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.
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Kathie HamiltonManagerOperations and Finance 
Mike McGrathDirectorResearch and Publications 
Matt LeighningerDirectorCenter for Democracy Innovation 
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Jillian YoungbloodDirector, Deliberative Democracyand Executive Director, Civic Genius 
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Jan BrennanSenior FellowCEO, Forward LLC 
Rick GarciaSenior FellowRetired Government and Public Policy Expert 
Joseph Hoereth, PhDSenior FellowDirector of the Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement (IPCE) at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) 
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Angela LawsonSenior FellowCouncilwoman, Aurora, CO 
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Kimberly L. NelsonSenior FellowProfessor of public administration and government at the School of Government 
Larry SchoolerSenior FellowMediator, Facilitator, Public Engagement Consultant, and Educator
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Angela RomansBoard MemberFounding Executive Director, Innovation For Equity 
Monte RoulierBoard MemberPresident & Co-Founder Community Initiatives Inc. 
Mayor Vince WilliamsBoard MemberMayor of Union City, GA 
Wendy WillisBoard MemberExecutive Director, Deliberative Democracy ConsortiumMain Phone:
303-571-4343
General Email:
[email protected]
Main Address:
190 E. 9th Ave. Suite 440
Denver, CO 80203
