change frameworks. She has led evaluation planning, program design, and large-scale data projects that bring clarity to complex social challenges. She believes the most meaningful solutions come from those closest to the problem, a philosophy that continues to guide her work at 9b.

    Sharayah currently serves as an advisory member for the Center for Employment Opportunities OKC.

Sharayah Fore

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  • Justine Robinson is a data analyst and aims to help mission-driven organizations with their data.

    Justine has previous experience in corporate energy, health care, and banking. 

    Justine graduated from Oklahoma State University with her master’s in Business Analytics and Data Science. She has bachelor’s degrees in Marketing and Strategic Communications from Oklahoma State University.

Justine Robinson

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  • Arianna Kunzie develops programs for data acquisition, management and analysis, including web scraping, calling APIs and building databases.

    She was trained in software programming and big data analysis in a master's of Software Development at the University of Utah.

    Before graduate school, Arianna worked as a news reporter covering courts and education at the Tulsa World. Her bachelor's degree is in Journalism from the University of Oklahoma.

Arianna Kunzie

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  • Lindsay Myers, Ph.D., MPA, is a researcher and the impact services lead. She aims to make research and data accessible for all audiences.

    Prior to joining 9b, Lindsay worked in higher education, teaching and mentoring college students both inside and outside the classroom.

    Lindsay has a Ph.D. in Education from Oklahoma State University with a focus on informal learning using qualitative methodologies. Her master's is in Public Administration with an emphasis in Public Policy from the University of Oklahoma in Tulsa.

Lindsay Myers

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  • Patrick Forringer is an experienced web developer with a focus on UI design and enhancing user experience (UX) through intuitive interfaces. He excels in utilizing Django, Python, and his keen eye for designing captivating user interfaces. With a versatile background in the agency world and the Tulsa energy sector, he brings a unique perspective to his web development projects. Patrick's self-taught journey demonstrates his continuous drive for learning and staying up-to-date with the latest advancements.  He also actively contributes to open-source projects and volunteers in the local web development community.

Patrick Forringer

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  • Sam Gallaher is a social scientist and data scientist.

    Sam has spent the last 17 years of using data to solve problems and is passionate about improving communities through evidence-based decision making. This took him from industry, to academia, to local government, to 9b.

    Sam holds a bachelor’s of science in industrial and manufacturing engineering from Oregon State University, a master’s of Public Administration, and a doctorate in Public Affairs from the University of Colorado Denver.

Sam Gallaher

  • Troy Robinson, grew up in Tulsa, OK and studied marketing, graphic design, & software development, locally and away at Baylor, ORU, and Shillington (NYC), returning to Oklahoma to serve 15+ local & national, large & small clients (OneGas, Tulsa International Airport, Gov of Idaho, etc.) with their brand materials, websites, and apps.

    Gaining exposure to education issues while living & mentoring in North Tulsa, Troy then got involved with the Tulsa Schools System, in collaboration with data scientists, leading design & product work on dashboard app interfaces and maps used by thousands — along with a stint in the classroom teaching software development to youth.

    Now Troy works with foundation stakeholders in Oklahoma and around the US to make their constantly changing data accessible and insightful towards community shaping decisions.

Troy Robinson

Different disciplines. Shared values.

Our work sits at the intersection of data and community.

Across roles and responsibilities, we’re guided by the same principles: be honest, be deeply curious, listen first, and let data and truth lead our decisions.

This shared foundation allows us to collaborate openly, with one another and with the organizations we serve.