Becca Kearl
Former Executive Director, Living Room Conversations | Bridging & Dialogue Leader
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Dr. Timothy J. Shaffer
Scholar-Practitioner in Civil Discourse, Dialogue & Deliberative Democracy
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Amanda Broun
Nonprofit Strategist & Governance Advisor | Former Executive Vice President, Convergence
Dr. Allison Briscoe-Smith
Child Clinical Psychologist & Senior Leader, Constructive Dialogue Institute
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Kylan Rutherford
Computational Social Scientist & Researcher, NYU Center for Social Media and Politics
Annalisa Holcombe
Development & Growth Advisor – Annalisa is a strategist, fundraiser, connector, and organizational leader with nearly three decades of experience spanning higher education, philanthropy, nonprofit leadership, and law. As Founder and Principal Consultant of Connection Collaborative, she helps organizations connect mission and vision to the relationships, strategies, and operational practices required to bring big ideas to
Dimitrios Kalantzis
Strategic Communications Advisor – Dimitrios is an award-winning writer, editor, and communications strategist with more than a decade of experience in journalism, nonprofit communications, and strategic storytelling. He currently serves as an Account Director with SGA Communications and previously led communications for a national nonprofit focused on combating violent extremism, following a career in journalism covering politics,
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Amanda Pascale
Co-Founder & Executive Director – Amanda co-founded Living Room Conversations in 2010 and served as its Founding Executive Director, helping shape the organization’s early strategy, partnerships, and national growth. She returns to executive leadership with more than 25 years of experience building and leading organizations across business, entrepreneurship, philanthropy, education, and public policy. As founder of
Ananya
Ananya Rajagopalan is a high school student from Atlanta, Georgia. Although she has been heavily involved in debate since she was in middle school, Ananya’s true love for international policy and open discourse began after getting involved in her school’s Model UN team. From discussing humanitarian issues through her extracurriculars, to being involved in numerous
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