Sandy Heierbacher

Sandy Heierbacher is the Director of the National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD), which brings together those who actively practice, promote, and study dialogue and deliberation. Sandy served as the Director of NCDD's 2002 and 2004 national conferences, working in collaboration both times with dozens of people from across the spectrum of dialogic and deliberative practice to create unique, engaging events. NCDD has become a vibrant network of over 500 organizations and individuals who, collectively, regularly engage and mobilize millions of people across the globe around today's critical issues, and NCDD's resource-rich website, at www.thataway.org, is a popular hub for dialogue & deliberation leaders. In addition to her work with NCDD, Sandy has consulted for such organizations as the Corporation for National Service and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the areas of intergroup dialogue, public participation and deliberative democracy.