Conference Team
NCDD2018 · Denver, CO
Planning Team
NCDD conferences are planned collaboratively by great people with a variety of backgrounds in dialogue, deliberation, and public engagement. Pictured and listed below are our core planning team members for NCDD 2018, starting with the lead organizers.

Just a sampling of the many great people involved in this year’s event!
Core Team
Courtney Breese – Conference Director
Managing Director, National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD)
courtney@ncdd.org
Sandy Heierbacher – Conference Outreach
Founding Director and Co-Founder, National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD)
sandy@ncdd.org
Keiva Hummel – Conference Manager
Communications Coordinator, National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD)
keiva@ncdd.org
Polly Riddims – Logistics Manager
Managing Partner, Fusion Partnerships, Inc.
pollyriddims@gmail.com
Andy Fluke – Creative Planning
Co-Founder, National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD)
andy@ncdd.org
Martin Carcasson – Colorado Team Lead, NCDD Board Chair
Director, Center for Public Deliberation, Colorado State University
martin.carcasson@colostate.edu
Mel Stubbins – On-Site Volunteer Coordinator
Studio Associate, Harwood Institute
meldonj@gmail.com
Bianca Eche – Emerging Leaders Coordinator
Planning Team
Danyel Addes
Network and Program Manager, Belfer Center for Innovation and Social Impact
addes1475@gmail.com
Emily Amedee
Associate, Center for Public Deliberation
emily.amedee@gmail.com
Lenore Bajare-Dukes
Consultant, Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth Truth-telling & Reconciliation Mapping Initiative
lhduke@gmail.com
Roshan Bliss
Student Organizer, Project VOYCE
roshan.bliss@gmail.com
Cristin Brawner
Executive Director, David Mathews Center for Civic Life
cfoster@mathewscenter.org
Sue Catterall
Board Member, Colorado Common Cause
sacatterall@gmail.com
Sara Drury
Director, Wabash Democracy and Public Discourse, Wabash College
drurys@wabash.edu
Jeffrey Edelstein
Principal, Edelstein Associates Mediation and Facilitation
jledelstein@gmail.com
Cassandra Hemphill
Faculty, University of Minnesota, and Professional Development Manager, IAP2 Federation
cassandra.hemphill@umontana.edu
Peggy Holman
Co-Founder and Principal, Journalism That Matters
peggy@peggyholman.com
Sarah Lipscomb
Program Director, All American City Award and Community Assistance, National Civic League
sarahl@ncl.org
Lisa Marie Napoli
Faculty, Indiana University Political and Civic Engagement program (PACE)
lnapoli@indiana.edu
Jeff Prudhomme
Vice President and Fellow, Interactivity Foundation
prudhomme@interactivityfoundation.org
Tracy Rogers-Tryba
tlrogers.tryba@gmail.com
Logan Steppan
CEO, Creek Consulting LLC
logan@creekconsultingllc.com
Gail Stone
Law & Justice Policy Advisor, King County Executive’s Office
gail.stone@kingcounty.gov
Maya Townsend
Founder/Lead Consultant, Partnering Resources
maya@partneringresources.com
Katharine Wismer
Self-Employed
katharine@wismer.com
Shannon Wheatley Hartman
Fellow, Interactivity Foundation
esw@interactivityfoundation.org