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The Intergroup Dialogue Initiative (IGDI) has announced the inaugural 2025-26 cohort of Dialogue Facilitation Fellows. Through the Dialogue Facilitation Fellows program, 24 full-time faculty, staff and administrators will develop knowledge and skills to plan and facilitate dialogue groups that meet once or twice in a range of settings.

Beginning with a three-day summer institute, this first cohort of fellows will be trained, coached and supported through a year-long community of practice as they plan and co-facilitate storytelling, listening circles or dialogue groups with students, faculty and/or staff. In line with the IGDI’s emphasis on building the collective capacity to engage in dialogic practices on campus, the fellows will continue supporting IGDI efforts beyond the fellowship year.

Selected from a highly competitive pool of applicants, the 2025-26 cohort represents seven schools and colleges and four additional units across the university community.

Additional information about the Dialogue Facilitation Fellows program is available on the IGDI website.
 

2025-26 Dialogue Facilitation Fellows

• Lara Bourdon-Roach - College of Natural Sciences
• Katrina A. Calhoun - College of Education
• Erika Lynn Dawson Head - Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences
• Jackie Deiana - Student Affairs and Campus Life
• Sarah Doherty - Office of Equity and Inclusion
• Sheehan Gotsch - Athletics
• Erika Hamilton - College of Natural Sciences
• Mariana Ivanova - College of Humanities & Fine Arts
• Jeff Kasper - College of Humanities & Fine Arts
• Lisa Lehmberg - College of Humanities & Fine Arts
• Sovann-Malis Loeung - College of Education
• Craig McNally - College of Natural Sciences
• Thaddeus Miller - College of Social & Behavioral Sciences
• Raphaela Moreno - Isenberg School of Management
• Anna Rita Napoleone - College of Humanities & Fine Arts
• Bjorn Nordtveit - College of Education
• Jason Norman - Isenberg School of Management
• LizAnette Pérez-LeBoeuf - Commonwealth Honors College
• Zeke Shenk - Student Affairs and Campus Life
• Amy Stout - Office of the Provost
• Cara Takakjian - College of Humanities & Fine Arts
• Neena Thota - Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences
• Dominick Usher - Commonwealth Honors College
• Zae Valera - Student Affairs and Campus Life