I am the Director of the National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD), which connects those who actively practice, promote, and study dialogue and deliberation. I have served as the Director of NCDD's 2002, 2004 and 2006 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 700 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 and deliberation leaders.

In addition to my work with NCDD, I have consulted for such organizations as the Corporation for National Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Kettering Foundation in the areas of intergroup dialogue, public participation and deliberative democracy. I have an M.A. from the School for International Training.