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Everyday Democracy Staff

Everyday Democracy staff and senior associates

Carolyne Abdullah
Director of Strengthening Democratic Capacity Team
Rebecca Reynandez
Communications Manager
Shelby Brown
Managing Director
Sandy Rodriguez
Communications Associate
Aziel Brown
Finance and Operations Administrator
Malana Rogers-Bursen
Program Associate
Brendan Lounsbury
Database Analyst
Charmane Glass-Tripp
Creative Projects and Marketing Associate
Martha McCoy
Executive Director
Deloris Vaughn
Director of Evaluation and Learning
Quixada Moore-Vissing
Project Manager, Criminal Justice Initiatives
Matthew Sagacity Walker
Community Assistance Associate
Francine Nichols
Director of Administration
Gwen Whiting
Director of Training and Leadership Development
Valeriano (Val) Ramos
Director of Strategic Alliances and Equity Officer

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)


Learn about our Senior Associates

Dialogue to Change

Our ultimate goal is to create positive community change that includes everyone, and we believe that our tools, advice, and resources will help 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.