This webinar is open to members and non-members. Though not required, you may find it helpful to attend this webinar with a team from your institution.

Sara A. Mehltretter Drury, PhD, Associate Professor of Rhetoric  
Wabash College

Dr. Sara Drury has facilitated productive conversations on campuses and in communities across the United States. An experienced researcher and practitioner of political communication and deliberation, Drury served as the founding director of Wabash Democracy and Public Discourse (2014-2022), and as the Chief of Deliberation Operations for Unify America (2022-2024). She is currently an Associate Professor of Rhetoric at Wabash College.

Allison Briscoe-Smith, PhD, Senior Fellow
Greater Good Science Center

Allison Briscoe-Smith, PhD, is a child clinical psychologist. She currently serves as a Senior fellow at UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center, where she focuses on developing and implementing the science of bridging (connecting across our differences). She is also the Diversity Lead of Student Life at the University of Washington.

Nicholas V. Longo, PhD, Chair & Professor of Global Studies, and Co-Director of the Dialogue, Inclusion & Democracy Lab
Providence College

Nicholas V. Longo is a chair and professor of Global Studies and co-director of the Dialogue, Inclusion, and Democracy (DID) Lab at Providence College, where he also serves as a faculty fellow for engaged scholarship for Center for Teaching Excellence. Additionally, Nick is a faculty mentor and board member of College Unbound, a college working to re-invent higher education for returning adult learners. His publications include Why Community Matters: Connecting Education with Civic Life (SUNY Press) and several co-edited volumes, including Creating Space for Democracy: A Primer on Dialogue and Deliberation in Higher Education (Stylus) and Deliberative Pedagogy: Teaching and Learning for Democratic Engagement (Michigan State University Press. He recently published Practicing Democracy: A Toolkit for Educating Civic Professionals, a free online guide published by AAC&U and Campus Compact.

Lisa-Marie Napoli, PhD, Director of Political and Civic Engagement (PACE) and Voices for Democracy and Constructive Conversations
Indiana University

Lisa-Marie Napoli, PhD, is Director of Political and Civic Engagement and Voices for Democracy and Constructive Conversation at Indiana University; and serves as a Bridge Building Fellow with Campus Compact. Lisa-Marie brings a lens of conflict management, mediation, and facilitation in her work with an emphasis on leadership development. She sparks and supports collaborative connections with a variety of campus and community stakeholders to create opportunities and develop relational skills for equitable public engagement, better discourse, and community well-being to enhance a hopeful and helpful democracy.

Rachel Rains Winslow, PhD, Director of Faculty Development and Associate Professor of History and Politics
George Fox University
 

Rachel Rains Winslow, PhD, is a U.S. historian specializing in public policy, political culture, and social change. She currently works as Director of Faculty Development and Associate Professor of History and Politics at George Fox University. She also collaborates with the National Policy Consensus Center at Portland State University, the Biden School of Public Policy Ithaca Initiative at the University of Delaware, the Kettering Foundation, and the Gaede Center for the Liberal Arts at Westmont College. From 2012-2022, she was faculty at Westmont College, Founder and Director of the Center for Social Entrepreneurship, and Co-Founder/Co-Director of the Center for Dialogue and Deliberation. She earned her Ph.D. in history from the University of California, Santa Barbara.