NCDD conferences are planned collaboratively by great people with a variety of backgrounds in dialogue, deliberation, and public engagement. Below is a list of our planning team members for NCDD 2014, starting with the core organizers.
Core Team
Sandy Heierbacher – Conference Director
Director and Co-Founder, National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD)
sandy@ncdd.org
Courtney Breese – Conference Manager
Program Manager, Massachusetts Office of Public Collaboration(MOPC)
courtney.breese@gmail.com
Polly Riddims – Logistics Coordinator
Partner and Director, Fusion Partnerships, Inc.
pollyriddims@gmail.com
Marla Crockett – DC Team Leader
NCDD Board Member; Dialogue consultant, Washington, D.C. area
marlacrockett@gmail.com
Andy Fluke – Creative Director
Co-Founder and Creative Director, National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD)
andy@ncdd.org
Roshan Bliss – Student & Youth Coordinator, and On-Site Volunteer Coordinator
Blog Curator, National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD)
roshan.bliss@gmail.com
Barb Simonetti – Design Advisor
Conversation Architect, Meetings That Matter
bsimonetti@comcast.net
Stephanie Brown – Graphic Recording Team Leader
Graphic Recorder, Federal Government
Director and Co-Founder, National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD)
sandy@ncdd.org
Courtney Breese – Conference Manager
Program Manager, Massachusetts Office of Public Collaboration(MOPC)
courtney.breese@gmail.com
Polly Riddims – Logistics Coordinator
Partner and Director, Fusion Partnerships, Inc.
pollyriddims@gmail.com
Marla Crockett – DC Team Leader
NCDD Board Member; Dialogue consultant, Washington, D.C. area
marlacrockett@gmail.com
Andy Fluke – Creative Director
Co-Founder and Creative Director, National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD)
andy@ncdd.org
Roshan Bliss – Student & Youth Coordinator, and On-Site Volunteer Coordinator
Blog Curator, National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD)
roshan.bliss@gmail.com
Barb Simonetti – Design Advisor
Conversation Architect, Meetings That Matter
bsimonetti@comcast.net
Stephanie Brown – Graphic Recording Team Leader
Graphic Recorder, Federal Government
Planning Team
Chris Berendes
CTO, Netalyst, Inc.
berendes@netalyst.com
Carrie Boron
Organizational Effectiveness and Learning Officer, Everyday Democracy
cboron@everyday-democracy.org
Tricia Chirumbole
Social Entrepreneur & Facilitator, Mojo Collaborative
tricia@mojocollaborative.com
Daniel Clark
AmericaSpeaks (formerly)
djc8660@gmail.com
Susan Stuart Clark
Executive Director, Common Knowledge
ssclark@ckgroup.org
Gabriel Dayley
Founding Editor, The Arrow Journal
grdayley@gmail.com
John Eley
President, John Eley and Associates
jweley@comcast.net
Nancy Gansneder
Director, Civic Renewal Initiative, University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service
nancyg@virginia.edu
Jason Gershowitz
Collaborative Technology Associate, Kearns & West
jason.gershowitz@gmail.com
Ellen Knutson
Research Associate, Kettering Foundation and Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Illinois
ellen.knutson@gmail.com
Susanna Haas Lyons
Public Engagement Specialist,
susanna@susannahaaslyons.com
Debian Marty
Professor, Division of Humanities & Communication, California State University Monterey Bay
dmarty@csumb.edu
Lauren Marx
Consultant and Jews United for Justice, Community Organizer, ADR Vantage
marxmediates@gmail.com
Debilyn Molineaux
Managing Partner, Living Room Conversations
debilyn@livingroomconversations.org
Phil Neisser
Professor, Political Theory, State University of New York, Potsdam
neissept@potsdam.edu
Abby Pfisterer
Director of Civics Programs, Morven Park
apfisterer@morvenpark.org
Jeff Prudhomme
Vice President and Fellow, Interactivity Foundation
prudhomme@interactivityfoundation.org
Lisa Stiller
Board Member, Conference Committee Chair, Consistent Life
koffeenut@yahoo.com
Gail Stone
Law & Justice Policy Advisor, King County Executive Dow Constantine
gail.stone@kingcounty.gov
Jessica Solomon
Director, Art in Praxis
jtsolo@gmail.com
Rachel Talbert
Vice President, Curriculum and Programs, The Close Up Foundation
rtalbert@closeup.org
Kathryn Thomson
Principal, PublicForums and LeadershipMind Consulting
kathryn@publicforums.com
Kamran Zendehdel
Adjunct Faculty, Northern Virginia Community College
kzendehdel@nvcc.edu
Rosa Zubizarreta
Consultant, Diapraxis: Facilitating Creative Collaboration
rosalegria@igc.org
CTO, Netalyst, Inc.
berendes@netalyst.com
Carrie Boron
Organizational Effectiveness and Learning Officer, Everyday Democracy
cboron@everyday-democracy.org
Tricia Chirumbole
Social Entrepreneur & Facilitator, Mojo Collaborative
tricia@mojocollaborative.com
Daniel Clark
AmericaSpeaks (formerly)
djc8660@gmail.com
Susan Stuart Clark
Executive Director, Common Knowledge
ssclark@ckgroup.org
Gabriel Dayley
Founding Editor, The Arrow Journal
grdayley@gmail.com
John Eley
President, John Eley and Associates
jweley@comcast.net
Nancy Gansneder
Director, Civic Renewal Initiative, University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service
nancyg@virginia.edu
Jason Gershowitz
Collaborative Technology Associate, Kearns & West
jason.gershowitz@gmail.com
Ellen Knutson
Research Associate, Kettering Foundation and Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Illinois
ellen.knutson@gmail.com
Susanna Haas Lyons
Public Engagement Specialist,
susanna@susannahaaslyons.com
Debian Marty
Professor, Division of Humanities & Communication, California State University Monterey Bay
dmarty@csumb.edu
Lauren Marx
Consultant and Jews United for Justice, Community Organizer, ADR Vantage
marxmediates@gmail.com
Debilyn Molineaux
Managing Partner, Living Room Conversations
debilyn@livingroomconversations.org
Phil Neisser
Professor, Political Theory, State University of New York, Potsdam
neissept@potsdam.edu
Abby Pfisterer
Director of Civics Programs, Morven Park
apfisterer@morvenpark.org
Jeff Prudhomme
Vice President and Fellow, Interactivity Foundation
prudhomme@interactivityfoundation.org
Lisa Stiller
Board Member, Conference Committee Chair, Consistent Life
koffeenut@yahoo.com
Gail Stone
Law & Justice Policy Advisor, King County Executive Dow Constantine
gail.stone@kingcounty.gov
Jessica Solomon
Director, Art in Praxis
jtsolo@gmail.com
Rachel Talbert
Vice President, Curriculum and Programs, The Close Up Foundation
rtalbert@closeup.org
Kathryn Thomson
Principal, PublicForums and LeadershipMind Consulting
kathryn@publicforums.com
Kamran Zendehdel
Adjunct Faculty, Northern Virginia Community College
kzendehdel@nvcc.edu
Rosa Zubizarreta
Consultant, Diapraxis: Facilitating Creative Collaboration
rosalegria@igc.org
Process Advisors
John Backman
Principal, The Dialogue Venture
johnb@backwrite.com
Dave Biggs
Co-Founder, MetroQuest
dave.biggs@metroquest.com
Steve Brigham
Formerly President, AmericaSpeaks
stevebrigham4208@gmail.com
John Gastil
Department Head and Professor, Penn State Department of Communication Arts and Sciences
jgastil@psu.edu
Mary Jacksteit
Project Manager & Associate, Justice and Sustainability Associates and Public Conversation Project
mary.jacksteit@gmail.com
Amy Lee
Program Officer, Kettering Foundation
alee@kettering.org
David Plouffe
Public Engagement Consultant, City of Calgary
david.plouffe@calgary.ca
Bill Potapchuk
President, Community Building Institute
bpotapchuk@communitytools.net
Larry Schooler
Community Engagement Consultant, City of Austin, Texas
larry.schooler@austintexas.gov
Adrian Segar
Founder, Conferences That Work
adrian@segar.com
Michele Woods Jones
Citizens’ Unity Commission, Hampton, VA
leaun21@cox.net
Principal, The Dialogue Venture
johnb@backwrite.com
Dave Biggs
Co-Founder, MetroQuest
dave.biggs@metroquest.com
Steve Brigham
Formerly President, AmericaSpeaks
stevebrigham4208@gmail.com
John Gastil
Department Head and Professor, Penn State Department of Communication Arts and Sciences
jgastil@psu.edu
Mary Jacksteit
Project Manager & Associate, Justice and Sustainability Associates and Public Conversation Project
mary.jacksteit@gmail.com
Amy Lee
Program Officer, Kettering Foundation
alee@kettering.org
David Plouffe
Public Engagement Consultant, City of Calgary
david.plouffe@calgary.ca
Bill Potapchuk
President, Community Building Institute
bpotapchuk@communitytools.net
Larry Schooler
Community Engagement Consultant, City of Austin, Texas
larry.schooler@austintexas.gov
Adrian Segar
Founder, Conferences That Work
adrian@segar.com
Michele Woods Jones
Citizens’ Unity Commission, Hampton, VA
leaun21@cox.net