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Everyday Democracy Staff

Everyday Democracy staff and senior associates

Carolyne Abdullah
Director of Strengthening Democratic Capacity Team
Valeriano (Val) Ramos
Director of Strategic Alliances and Equity Officer
Shelby Brown
Managing Director
Sandy Rodriguez
Communications Associate
Aziel Brown
Finance and Operations Administrator
Cheryl Spencer
Executive Assistant
Sandy Heierbacher
Interim Communications Director
Agnes Torres Rivera
Evaluation Manager
Jereann King
Project Manager, Nellie Mae Foundation Initiative
Deloris Vaughn
Director of Evaluation and Learning
Martha McCoy
Executive Director
Matthew Sagacity Walker
Community Engagement Analyst
Francine Nichols
Director of Administration
Gwen Whiting
Director of Training and Leadership Development

Everyday Democracy Staff are Members of the Following Advisory Boards:

  • Center for Community Trustbuilding, Initiatives of Change (Martha McCoy)
  • Connecticut Health Foundation Community Advisory Committee (Valeriano Ramos)
  • Connecticut Kid Governor Advisory Committee (Valeriano Ramos)
  • Divided Community Project, Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University (Gwen Whiting)
  • (Ending Racism) Within Our Lifetime Network, Leadership Council (Carolyne Abdullah and Valeriano Ramos)
  • Deliberative Democracy Consortium, Executive Committee (Valeriano Ramos and Martha McCoy)
  • National Civic Review, Advisory Board (Martha McCoy)
  • National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation (NCDD), Conference Committee (Valeriano Ramos)
  • Philanthropy for Racial Equity, Advisory Board (Martha McCoy)
  • Sillerman Center for the Advancement of Philanthropy, Brandeis (Martha McCoy)
  • Southern Rural Development Council, Technical Operations and Advisory Committee (Carolyne Abdullah)
  • The Connecticut Forum (Sandy Rodriguez)


Learn about our Senior Associates and Network Consultants

Dialogue to Change

Our ultimate goal is to create positive community change that includes everyone, and our tools, advice, and resources foster that kind of change. Whether you’re grappling with a divisive community issue, or simply want to include residents’ voices in city government, Everyday Democracy's Dialogue to Change process, using a racial equity lens, can help.