Network Partners
Alabama
Jonathan Cellon
Associate Dean, Office of Civic Engagement
Instructor, John W. Schmidt Center for Student Success, Troy University
122 Eldridge Hall
Troy, Alabama 36082
334-808-6349
Venita Tubbs
Chair, Social and Behavioral Sciences Department, Advisor and Instructor of Psychology
Lawson State Community College
152 Glen Abbey Way
Alabaster, Alabama 35007
205-929-2005
Erika Imbody
Coordinator, First Generation Scholars, Project Rising Tide Student Success Initiative
University of Alabama
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487
Lauren Cochran
Project Coordinator, Marketing & Communications
Troy University
101 Eldridge Hall
Troy, Alabama 36081
334-670-3210
Corey Hand
Professor of History
Lawson State Community College
3060 Wilson Rd
Birmingham, Alabama 35221
205-482-7431
Alaska
Jennifer Gibbins
Director, Leadership Programs
Alaska Humanities Forum
421 W. First Ave.
Anchorage, Alaska 99501
Megan Cacciola
Director of Programs
Alaska Humanities Forum
421 W. First Avenue
Anchorage, Alaska 99501
Stephanie Bauer
Dialogues for Public Life; Housed with UAA Center for Community Engagement and Learning and the UAA Ethics Center
Library Room 211G
Anchorage, Alaska 99508
907-786-6906; 907-786-4677
Donna M. Aguiniga
Dialogues for Public Life; Housed with UAA Center for Community Engagement and Learning and the UAA Ethics Center
Library Room 211G
Anchorage, Alaska 99508
907-786-6906; 907-786-4677
Arizona
Lori Poloni-Staudinger
Arizona Deliberates, Northern Arizona University
P.O. Box 15036
Flagstaff, Arizona 86011-5036
(928) 523-6546
Deanna Villanueva-Saucedo
Director of Public Outreach
Maricopa Community Colleges
2411 W. 14th Street
Tempe, Arizona 85281
480-731-8155
Lawrence Robinson
Director
Center for Civic Participation, Maricopa Community Colleges
2411 West 14th St.
Tempe, Arizona 85281
480-731-8927
Andrea Christelle
Founder, Sedona Philosophy Experience (SPEX)
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
4215 Arts Village Dr.
Sedon, Arizona 86336
Andrea Houchard
Philosophy On The Public Interest, Northern Arizona University
P.O. Box 5064
Flagstaff, Arizona 86011-5064
(928) 523-7153
Alberto Olivas
Executive Director, Pastor Center for Politics and Public Service, College of Public Service & Community
Arizona State University
411 N. Central Ave.
Phoenix, Arizona 85004-2162
602-496-0947
Arkansas
Robert Richards, PhD
Assistant Professor
Partnership for Democratic Practices in Arkansas, University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service
Sturgis Hall, 1200 President Clinton Avenue
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
501-683-5227
Janet Harris, MPA
Executive Director/CEO
Partnership for Democratic Practices in Arkansas, Winthrop Rockefeller Institute
Petit Jean Mountain, 1 Rockefeller Drive
Morrilton, Arkansas 72110
501-727-6206
Nichola Driver, PhD
Faculty Director of the Office of Community Engagement
Partnership for Democratic Practices in Arkansas, University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service
Sturgis Hall, 1200 Clinton Avenue
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
501-683-5207
California
Deborah Dunn
Professor, Communication and Co-Director, Westmont Initiative for Public Dialogue
Westmont College
955 La Paz Rd
Santa Barbara, California 93108
805-565-6780
Rachel Winslow
Assistant Professor of History, Co-Director, Westmont Initiative for Public Dialogue
Westmont Downtown, Center for Social Entrepreneurship
26 W. Anapamu Street
Santa Barbara, California 93101
805-565-6793
Katie Wade
Program Manager
Senior Center Without Walls
881 Turk St.
San Francisco, California 94710
415-805-6692
Melvina Turner King
Associate Vice Chancellor for Workforce Development & Continuing Education (WDCE)
Peralta Community College District
333 East 8th St.
Oakland, California 94606
Mary Thompson, Martha Cox
San Diego Deliberation Network
Corte Curva
Carlsbad, California 92009
760-942-2458
Dr. Orlando Taylor
Director of the Institute for Social Innovation
Fielding Graduate University
2020 De La Vina Street
Santa Barbara, California 93105
Lynette Hunter
Professor of the History of Rhetoric and Performance
University of California Davis
Wright Hall
Davis, California 95616
530-754-2620
Kimber Quinney
Assistant Professor, History Department
California State University, San Marcos
333 So. Twin Oaks Valley Rd.
San Marcos, California 92096
Lindsey Lupo
Partner, San Diego Deliberation Network; Professor, Political Science & Director, Institute of Politics and Public Service
Point Loma Nazarene University
Department of History & Politics
San Diego, California 92106
John Lightfoot
Senior Program Officer
California Humanities
538 9th St.
Oakland, California 94607
510-684-1924
Carole & Craig Paterson
California NIF Network
Fairfield, California 94534
(707) 864-0419
Julie Fry
President & CEO, Humanities Council
California Humanities
538 Ninth St.
Oakland, California 94607
415-391-1474
Kris Fallon
Assistant Professor of Film and Digital Media
University of California Davis
224 Cruess Hall
Davis, California 95616
415-215-4890
Leroy Brady
Professor, Business Studies
San Diego City College
1313 Park Blvd.
San Diego, California 92101-4787
Colorado
Karen Ramirez
Director, CU Dialogues Programs
University of Colorado, Boulder
471 UCB
Boulder, Colorado 80309-0347
303-492-3275
Jeff Motter
Department of Communication
University of Colorado, Boulder
270 UCB
Boulder, Colorado 80303-0270
303-492-9859
Daniel Justin
Assistant Director
Institute on the Common Good
3333 Regis Blvd.
Denver, Colorado 80221
402-214-8828
Alison Castel
Assistant Professor, Rhetoric and Communication Studies
Regis University
3333 Regis Blvd
Denver, Colorado 80221
303-964-6184
Martin Carcasson
Professor, Communication Studies, Director, Center for Public Deliberation
Colorado State University
Behavioral Science Building
Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1783
970-491-5628
Paul Alexander
Institute on the Common Good, Regis University
Denver, Colorado 80221-1099
(303) 458-4336
Connecticut
Glen Mitoma
Director & Assistant Professor
Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut
405 Babbidge Road
Storrs, Connecticut 06269
860-486-5186
Rebecca M. Townsend, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Communication, Department of Humanities, Hillyer College
University of Hartford
200 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, Connecticut 06117
(860) 768-4686.
Delaware
Karen Johnston, MBA
Statewide 4-H Grants Manager & Extension Educator III, Youth specialist
Cooperative Extension, University of Delaware
461 Wyoming Road
Neward, Delaware 19716-1303
302-831-8866
Florida
Muthusami Kumaran, Mike Spranger
UF Viktor Center for Public Life
P O Box 110310
Gainesville, Florida 32611-0310
352-273-3524 (Dr.Kumaran), 3520273-3557 (Dr. Spranger)
Elizabeth Trentanelli
Professor, Political Science
Gulf Coast State College
5230 West US Hwy. 98
Panama City, Florida 32401
(850) 769-1551 x2831
Leslie Kaplan
Associate Director & Curriculum Coordinator, Academic Honors Division
Hicks Honors College, University of North Florida
1 UNF Dr.
Jacksonville, Florida 32224
904-620-3933
Jennifer Lieberman
Associate Professor of English
Hicks Honors College, University of North Florida
1 UNF Dr.
Jacksonville, Florida 32224
217-766-6825
Gregg Kaufman
The Deliberative Voice
Eagle Landing Parkway
Orange Park, Florida 32065
(478) 960-3203
Eric M. Feldman, M.S.
Florida International University
11200 SW 8th St.
Miami, Florida 33199
(305) 348-4145
Georgia
Charles Moses
Collaborating and Co-Director
Clark Atlanta
Leadership Center at Morehouse College
The Center for Public Life in Ethical and Dynamic Discourse
830 Westview Dr. SW
Atlanta, Georgia 30314
(404) 614-8565
Jill R. Severn
Head of Access and Outreach
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
(706) 542-5766
Melvinia Turner King
Interim Executive Director
Leadership Center
Daryl Lowe, JD
Valdosta State University
4654 Sare Road
Valdosta, Georgia 31605
810-931-1926
Marionette Holmes
Collaborating Co-Director
Spelman College
Janet Hoffman
Professor of Rhetoric, Department of communication
Georgia College & State University
CBX 044, A&S 3-18
Milledgeville, Georgia 31061
(478) 445-5556
Veronica Adams-Cooper, Ph.D.
Professor of Public Administration, Master of Public Administration Program
Estus Smith Public Policy Institute, Lois B. Hollis Center for Social Equity (Formerly the ESVHF-CPDE at ASU), Albany State University
504 College Drive
Albany, Georgia 31705
(229) 500-2275
Willie Rockward
Chair & Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Dual Degree Engineering
Morehouse College
830 Westview Dr. SW
Atlanta, Georgia 30314
Hawaii
Dolores Foley
Dept. of Urban & Regional Planning, University of Hawaii
Honolulu
Honolulu, Hawaii 96817
(808) 956-2780
Idaho
Lorie Higgins
Community Development Specialist & Associate Professor
Department of Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, University of Idaho
875 Perimeter Drive
Moscow, Idaho 83844-2334
208-669-1480
Kathy Tifft
Nez Perce County Director
Community Development/Family and Consumer Services, University of Idaho Extension
1239 Idaho Street
Lewiston, Idaho 83501
208-799-3096
Illinois
Kim Casey
Director
Midwest Center for Civic Engagement
7424 S Normal
Chicago, Illinois 60621
(773) 723-5383
Norma Ramos
Director, Marketing/Communications
College of Urban Planning & Public Affairs
412 S. Peoria Street, Suite 400
Chicago, Illinois 60607-7067
(312) 355-0095
Fax: (312) 355-0545
Joseph Hoerth
Director
Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement, College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs
1253 S. Halsted Street, Suite #310
Chicago, Illinois 60607
(312) 355-0096
Fax: (312) 355-0545
Mel Henriksen
Northern Illinois University, Division of Outreach, Engagement, and Regional Development
148 W. 3rd Street (Mel)
DeKalb, Illinois 60115
815-753-0323
Mary Ghikas
Staff Liaison, CLC Center for Public Life
Senior Associate Director Library Association
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, Illinois 60611
(800) 545-2433, x. 2518
Thea Crum
Economic Development Planner
Great Cities Institute
412 S. Peoria Street, Suite 400
Chicago, Illinois 60607
(312) 996-4617
Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement
University of Illinois at Chicago
Leila Brammer
Director
Parrhesia Program for Public Discourse, University of Chicago
Gates-Blake 107
Chicago, Illinois 60637-1513
773-834-6096
Indiana
Jennifer Abbott
Associate Professor of Rhetoric
Wabash College
P. O. Box 352
Crawfordsville, Indiana 47933
Andrew Downs
Director, Mike Downs Center for Indiana Politics
Indiana University-Purdue University Ft. Wayne
209 Liberal Arts Bldg
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46805
Sara Drury
Democracy & Public Discourse, Wabash College
P.O. Box 352
Crawfordsville, Indiana 47933
(765) 361-6393
Todd McDorman
Associate Professor of Rhetoric
Wabash College
P.O. Box 352
Crawfordsville, Indiana 47933
Lisa-Marie Napoli
Associate Director, Political and Civic Engagement Program (PACE)
Indiana University
Woodburn Hall 221
Bloomington, Indiana 47405-7110
(812) 855-0123
Mike Wolf
Mike Downs Center for Indiana Politics
2101 E. Coliseum Blvd.
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46805
(260) 481-6898
Iowa
Cindy Swanson
Iowa State Education Association
777 Third St.
Des Moines, Iowa 50309-1301
(515) 471-8054
David Supp-Montgomerie
Director, Iowa Program for Public Life
University of Iowa
Department of Communication Studies
Iowa City, Iowa 52242
319-353-2262
Gerald Ott
Convener
Iowa Partners in Learning
4124 NE Hillcrest Ct.
Ankeny, Iowa 50021
(515) 964-3903
Joshua V. Barr
Civil & Human Rights Director
City of Des Moines
602 Robert D Ray Dr.
Des Moines, Iowa 50309
Kansas
Timothy Shaffer
Assistant Director, Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy and Assistant Professor of Speech Communication
Kansas State University
702 Mid Campus Dr., South
Manhattan, Kansas 66506
Thea Nietfeld, Greg Stephens
Talk Salina, K-State Polytechnic
Saline County
Salina, Kansas 67401
785-323-7177 (Thea), 785-819-6887 (Greg)
Donna Schenck-Hamlin
Project Coordinator
Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy, Kansas State University
202 Ahearn Field House
Manhattan, Kansas 66506
(785) 532-6868
David E. Procter
Director
Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy, Kansas State University
202 Ahearn Field House
Manhattan, Kansas 66506
(785) 532-6868
Kentucky
Gayle Hilleke
Kentucky Network for Public Life
324 LA, Nunn Drive
Highland Hts, Kentucky 41099
859-572-7634
Greg Alan Phelps
Professor, Communication
Lindsey Wilson College Center for Public Life
210 Lindsey Wilson Street
Columbia, Kentucky 42728
270-384-8234
Louisiana
Amanda Buberger
Campus Community Partnerships, Center for Public Service, Tulane University
201D Alcee Fortier
New Orleans, Louisiana 70118-5665
(504) 862-8058
Fax: (504) 862-8061
Julianna Padgett, Ph.D., LCSW
Non Profit Consultant
New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana 70118-5665
Maryland
Fritzie Charne-Merriwether
Special Assistant to the Vice President for Student Affairs
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Student Affairs Office
Baltimore, Maryland 21250
Elesha Ruminski
Associate Professor
Frostburg State University
384 CCIT
Frostburg, Maryland 21532
301-687-4480
Dr. Patricia Quintero-Hall
Dialogues for Public Life: Office of Multicultural Affairs, Community College of Baltimore County
Community College Center 200
Baltimore, Maryland 21222
443-840-3206
Lauren Mauriello
Assistant Director of Residential Life
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Student Affairs Office
Baltimore, Maryland 21250
Michelle Scott
Office of Equity & Diversity, Montgomery College
(240) 567-5276
Massachusetts
Madhawa "Mads" Palihapitiya
Associate Director
MA Office of Dispute Resolution & Public Collaboration (MODR)
617.287.4036
Fax: 617.287.4049
Razvan Sibii
Undergraduate Program Director, Senior Lecturer, Journalism Department
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
N336 Integrative Learning Center
Amherst, Massachusetts 01003
Mette Kreutzmann
Program Manager, Massachusetts Office of Public Collaboration (MOPC)
University of Massachusetts Boston
100 Morissey Blvd
Boston, Massachusetts 02125
617-287-4041
Matt Farley
Director
Campus Compact for Southern New England
32 Franklin Street
Worcester, Massachusetts 01608
Leda Cooks
Professor of Communication, Graduate Program Director
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
N336 Integrative Learning Center
Amherst, Massachusetts 01003
Sara Cohen
Massachusetts Office of Public Collaboration (MOPC)
University of Massachusetts Boston
100 Morrissey Blvd
Boston, Massachusetts 02125
617-699-1198
Lauren Swayne Barthold
Co-Founder & Facilitator, Healthmere Center for Cultural Engagement, Professor, Arts & Sciences (Philosophy)
Endicott College
16 Whitney Avenue
Beverly, Massachusetts 01915
518-488-9237
Pilar Perez Serrano
Board Member & Clerk, Healthmere Center for Cultural Engagement, Associate Professor of Spanish, Language & Linguistics Department
Gordon College
51 Whittier Road
Haverhill, Massachusetts 01830
978-314-9377
Michigan
Parada Jordan
Director, Community Engagement Research, Center for the Study of Citizenship
Wayne State University
656 W. Kirby
Detroit, Michigan 48202
313-577-1270
Betty Overton
Clinical Professor, Center for the Study of Higher Education & Postsecondary Education (CSHPE)
University of Michigan
500 S. State St.
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
Claire Layman
Public Policy Education Specialist
Michigan State University Extension, Greening Michigan Institute
East Lansing, MI
(517) 648-6446
Thomas Greitens
Associate Professor, Political Science
Central Michigan University
Anspach Hall, 301A
Mount Pleasant, Michigan 48859
(989) 774-3862
J. Cherie Strachan
Interim Director, Women & Gender Studies Program / Associate Professor, Political Science
Central Michigan University
247 Anspach Hall
Mount Pleasant, Michigan 48859
(989) 546-7438
Fax: (989) 774-1136
Amy B. Bloom, JD
Research Scholar-in-Residence, Center for the Study of Citizenship, Wayne State University; Principal, A Bloom Consulting, LLC
4199 West Four Lakes Drive
Linden, Michigan 48451
248-882-5330
Minnesota
Kara Lindaman
American Democracy Project's EPIC Center, Dept. of Political Science
175 W. Mark St.
Winona, Minnesota 55987
(507) 457-5406
Tami Spry
Professor of Performance Studies, Dept. of Communication Studies
St. Cloud State University
720 Fourth Ave. South
St. Cloud, Minnesota 56301-4498
Eddah Mutua-Kombo
Associate Professor, Communication Studies
St. Cloud State University
720 Fourth Ave. South
St. Cloud, Minnesota 56301-4498
Thomas Morgan
Augsburg College, Center for Faith and Learning, Sabo Center for Citizenship and Learning
2211 Riverside Avenue
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454
(612) 330-1773
Marla Kanengieter Wildeson
Department of Communication Studies, St. Cloud University
Riverview 103A
St. Cloud, Minnesota 56301-4498
(320) 308-4981
Brandon Anderson
Assistant Professor, Public Dialogue & Deliberation
Gustavus Adolphus College
800 W. College Ave.
St. Peter, Minnesota 56082
507-933-6190
Elaine Eschenbacher
Associate Director
Augsburg College, Center for Faith and Learning, Sabo Center for Citizenship and Learning
2211 Riverside Avenue
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454
(612) 330-1492
Pamela Conners
Assistant Professor
Gustavus Adolphus College
800 W. College Ave
St. Peter, Minnesota 56082
507-933-6190
Mississippi
Phil Hardwick
Hardwick & Associates LLC
Milsaps College Else School of Management
1701 North State St.
Jackson, Mississippi 39210
(601) 594-3371
Dr. Melanie Loehwing
Dialogue Across Mississippi
PO Drawer PF
Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762
662-325-5808
Dr. Becky Smith
Dialogue Across Mississippi
Extension Center for Economic Education and Financial Literacy
Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762
662-617-5243
Missouri
Nebraska
Charles Parker
Department of Business & Economics, Wayne State College
111K Gardner Hall
(402) 375-7036
New Hampshire
James Donelan
Transitional Coordinator
The New England Center for Civic Life, Franklin Pierce University
Peterson Hall
Rindge, New Hampshire 03461
(603) 899-1019
Molly M. Kelly, James Gruber
Antioch Center for Civic Engagement
40 Avon St.
Keene, New Hampshire 03431
603-283-212-
New Jersey
Nancy Kranich
Chair, CCL Center for Public Life Advisory Committee
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901
(732) 985-1599
New Mexico
Amelia Murphy
Public Deliberation Center of New Mexico
1209 Highland Rd.
Roswell, New Mexico 88201
(505) 514-7180
New York
Don Waisanen
Associate Professor, School of Public Affairs, New York Civic Forum
Baruch College, City University of New York
One Bernard Baruch Way
New York, New York 10010
646-285-4122
Lisa Strahley, Doug Garnar, Scott Corley
SUNY Broome Community College Center for Civic Engagement, Science Building, Room 104
PO Box 1017
Binghamton, New York 13902
(607) 778-5494 / 5094
David Hoffman
Associate Professor, School of Public Affairs, New York Civic Forum
Baruch College, City University of New York
One Bernard Baruch Way
New York, New York 10010
646-660-6783
Brian S. Archie, Sr
Co-Chair, Create a Healthier Niagara Falls
Collaborative, Inc.
2816 20th Street
Niagara Falls, New York 14305
716-777-1034
Bill Ball
Research Associate, Center of Life's Work
Nazareth College
4245 East Avenue
Rochester, New York 14618
Philip Dalton, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Civic Engagement
Hofstra University
1000 Fulton Ave.
Hempstead, New York 11549
516-463-7121
Keyona Dunn
Co-Chair & Change Agent, Create a Healthier Niagara Falls
Collaborative, Inc.
Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls, New York 14301
716-777-1034
Catherine Gerard, Tina Nabatchi
PARCC Center for Public Life, Syracuse University
400 Eggers Hall
Syracuse, New York 13244
315-443-2367
North Carolina
Drs. Michael L. Menefee, Stephen Marson, Joanne Hessmiller
Thomas Family Center, University of North Carolina at Pembroke
P.O. Box 1510
Pembroke, North Carolina 28372-1510
(910) 775-4210
Christine Willingham
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Communication Studies
University of North Carolina Wilmington
601 S. College Rd.
Willmington, North Carolina 28403
Joanne M. Hessmiller, Ph.D., LCSW
Associate Professor of Social Work
North Carolina A&T State University
1601 E. Market St.
Greensboro, North Carolina 27411
336-285-2246
Ohio
Bill DiMascio
Initiative for Community Engagement
3509 Rue de Fleur
Upper Arlington, Ohio 43221
614-824-2086
Louise Fleming-Dufala
Director, Center for Civic Life, Professor of Education
Ashland University
401 College Avenue
Ashland, Ohio 44805
(419) 289-5347
Fax: (419) 207-4948
Michael Neblo
Institute for Democratic Engagement and Accountability
2058 Derby Hall
Columbus, Ohio 43210
Deborah O'Neil
Associate Professor, Management
College of Business, Bowling Green State University
100 University Hall
Bowling Green, Ohio 43403
419-372-5222
V. Rosser
Director, Division of Research & Economic Engagement
Center for Community & Civic Engagement, Bowling Green State University
100 University Hall
Bowling Green, Ohio 43403
419-372-9865
Holbrook Sample
Regional Manager
Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
800 Vine St.
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
513-369-4408
David Siders
Popular Library Manager
Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County
800 Vine St.
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
513-369-6919
David S. Stein
Workforce Development and Education, The Ohio State University
305 W. 17th Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43210
(614) 292-0988
Oklahoma
John Wood
Assistant Professor, Political Science
University of Central Oklahoma
100 N. University Dr.
Edmond, Oklahoma 73034
405-372-6178
Sue Williams
Professor Emerita
Oklahoma State University
4620 W. 44th
Stillwater, Oklahoma 74074
Tami Moore
Associate Professor, Higher Education & Student Affairs
Oklahoma State University
Main Hall 2439
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74106
918-549-1172
Mike Stout
Associate Professor/GKFF Chair in Family & Community Policy, Dept. of Human Dev. & Family Science
Oklahoma State University
Main Hall 2116
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74106
918-594-8311
Janelle Grellner
Director, ADP
University of Central Oklahoma
100 N. University Drive
Edmond, Oklahoma 73034
405-974-5466
Renee Daugherty
Oklahoma Partnership for Public Deliberation, Oklahoma State University
(918) 995-2261
Oregon
John Farnum
Department of Philosophy, Portland Community College, Sylvania Campus
12000 SW 49th Ave.
Portland, Oregon 97219
Office: (971) 722-4574 Cell: (503) 933-0611
Shirlee Geiger
Center for Civic Participation at Portland Community College
P.O. Box 19000
Portland, Oregon 97280
(971) 722-4659
Sarah Giles
Special Projects Manager, Oregon's Kitchen Table
National Policy Consensus Centers, Portland State University
506 SW Mill Street
Portland, Oregon 97207
503-725-5248
Neal Naigus
Assistant to the College President
Portland Community College, CC 241
P.O. Box 19000
Portland, Oregon 97280
(971) 722-4122
Fax: (971) 722-4960
Wendy Willis
Director of Civic Engagement, National Policy Consensus Center
Director, Oregon's Kitchen Table
P.O. Box 751
Portland, Oregon 97207
503-725-9091
Pennsylvania
Eric Miller
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Communication Studies
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
400 E. Second St.
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania 17815-1301
512-974-9975
Kara Shultz
Professor and Chairperson, Department of Communication Studies
Bloomsburg University of PA
400 E. Second St.
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania 17815-1301
Harris J. Sokoloff
Center for School Study Councils at the Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania
(215) 898-7371
Puerto Rico
Alfredo Carrasquillo-Ramirez, Ramon E. Davison, Sonia Carmona-Garcia, & Maria Teresa Martinez
Instituto de Liderazgo, Empresarismo y Ciudadania, ILCE, Universidad del Sagrado Corazon, Calle Rosales, Esq. San Antonio
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00914-0383
787-728-1515 Ext. 2600
South Carolina
Erin Payseur Oeth
Community Engagement Practitioner & Certified Enneagram Coach
Erin Oeth LLC
Greenville, South Carolina 29606
Barbara Brown
Director
Citizens Center for Public Life
20 Naomi Court
Sumter, South Carolina 29154
803-968-0388
South Dakota
Chiesman Center for Democracy
402 Saint Joseph St., Suite 2
Rapid City, South Dakota 57702
(605) 341-4311
Tennessee
Trent Clagg
Training Specialist, Naifeh Center for Effective Leadership
University of Tennessee
1610 University Ave.
Knoxville, Tennessee 37921
Ronda Gentry
Center for Civic Advancement - Tusculum College
60 Shiloh Rd
Greenville, Tennessee 37743
423-636-7300, ext. 5216
Thomas Kohntopp
Lead & Core Faculty, School of Management
Blount Center for Public Life, Walden University
2528 Graves Rd., Suite 104
Maryville, Tennessee 37803
865-216-5444
Joshua Ray
Assistant Professor of Management
Tusculum University
60 Shiloh Rd
Greenville, Tennessee 37743
Sarah Woiteshek Pietzuch
Trained Moderator
Culleoka
Culleoka, Tennessee 38451
757-692-3229
Texas
Paso del Norte National Issues Forums
El Paso
9700 Railroad Dr
El Paso, Texas 79924
Se-Hyoung Yi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Political Science
University of Houston Clear Lake
2700 Bay Area Boulevard
Houston, Texas 77058-1002
281-283-3476
Fax: 281-283-3469
Anna Wolfe
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication
Aggie Agora, Texas A & M University
4234 TAMU
College Station, Texas 77843-4234
847-209-5099
Vicki Totten
Retired Associate Professor
St. Edward's University
3001 South Congress Avenue
Austin, Texas 78704-6489
512-415-9894
Melanie Steel
Professor, Speech Communication, Coordinator, Center for Civic Engagement, Leadership Committee, Center for Civic Engagement
Lone Star College-CyFair
5000 Research Forest Drive
The Woodlands, Texas 77381
281-290-3906
Jessica Gantt Shafer
PhD Candidate, Aggie Agora
Communication Department, Texas A & M University
400 Bizzell St.
College Station, Texas 77843
Josh Ritter
Assistant Director, Formation Community-Based Learning
Baylor University
One Bear Place
Waco, Texas 76798
254-710-1736
Michele Richey
Professor, Sociology; Campus Coordinator, Civic Engagement
Lone Star College-Montgomery
3200 College Park Drive, G121K
Conroe, Texas 77384-4500
936-273-7327
Mindy Reed
Managing Librarian
Austin Public Library
5335 Burnet Rd.
Austin, Texas 78756
512-974-7463
Jennifer Mercieca
Associate Professor, Communications Department
Aggie Agora, Texas A&M
400 Bizzell Street
College Station, Texas 77843
Marcos Martinez
Managing Librarian
City of Austin Public Library, Twin Oaks Branch
1800 S. Fifth St.
Austin, Texas 78754
512-974-9975
Windy Lawrence
Associate Professor Communication
Dept. of Arts & Humanities, University of Houston-Downtown
(713) 221-8472
Jack Green Musselman
Center for Ethics and Leadership (CEL), St. Edward's University
3001 South Congress Avenue
Austin, Texas 78704-6489
(512) 428-1026
Utah
Samantha Ball
Research Associate, Kim C. Gardner Policy Institute
University of Utah
411 E. South Temple
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
801-587-9975
Jeffrey Nielsen
Director
The Utah Center for Civic Friendship, Study of Ethics at Utah Valley University
635 S 670 E
Orem, Utah 84097
(801) 358-9112
Jennifer Robinson
Associate Director, Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute
University of Utah
411 E. South Temple
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
801-587-9975
Virginia
Craig Wansink
Director, Center for the Study of Religious Freedom
Virginia Wesleyan College
1854 Wesleyan Dr.
Norfolk, Virginia 23502
757-455-3129
Timothy J. Ruebke
Executive Director
The Fairfield Center
165 South Main St.
Harrisonburg, Virginia 22801
Gary R. Kirk, Ph.D.
School of Public & International Affairs, Virginia Tech
211 Architecture Annex (0113)
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
Kelly Jackson
Associate Director, Center for the Study of Religious Freedom
Virginia Wesleyan College
1584 Wesleyan Dr.
Norfolk, Virginia 23502
757-455-3129
Nancy Gansneder
Director
Academy for Civic Renewal, Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, University of Virginia
2400 Old Ivy Road, Rm 220
Charlottesville, Virginia 22903
Land: (434) 982-4770 Mobile: (434) 242-0017
Larkin Dudley
Emerita
Center for Public Administration & Policy, Virginia Tech
104 Draper Road
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0520
Bill Corbett
National Issues Forums of Northern Virginia
Lori Britt
Associate Professor, Communication Studies
James Madison University
MSC 2106
Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807
Todd Solomon, Betsy McBride
Hampton Roads Center for Civic Engagement
5200 Hampton Blvd.
Norfolk, Virginia 23508
(757) 667-8533, (757) 617-9253
Washington
Lisa K. Keyne, Ph.D.
Chief Strategy Officer, Collaboratory
TreeTop Commons, LLC
TreeTop Commons
Vancouver, Washington 98685
888-982-9859
West Virginia
Susan Aloi
Director, Albinson School of Business; President, West Virginia Center for Civic Life Board of Directors
West Virginia Wesleyan College
59 College Ave.
Buckhannon, West Virginia 26201
Betty Knighton
West Virginia Center for Civic Life
2300 MacCorkle Ave SE
Charleston, West Virginia 25304
304-344-3430
Kent Spelman
President, Board of Directors
West Virginia Center for Civic Life
West Virginia Center for Civic Life
Charleston, West Virginia 25314
Wisconsin
Carol J. Craig
Chairperson
Coalitions for Citizen Engagement
Blackrock Road
Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701
Eric Giordano
Director
Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service, UW Center for Civic Engagement
625 Stewart Avenue
Wausau, Wisconsin 54401
(715 )261-6368
John Greenwood
Outreach Consultant
Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service, UW Center for Civic Engagement
625 Stewart Avenue
Wausau, Wisconsin 54401
(715 )261-6368
Wyoming
Kimberly Chapman
West Coordinator, Community Development Educator
Community Conversations Wyoming, University of Wyoming Extension
228 9th Street
Evanston, Wyoming 82930
307-783-0570
Juliet Daniels
East Coordinator, Community Development Educator
Community Conversations Wyoming, University of Wyoming Extension
310 W. 19th
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82001
307-633-4383, ext. 4384