Shelby Jacs Tapley

Data Systems and Research Analyst

Shelby Jacs is a data systems and research analyst and facilitator who has a passion for empowering vulnerable populations through the development of community-based solutions that are localized yet scalable. She brings years of experience as a research consulting professional in the corporate sector as well as a frontline worker in homeless shelters to her work at Urban Matters. This unique breadth of work experience has developed her skills across quantitative analysis, data-driven decision making, trauma-informed approach to engagement and multi-stakeholder engagement. At her core, she is an innovative and collaborative problem solver with a drive to help communities grow equitably. Shelby Jacs lives, works and plays on the unceded and traditional territory of the traditional territory of the Ktunaxa, the Syilx and the Sinixt peoples.