A native of Houston, Cate graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2002 with a B.A. in English. Before joining LRP, Cate was involved with several campaigns in Austin. During the 2004 election cycle, Cate worked as a community organizer for the Democratic National Committee and MoveOn Political Action Committee. Following the election, she was the Public Relations Coordinator for the National Foundation for Women Legislators in Washington, DC. During football season, even in election years, Cate makes time to watch the Longhorns play on Saturdays.

Shilpa Grover joined Lake Research Partners in 2009 in the Berkeley, California office. She works with progressive foundations, nonprofits, and advocacy organizations on a range of issues, primarily focusing on health reform, immigration, and small businesses. She also works to help elect Democrats at all level, and has conducted extensive research for political campaigns, including in California.

Prior to joining LRP, she worked at Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research; ImpactRX, a pharmaceutical market research firm; Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign in Iowa; EMILY’s List; and the Victorian Parliament in Australia. She grew up in Melbourne, Australia and Princeton Junction, New Jersey and graduated from the George Washington University with a B.A. in political communication

Kristin grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, IL and holds a B.A. in political science and international studies from Miami University (OH).

Dom Bartkus joined Lake Research Partners in 2011. At LRP, Dom works with Democratic candidates across the country, non-profits, and issue advocacy organizations. Dom has worked on presidential, parliamentary, and municipal races in Europe and South America, and has an extensive research experience in the U.S. housing industry. He also has a wide-range experience with quantitative research techniques, such as cluster analysis and perceptual mapping.

Dom came to LRP from Penn Schoen Berland, where he worked with a number of Fortune 500 clients, non-profit organizations, and political campaigns.

Originally from Lithuania, Dom speaks Lithuanian and Russian. He holds a B.S. in Foreign Service and a Certificate in Russian and Eastern European Studies from Georgetown University.

A native of California’s Bay Area, Naomi made her way to Washington, DC via UCLA’s Center for American Politics and Public Policy Program. In 2008, she received her B.A. in Sociology from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Originally from the great state of Michigan, Jeff graduated from Grand Valley State University in 2005 with a B.S. in Political Science. After running a congressional campaign in 2006, he moved to Washington, D.C. to further his education. He graduated from The George Washington University’s Graduate School of Political Management in 2008. As a member of a family of teachers, Jeff has seen firsthand the dynamic impact great teachers can have on students and understands the extraordinary importance of the strong unions that represent them. Working at Lake Research Partners with Celinda Lake and David Mermin, gives Jeff an opportunity to work on behalf of the unions he appreciates so much.