Ambassadors

The NIFI Ambassadors Club is comprised of individuals who have served on the NIFI Board of Directors for at least three years and are committed to staying involved by moderating forums and representing NIFI at national or regional meetings.

Qualifications:

  • Having served at least three years on the NIFI Board of Directors
  • Agree to convene and/or moderate three NIFI forums each year
  • Agree to represent NIFI at a national conference (if requested)
  • Agree to attend an annual meeting of Ambassadors during the DDEx conference each year

For more information contact Bill Muse at bmuse@nifi.org

Cristin Brawner

Cristin Brawner

Cristin Brawner is the Executive Director of the David Mathews Center for Civic Life in Montevallo, Alabama. 

Barbara Brown

Barbara Brown

Barbara Brown serves as a Founding Director and the Chief Executive Officer of the non-profit Citizens Center for Public L

Jerry Brown

Jerry Elijah Brown

Until 2007, Jerry Elijah Brown was Dean of the School of Journalism and Communications at the University of Montana.

Dolores Foley, PhD

Dolores Foley

Dolores Foley, PhD. Retired Professor Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Hawai`i...

Doug Garnar

Doug Garnar began teaching at SUNY Broome Community College in 1971.

Margaret Holt

Margaret Holt

Margaret Holt is a retired faculty member in the Department of Adult Education at the University of Georgia, and since 198

Gregg Kaufman

Gregg Kaufman served for 30 years as an Evangelical Lutheran Church in America pastor and ten years on the faculty of Geor

Kara Lindaman

Kara Lindaman

Kara Lindaman is a professor of political science/public administration at Winona State University...

Stacie Molnar-Main

Stacie Molnar-Main

Stacie Molnar-Main is an educational consultant whose work focuses on strengthening schools and communities through practi

Charles T. Moses

Charles T. Moses

Charles T. Moses is the Interim Dean of the University of San Francisco School of Management.

Gary Paul

Gary Paul

Gary Paul is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and History at Florida Agricultural and Mechani

Dr. David E. Procter

David Procter

David E. Procter is a professor of communication studies and the director of Kansas State University’s Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy...

Peggy Sparks

Peggy Sparks

Peggy F. Sparks is founder of Sparks Consulting, Inc. and recently retired Special Assistant to the Superintendent of Birmingham City Schools...

John J. Theis

John J. Theis

Dr. John J. Theis is the Director of the Center for Civic Engagement for the Lone Star College System and professor of Political Science...

John R. Unger II

John Unger

John Unger has committed his life to being a public servant-leader and bringing together his many experiences in theology

Mark Wilson

Mark Wilson

Mark Wilson is Director of Civic Learning Initiatives and the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanit

Virginia York

Virginia York

Virginia York was a professor of economics for the European Division of the University of Maryland and later at Gulf Coast