Building Together 2026 - Speakers

Speakers

Plenary Speakers

Aaron Alexander

Senior Rabbi

Adas Israel

Kayce Ataiyero

Chief External Affairs Officer

Joyce Foundation

Michael Brown

Chief Architect

Civic Commons

Joey Clift

Comedian / TV Writer

Sarah Cross

Senior Vice President, Free Speech and Peace

Stand Together

Kathleen Enright

President and CEO

Council on Foundations

Hurunnessa Fariad

Vice President of Strategic Funding and Relations

TAOFL

Lennon Flowers

Executive Director

Trust Labs

Kurt Gray

Weary Foundation Endowed Chair in Social Psychology

The Ohio State University

Andrew Hanauer

President and CEO

One America Movement

Shamil Idriss

CEO

Search for Common Ground

Lara Littlefield

Executive Director

Allen Family Philanthropies

Eric Liu

Co-Founder and CEO

Citizen University

Ali Noorani

President

Barr Foundation

Joel Rainey

Lead Pastor

Covenant Church

Kristen Scott Kennedy

Executive Vice President

Council on Foundations

Scott Shigeoka

Author, Speaker, and Curiosity Expert

Lead With

Nancy Van Milligen

President and CEO

Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque

Alesha Washington

President & CEO

Seattle Foundation

Workshop Facilitators

Nichole Argo
Executive Director
TogetherUp Institute

DeAngelo Bester
Executive Director
Workers Center for Racial Justice

Leila Brammer
Director of Curriculum
University of Chicago

Allison Briscoe-Smith
Senior Fellow
Greater Good Science Center

Joshua Clark
Senior Social Scientist
Othering & Belonging Institute

Heidi De Jonge
Associate Interfaith Chaplain
Queen's University

Mylien Duong
Chief Impact Officer
Constructive Dialogue Institute

Lennon Flowers
Executive Director
Trust Labs

Kate Gannon
Associate Director of Capacity Building
Trust for Public Lands

Meg Griffiths
Director of Programs
Essential Partners

Michael Gulker
President
Colossian Forum

Mansi Kathuria
Field Strategy and Research Analyst
Othering & Belonging Institute

Laura Livingston
Senior Director of Field Support & Strategy
Over Zero

Erin "Maz" Mazursky
Executive Director
Over Zero

Caroline Mehl
Co-Founder & Executive Director
Constructive Dialogue Institute

Cicella Monroe
Senior Trainer and Facilitator
Resetting the Table

Daniela Paz Peterson
Director of Welcoming Places
Trust for Public Lands

Eyal Rabinovitch
Co-Founder and Co-CEO
Resetting the Table

Leah Reiser
Chief Training Officer
Resetting the Table

Julia Roig
Chief Network Weaver
Horizons Project

John Sarrouf
Co-Executive Director
Essential Partners

K Scarry
Senior Strategic Advisor
Trust Labs

Cary Simmons
Director of Community Strategies
Trust for Public Lands

CJ Suitt
Restorative Practices Associate
Essential Partners/ Dispute Settlement Center

Juliana Tafur
Bridging Differences Program Director
Greater Good Science Center

Jarvis Williams
Democracy Fellow
Horizons Project

Marissa Wong
Associate Director of Training & Field Support
Over Zero

Peer-Led Session Speakers

Anika Anand
Cofounder and Partner
Commoner Co.

Kaarin Austin
Executive Director
Washington News Fund

Brent Baker
Executive Director
Bonner County Idaho Economic Development Corporation

Danielle Battle
Founder and Deputy Executive Director
RICH - Restoring Inner City Hope, INC

Phoebe Bierly
Project Director
IREX

DeAngela Burns-Wallace
President and CEO
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

Miya Cain
Associate Director
FSG

Kate Carney
Deputy Director
More in Common

John Churchill
Vice President of Grants and Programs
Arthur Vining Davis Foundations

Brad Clark
Former President & CEO
Gill Foundation

Brandon Cox
Director of Communications
Council on Foundations

Steve Deline
Co-Director
The New Conversation Initiative

Papa Dia
Founder & Executive Director
African Leadership Group

Susan Downs-Karkos
Director of Immigration
The Beacon Fund

Jesse Eaves
Senior Director, Peacebuilding
Humanity United

Chrissy Esposito
Research and Programs Manager
Colorado Health Institute

Brian Eule
President and CEO
Heising-Simons Foundation

Jennie Garner
Director
North Liberty Library

Max Gimbel
Director of Rural Community Building
The Ford Family Foundation

Gretchen Guess
President & CEO
Rasmuson Foundation

Shamichael Hallman
Senior Director, Civic Health and Economic Opportunity
Urban Libraries Council

Rob Harter
Executive Programs Assistant
McKnight Foundation

Eva Hernandez
Executive Director
Mosaic

Lauren Higgins
Director of Ecosystem Strategies
New Pluralists

Mauri Ingram
President & CEO
Whatcom Community Foundation

Shawn Jenkins
Strategy Lead, Bridging
Einhorn Collaborative

Alex Joyce
Vice President of Development
American Conservation Coalition

Molly Judge
Director of Philanthropic Solutions
Magic Cabinet

Ambika Kapur
Program Director, Education
Carnegie Corporation of New York

Becca Kearl
Executive Director
Living Room Conversations

Jazmin Kreimer
Head of Development
More in Common

Jazzalyn Livingston
National Program Director
The One America Movement

Rose Luttenberger Caruso
Director of Advocacy
Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

Jason Mangone
Executive Director
More in Common

Autumn McDonald
VP, Community Investment & Partnerships
East Bay Community Foundation

Amber Miller
President
Hewlett Foundation

Steven Morel
Chief of Staff
The One America Movement

Marco Navarro
Senior Program Officer
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Corey Newhouse
Founder and Principal
Public Profit

Stacy Palmer
CEO
Chronicle of Philanthropy

Joel Rainey
Lead Pastor
Covenant Church

Karissa Raskin
CEO
Listen First Project

Jesica Rhone
International Programs Director
McConnell Foundation

Frederick J. Riley
Executive Director - Weave: The Social Fabric Project
The Aspen Institute

Eric Roper
Reporter/Columnist
Minnesota Star Tribune

Ariella Saperstein
Director, Policy Initiatives
Maimonides Fund

Alice Sheehan
COO/CFO
Allsides

Shane Skinner
Lead Member Inclusion Coordinator
The Maybelle Center

Tyrell Smith
Owner
Trent Towne Market

Brenda Solorzano
President and CEO
The California Endowment

Javier Soto
President & CEO
The Denver Foundation

Erik Stegman
Chief Executive Officer
Native Americans In Philanthropy

Andrea Steiner
Chief Operating Officer
ClearPath

Megan Sukys
Chief Strategy & Communications Officer
Greater Tacoma Community Foundation

Amy Swiatek
Senior Director, Rural and Statewide Networks
Philanthropy Colorado

Juliana Tafur
Bridging Differences Program Director
Greater Good Science Center

Chup Thapa
Executive Director
Natural Resource Conflict Transformation Center - Nepal

Liz Wargo
Associate Professor
University of Idaho

Beth Worthen
CEO
Natrona Collective Health Trust

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