Betty Knighton PresidentBetty Knighton is president of the National Issues Forums Institute and a senior associate of the Kettering Foundation
David Mathews ChairmanDavid Mathews is president of the Charles F. Kettering Foundation. He served as Secretary of the Department of Health,
William Muse President EmeritusWilliam Muse is president emeritus of the National Issues Forums Institute (NIFI), a non-profit nonpartisan network that, in
Jean Johnson Vice PresidentJean Johnson is a Senior Fellow and Special Adviser for Public Agenda. She has authored studies on education families, religion, race relations
Carol Farquhar Nugent Vice PresidentCarol Farquhar Nugent, long-time executive director of Grantmakers In Aging (GIA), retired December 31, 2011 following
Patty Dineen Secretary / TreasurerPatty Dineen has been convening and moderating National Issues Forums (NIF) in Pennsylvania and other states since 1994
James P. (Ike) Adams, Jr. DirectorJames P. (Ike) Adams, Jr., is dean emeritus of the University of Kentucky's College of Social Work. He previously served at
Hollie Cost DirectorHollie Cost serves as the Assistant Vice President of Auburn University Outreach and Public Service
Kara N. Dillard DirectorKara N. Dillard is an Assistant Professor in Digital Democratic Practice in the School of Communication Studies
Sara Mehltretter Drury DirectorSara Mehltretter Drury is Associate Professor and Chair of Rhetoric at Wabash College, in Crawfordsville, Indiana
Steve Farkas DirectorPrior to co-founding the FDR Group, Steve Farkas was Director of Research at Public Agenda, a nonprofit and nonp
Jon Gant DirectorJon Gant is a leader in higher education who helps to make information and digital technologies accessible for everyone
Leslie Garvin DirectorLeslie Garvin is the Executive Director of North Carolina Campus Compact, a collaborative network of 39 colleges and universities
Derrick Hammond DirectorThe Rev. Derrick M. Hammond, pastor of Oak Valley Baptist Church, is a native of Birmingham, Alabama
Windy Lawrence DirectorWindy Lawrence serves as both professor and as the founding director at the University of Houston – Downtown Center for Public Deliberation
Lisa-Marie Napoli DirectorLisa-Marie Napoli, PhD, received her MPA in public policy and management from The Ohio State University
Marie Pyko DirectorMarie Pyko is the director of public services at the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library in Topeka Kansas
Robert Richards DirectorRobert C. Richards, Jr. is an assistant professor of communication at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service
Verdis Levar Robinson DirectorVerdis Levar Robinson is a community college civic learning and democratic engagement specialist and aspiring minister in the Unitarian Universalism tradition.
