NCDD conferences are planned collaboratively by great people with a variety of backgrounds in dialogue, deliberation, and public engagement. Pictured and listed below are our core planning team members for NCDD 2016, starting with the lead 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 Director, National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD)
courtney.breese@gmail.com
Rob Laurent – Logistics Coordinator
Discussion Group Leader, Harvard Humanist Hub
robdotlaurent@gmail.com
Roshan Bliss
Blog Curator, National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD)
roshan.bliss@gmail.com
Keiva Hummel
Resource Curator, National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD)
keiva@ncdd.org
Andy Fluke – Creative Planning
Co-Founder, National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD)
andy@ncdd.org
Emily Amedee
Associate, Center for Public Deliberation
emily.amedee@gmail.com
Shari Davis
Director of Strategic Initiatives, Participatory Budgeting Project
shari@participatorybudgeting.org
Katie James
Research Associate, UIC Institue for Policy and Civic Engagement (IPCE)
kjames21@uic.edu
Peggy Holman
Co-Founder and Principal, Journalism That Matters
peggy@peggyholman.com
Lisa Marie Napoli
Faculty, Indiana University Political and Civic Engagement program (PACE)
lnapoli@indiana.edu
Becca Nunziato
Mediators Foundation
beccajo10@gmail.com
Jeff Prudhomme
Vice President and Fellow, Interactivity Foundation
prudhomme@interactivityfoundation.org
Val Ramos
Director of Strategic Alliances and Equity Officer, Everyday Democracy
vramos@everyday-democracy.org
Lisa Stiller
Board Member, Conference Committee Chair, Consistent Life
koffeenut@yahoo.com
Rachel Talbert
Vice President, Curriculum and Programs, The Close Up Foundation
rtalbert@closeup.org
Shannon Wheatley Hartman
Fellow, Interactivity Foundation
esw@interactivityfoundation.org
Director and Co-Founder, National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD)
sandy@ncdd.org
Courtney Breese – Conference Manager
Program Director, National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD)
courtney.breese@gmail.com
Rob Laurent – Logistics Coordinator
Discussion Group Leader, Harvard Humanist Hub
robdotlaurent@gmail.com
Roshan Bliss
Blog Curator, National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD)
roshan.bliss@gmail.com
Keiva Hummel
Resource Curator, National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD)
keiva@ncdd.org
Andy Fluke – Creative Planning
Co-Founder, National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD)
andy@ncdd.org
Emily Amedee
Associate, Center for Public Deliberation
emily.amedee@gmail.com
Shari Davis
Director of Strategic Initiatives, Participatory Budgeting Project
shari@participatorybudgeting.org
Katie James
Research Associate, UIC Institue for Policy and Civic Engagement (IPCE)
kjames21@uic.edu
Peggy Holman
Co-Founder and Principal, Journalism That Matters
peggy@peggyholman.com
Lisa Marie Napoli
Faculty, Indiana University Political and Civic Engagement program (PACE)
lnapoli@indiana.edu
Becca Nunziato
Mediators Foundation
beccajo10@gmail.com
Jeff Prudhomme
Vice President and Fellow, Interactivity Foundation
prudhomme@interactivityfoundation.org
Val Ramos
Director of Strategic Alliances and Equity Officer, Everyday Democracy
vramos@everyday-democracy.org
Lisa Stiller
Board Member, Conference Committee Chair, Consistent Life
koffeenut@yahoo.com
Rachel Talbert
Vice President, Curriculum and Programs, The Close Up Foundation
rtalbert@closeup.org
Shannon Wheatley Hartman
Fellow, Interactivity Foundation
esw@interactivityfoundation.org