Wendy Willis is the Executive Director of the Deliberative Democracy Consortium, a global network of major organizations and leading scholars working in the field of deliberation and public engagement. Wendy is also the Founder and Director of Oregon’s Kitchen Table, a program of the National Policy Consensus Center at Portland State University.
Doug LinkhartPresident 
Benita A. DuranSenior DirectorEquity and Engagement, Center for Democracy Innovation 
Kathie HamiltonManagerOperations and Finance 
Mike McGrathDirectorResearch and Publications 
Matt LeighningerDirectorCenter for Democracy Innovation 
Amy SarrazinDirectorDevelopment 
Rebecca TroutDirectorWashington DC Office and All-America City Award Program 
Nick VlahosDeputy DirectorCenter for Democracy Innovation 
Gretchen Armijo, AICP, LEED APSenior FellowFounder & President, Equity Policy Solutions, LLC 
Jan BrennanSenior FellowCEO, Forward LLC 
Joseph Hoereth, PhDSenior FellowDirector of the Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement (IPCE) at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) 
Mike HugginsSenior FellowRetired City Manager 
Benoy JacobSenior FellowDirector, Community Development Institute, University of Wisconsin - Madison 
Dante J. James, Esq.Senior FellowCo-Founder & Managing Partner, The Gemini Group, LLC. 
Angela LawsonSenior FellowCouncilwoman, Aurora, CO 
Councilmember David LunaSenior FellowCouncilmember, Mesa, AZ 
Lindsay M. MillerSenior FellowFounding Principal at Beyond Growth Strategies, LLC 
Derek OkuboSenior FellowPrincipal, Derek Okubo LLC 
Larry SchoolerSenior FellowMediator, Facilitator, Public Engagement Consultant, and Educator
Mayor Malik D. EvansChairMayor of Rochester, NY 
Mayor G.T. BynumVice ChairMayor of Tulsa, OK 
Heather A. JohnstonTreasurerCity Coordinator, City of Minneapolis, MN 
Anthony SantiagoSecretaryFormer Director, Program & Partnership Development Institute for Youth, Education and Families, National League of Cities 
Hon. Mary Ann BorgesonBoard MemberNACo Immediate Past President; Commissioner, Douglas County, NE 
Teree Caldwell-JohnsonBoard Member (Former Chair)Chief Executive Officer, Oakridge Neighborhood and Neighborhood Services 
Diana Romero CampbellBoard MemberCouncil Member, Denver District 4 
Maia ColeBoard MemberAssistant Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Continental Division of HCA Healthcare 
Carolyn ColemanBoard MemberExecutive Director and CEO, League of California Cities 
Maia ComeauBoard MemberPresident Comeau & Company 
Mayor John DaileyBoard MemberMayor John Dailey, City of Tallahassee, FL 
Johnny DuPreeBoard MemberFormer Mayor, Hattiesburg, MS 
Ayeola FortuneBoard MemberInterim Senior Vice President, Impact Team, United Way Worldwide 
Dr. Joshua FranzelBoard MemberSenior Executive and Director of Research & Data Analysis at National League of Cities 
Mayor Patti GarrettBoard Member (Former Chair)Mayor of Decatur, Georgia 
Valerie LemmieBoard Member (Former Chair)Director of Exploratory Research, Kettering Foundation 
Rita McNeil Danish, Esq.Board MemberCEO, Signal Ohio 
Angela MontezBoard MemberSenior Vice President, Chief Legal, Corporate & Government Affairs Officer, MissionSquare Retirement 
Tony PeytonBoard MemberExecutive Vice President & Chief of Staff, National Center for Families Learning 
Angela RomansBoard MemberFounding Executive Director, Innovation For Equity 
Monte RoulierBoard MemberPresident & Co-Founder Community Initiatives Inc. 
Hon. Angel TaverasBoard Member Partner, Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP 
Mayor Vince WilliamsBoard MemberMayor of Union City, GA 
Wendy WillisBoard MemberExecutive Director, Deliberative Democracy ConsortiumMain Phone:
303-571-4343
General Email:
ncl@ncl.org
Main Address:
190 E. 9th Ave. Suite 440
Denver, CO 80203
