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Bill Doherty, Ph.D., is a professor who teaches family therapy at the University of Minnesota and a co-founder of Braver Angels, a citizen initiative bringing conservatives and liberals together to counteract political polarization and restore the fraying social fabric in American society. Braver…
Mariah serves as Convergence’s CEO and President after serving as Chief Program Officer. Mariah uses a deep understanding of human relations to build trust and relationships across differences which lead to consensus-based solutions to complex and contentious issues. Her work in consensus building…
Kit serves as Senior Director, Programs for Convergence. He brings nearly 20 years of experience in the conflict resolution field, including facilitating contentious community-based civil rights conflicts, designing multi-party problem solving and dialogue processes, and developing and evaluating…
This post is part of the #CF100 Series of blog posts. The Council on Foundations is marking the 100th anniversary of the nation’s first community foundation, The Cleveland Foundation, by highlighting the roles of community foundations with this series.
Last fall I joined…
Becca leads Interfaith America’s non-higher education programs fostering a healthy, diverse democracy. One such program is the Faith in Elections Playbook, a nonpartisan tool to empower religious and ethical communities to engage in election processes, from building trust in the process to…
In her role, Jenan Mohajir focuses on building strategic relationships and programs with new partners across Interfaith America’s emerging sectors. Inspired by faith and family to work for change at the intersections of gender, sexuality, race, and religion, Jenan has served in leadership…
Melissa is the co-founding co-CEO of Resetting the Table, an organization dedicated to building dialogue and deliberation across political divides. Melissa was also the founding director of Encounter, an organization dedicated to strengthening the capacity of the Jewish people to be agents of…
Mary Bess Ser grew up in the rust belt city of Youngstown, Ohio. She earned a bachelor’s from Antioch College and a master’s in education from Depaul University. She is a licensed high school English teacher. She has facilitated over 600 interviews for StoryCorps and is currently a Field Manager…
Emily Janssen has been a part of StoryCorps’ “corps” for almost a decade. She has facilitated, recorded, and archived over 500 conversations with StoryCorps, and trained thousands of others to do the same. As the Director of Learning & Engagement, Emily designs programs and builds partnerships…
Katrina Hall is a program manager with the Aspen Institute's Citizenship and American Identity Program. For the Better Arguments Project, Katrina designs and facilitates learning experiences that engage and challenge participants to harness the power of constructive arguments, bridge societal…