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Jillian Youngblood
Director, Deliberative Democracy

Jillian has nearly 20 years of experience in politics, government, and strategic communications with a focus on deliberative democracy and solutions-oriented public engagement. She is the executive director of Civic Genius, a national, nonpartisan civic engagement organization that became a program of the League in 2024. She partners with governments and communities on citizen assemblies and a range of  other deliberative processes, and works to strengthen the Center for Democracy Innovation’s civic assistance offerings.

Previously, she was a lead staffer on Capitol Hill for the 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, and worked on issues related to health care, urban planning, and appropriations. She also managed New York City’s federal and state legislative portfolios on public health under the Bloomberg Administration, and was a consultant to numerous nonprofit and corporate clients across a range of public policy issues. Jillian is a frequent speaker and trainer on transformative civic engagement. She chairs the board of the Seattle City Club and is a 2024 fellow of the Henry M. Jackson Foundation.

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Doug LinkhartPresident Matt LeighningerVice PresidentDirector, Center for Democracy Innovation Ibrahim BazyanProgram Manager Anna CorningProgram CoordinatorHealthy Democracy Ecosystem Map Jennifer CostaSpread the Vote My’Easha GreenSpread the Vote Kathie HamiltonDirectorOperations and Finance Mike McGrathDirectorResearch and Publications Christine Lopes MetcalfeDirector, Local Democracy Engagementand Managing Director, Local Policy Lab Mikayla TownsendProgram Manager Rebecca TroutSenior Director, Programs and PartnershipsDirector, All-America City Award Nick VlahosManaging DirectorCenter for Democracy Innovation Emma WisniewskiSpread the Vote Laura WoodDirector, Local Democracy Strategyand Vice President for Democracy, Local Policy Lab Jillian YoungbloodDirector, Deliberative Democracyand Executive Director, Civic Genius Carolyn LukensmeyerCo-DirectorHealthy Democracy Ecosystem Map Kat CalvinSenior Advisor, National Civic League Scott WarrenSenior AdvisorCo-Founder, Local Policy Lab Peter ZahnAdvisorCo-Founder, Local Policy Lab Gretchen Armijo, AICP, LEED APSenior FellowFounder & President, Equity Policy Solutions, 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) Mike HugginsSenior FellowRetired City Manager Benoy JacobSenior FellowDirector, Community Development Institute, University of Wisconsin - Madison Angela LawsonSenior FellowCouncilwoman, Aurora, CO Lindsay M. MillerAssistant Editor, National Civic ReviewSenior Fellow Kimberly L. NelsonSenior FellowProfessor of public administration and government at the School of Government Larry SchoolerSenior FellowMediator, Facilitator, Public Engagement Consultant, and Educator
Diana Romero CampbellChairCouncil Member, Denver District 4 Mayor Ramiro Garza Jr.Vice ChairMayor, City of Edinburg Adam CarlisleTreasurerVice President of Labor Relations, Southwest Airlines Angela MontezBoard MemberSpecial Counsel, Eversheds Sutherland Ray BarayBoard MemberFormer Chief of Staff, ICMA Michelle BarsaBoard MemberPrincipal, Programs and Policy, Omidyar Network Hon. Mary Ann BorgesonBoard MemberNACo Immediate Past President; Commissioner, Douglas County, NE T.C. BroadnaxBoard MemberCity Manager, City of Austin Charlotte CastilloBoard MemberExecutive Director, Poderistas Maia ComeauBoard MemberPresident Comeau & Company Todd ConnorBoard MemberCEO, Veterans for All Voters Mayor John DaileyBoard MemberMayor John Dailey, City of Tallahassee, FL Johnny DuPreeBoard MemberFormer Mayor, Hattiesburg, MS Mayor Malik D. EvansBoard MemberMayor of Rochester, NY Ayeola FortuneBoard MemberVice President, Impact Programs, United Way Worldwide Mayor Patti GarrettBoard Member (Former Chair)Mayor of Decatur, Georgia Sara GiffordBoard MemberCo-founder and COO, ActiVote Michelle GowdyBoard MemberExecutive Director, Virginia Municipal League Rita McNeil Danish, Esq.Board MemberCEO, Signal Ohio Tony PeytonBoard MemberExecutive Vice President & Chief of Staff, National Center for Families Learning Frederick J. RileyBoard MemberExecutive Director of Weave: The Social Fabric Project at the Aspen Institute Monte RoulierBoard MemberPresident & Co-Founder Community Initiatives Inc. Irica SolomonBoard MemberHead of Corporate Citizenship, Government Affairs and Advocacy at Mission Square Mayor Vince WilliamsBoard MemberMayor of Union City, GA Wendy WillisBoard MemberExecutive Director, Deliberative Democracy Consortium

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