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Michael Abramowitz

President
Freedom House
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Jonathan Alger

President
James Madison University
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Ben Allen

Executive Director, the Equity Center
University of Virginia
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Danielle Allen

Director, Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation
Harvard University
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Derrick P. Alridge

Professor of Education, School of Education and Human Development
University of Virginia
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Charles Ansell

Vice President, Research, Policy, and Advocacy
Complete College America
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William Antholis

Director and CEO, Miller Center of Public Affairs
University of Virginia
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Krystal Appiah

Head of Collection Development, Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
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Jacqueline Arthur-Montagne

Assistant Professor of Classics
University of Virginia
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Don Baer

Former White House Director of Strategic Planning and Communications
Administration of President Bill Clinton
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Peter Baker

Chief White House Correspondent
The New York Times
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Melody Barnes

Executive Director, Karsh Institute of Democracy
University of Virginia
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Laura Barrón-López

White House Correspondent
PBS NewsHour
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Bob Bauer

Former White House Counsel
Administration of President Barack Obama
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Carrie Billy

Former President and CEO
American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC)
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Andrew Block

Director, State and Local Government Policy Clinic
University of Virginia
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Joshua Bolten

Former White House Chief of Staff
Administration of President George W. Bush
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Meena Bose

Executive Dean of Public Policy and Public Service Programs
Hofstra University
Jamelle Bouie

Jamelle Bouie

Columnist
The New York Times
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Valerie Smith Boyd

Director
Partnership for Public Service
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Kourtney Bradshaw-Clay

Director of Partnerships
The Constructive Dialogue Institute
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Barbara Brandon-Croft

Cartoonist
Drawn + Quarterly
John Bridgeland

John Bridgeland

Co-Chair & CEO
More Perfect
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Robert Bruner

University Emeritus Professor, Darden School of Business
University of Virginia
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Stephen Burns

Managing Partner
Quad-C Management
Emily Burrill

Emily Burrill

Associate Professor of History
University of Virginia
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Qian Cai

Director, Demographics Research Group, Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service
University of Virginia
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Elaina Plott Calabro

Staff Writer
The Atlantic
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Christopher Carter

Assistant Professor of Politics
University of Virginia
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Theresa Castor

Vice Provost
University of Wisconsin-Parkside
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Guy-Uriel Charles

Professor of Law
Harvard University
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Michele Claibourn

Director of Democratization of Data, UVA Equity Center
University of Virginia
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Jonathan Colmer

Assistant Professor of Economics
University of Virginia
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Barbara Comstock

Former US Congresswoman
Virginia’s 10th District
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Mary Vee Connell

Former Deputy Undersecretary of Homeland Security
Central Intelligence Agency
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Catherine Copeland

Director, American Democracy Project
American Association of State Colleges and Universities
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Anne Coughlin

Professor of Law
University of Virginia
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Ronald A. Crutcher

President Emeritus and University Professor
University of Richmond
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Daniel Darling

Director
Land Center for Cultural Engagement
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Riley Davis

Student
University of Virginia
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Timothy Denevi

Associate Professor
George Mason University
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John Dickerson

Anchor
CBS News' Prime Time with John Dickerson
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Thomas Donilon

Chairman
BlackRock Investment Group
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Laurent Dubois

Academic Director, Karsh Institute of Democracy
University of Virginia
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Arne Duncan

Former US Secretary of Education
Administration of President Barack Obama
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Eric Edelman

Former Undersecretary of Defense for Policy
Administration of George W. Bush
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Mike Emanuel

Chief Washington Correspondent
Fox News
Tiana Epps-Johnson

Tiana Epps-Johnson

Founder and Executive Director
Center for Tech and Civic Life
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Joseph Erdman

Owner and President
Albemarle Asset Management Ltd.
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Jacob Fay

Director of Education
Constructive Dialogue Institute
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Ashley Finley

Vice President of Research and Senior Advisor to the President
American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)
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Kara Fitzgibbon

Director, Center for Survey Research, Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service
University of Virginia
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Nichole M. Flores

Associate Professor of Religious Studies
University of Virginia
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Harold Folley

Organizer
Legal Aid Justice Center
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Barbara J. Fried

Chair Emerita
Fried Companies Inc.
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Conor Friedersdorf

Staff Writer
The Atlantic
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Kirsten Gelsdorf

Professor of Practice of Public Policy
University of Virginia
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John Georges

CEO
Georges Enterprises
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Pete Geren

Former US Congressman
Texas' 12th District
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Robyn Gigl

Partner
Dilworth Paxson, LLP
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Susan B. Glasser

Staff Writer
The New Yorker
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Jeffrey Goldberg

Editor-in-Chief
The Atlantic
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Philip Gorski

Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology
Yale University
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Misty Graves

Director, Department of Human Services
City of Charlottesville
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Elizabeth Green

Founder and CEO
Civic News Company
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Aimee Rogstad Guidera

Virginia Secretary of Education
Administration of Governor Glenn Youngkin
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Kristin Hansen

Executive Director
Civic Health Project
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Molly Harlow

Assistant Director for Leadership Development, Virginia Institute of Government, Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service
University of Virginia
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Adam Harris

Staff Writer
The Atlantic
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John Harris

Cofounder and Global Editor-in-Chief
POLITICO
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Charles Hartgrove

Managing Director, Virginia Institute of Government, Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service
University of Virginia
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Ebony Hilton

Associate Professor of Critical Care Anesthesiology
University of Virginia
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Tricia Hoefling

Teaching Professor
Georgetown University
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Stephanie van Hover

Professor of Social Studies Education, School of Education and Human Development
University of Virginia
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William Howell

Professor in American Politics
University of Chicago
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Daniel Fairley II

Youth Opportunity Coordinator, Department of Human Services
City of Charlottesville
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Dreama Montrief Johnson

Inaugural Director, Public Service Pathways Program
University of Virginia
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Karen Johnston

Professor of Neurology
University of Virginia
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Deborah Jonas

Managing Research Director, Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service
University of Virginia
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Doug Jones

Former Alabama Senator
US Senate
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Sherica Jones-Lewis

Director of Community Research, UVA Equity Center
University of Virginia
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Connie Jorgensen

Assistant Professor of Political Science
Piedmont Virginia Community College
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John C. Jeffries Jr.

Professor of Law
University of Virginia
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L.F. Payne Jr.

President
Three Ridges Group
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Elaine Kamarck

Senior Fellow, Governance Studies
Brookings Institution
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Martha Kanter

CEO
College Promise
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Walter Kim

President
National Association of Evangelicals
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Adam Kinzinger

Former US Congressman
Illinois’ 16th District
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Kyle Kondik

Managing Editor, Sabato's Crystal Ball, Center for Politics
University of Virginia
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Jeffrey Koterba

Editorial Cartoonist
Cagle Cartoon Syndicate
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John Lane

Vice President, Academic Affairs and Equity Initiatives
State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO)
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Bobbie Laur

President
Campus Compact
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Jennifer Lawless

Professor of Politics
University of Virginia
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Prudence Layne

Director, Elon Freedom Scholars
Elon University
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David Leblang

Professor of Politics
University of Virginia
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Lee LeBoeuf

Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Psychology
University of Virginia
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Frances Lee

Professor of Politics and Public Affairs
Princeton University
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Chris Liddell

Deputy Chief of Staff
Administration of President Donald Trump
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Pace Lochte

Assistant Vice President for Economic Development
University of Virginia
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Hamilton Lombard

Demographer, Demographics Research Group, Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service
University of Virginia
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Margaret Low

CEO
WBUR in Boston
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J. Michael Luttig

Former Federal Judge
US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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George K. Martin

Partner
McGuire Woods
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Irène Mathieu

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of Virginia
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Esau McCaulley

Contributing Opinion Writer
The New York Times
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Fred McClure

Associate Vice President—Leadership and Engagement
Texas A&M University
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Guian McKee

Co-Chair, Presidential Recordings Program, Miller Center of Public Affairs
University of Virginia
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Tia Brown McNair

Executive Director, Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Campus Centers
American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U)
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Dan Meyer

Chief of Staff
Former Republican House Speakers Kevin McCarthy and Newt Gingrich
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Matthew Meyer

Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
University of Virginia
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Sidney Milkis

Professor of Politics
University of Virginia
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Sarah Milov

Associate Professor of History
University of Virginia
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Terry Moe

Professor of Political Science
Stanford University
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Pedro Xavier Molina

Opinion Cartoonist
Confidencial; Counterpoint
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Roosevelt Montás

Senior Lecturer and Director, Freedom and Citizenship Program
Columbia University
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Michael Morley

Professor of Law
Florida State University
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Cecilia Muñoz

Former Director, White House Domestic Policy Council
Administration of President Barack Obama
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Meghan Murray

Interim Executive Director, Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service
University of Virginia
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Cristine Nardi

Executive Director
Center for Nonprofit Excellence
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Amna Nawaz

Co-Anchor
PBS NewsHour
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Michael Nelson

Professor of Political Science
Rhodes College
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Josiah Ober

Founder and Director, Stanford Civics Initiative
Stanford University
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Kayly Ober

Senior Program Officer: Climate, Environment, and Conflict
United States Institute of Peace
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Oludamini Ogunnaike

Associate Professor of African Religious Thought and Democracy
University of Virginia
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Alexis Ohanian

Founder
Seven Seven Six
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Spencer Overton

Director, Multiracial Democracy Project
George Washington University
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Eliza O’Neil

Senior Curriculum Developer
Constructive Dialogue Institute
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Annise Parker

President and CEO
LGBTQ+ Victory Fund and LGBTQ+ Victory Institute
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Mattie Parker

Mayor
City of Fort Worth, Texas
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Ace Parsi

Director of Coalition Engagement
iCivics
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Sarada Peri

Founder
Peri Communications
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Barbara Perry

Professor in Presidential Studies, Miller Center of Public Affairs
University of Virginia
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Earl Pomeroy

Former US Congressman
North Dakota's At-Large District
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Rachel Potter

Associate Professor of Politics
University of Virginia
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Michael Powell

Staff Writer
The Atlantic
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Saikrishna Prakash

Professor of Law
University of Virginia
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Kristina Richardson

Professor of the History and Principles of Democracy
University of Virginia
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Leah Wright Rigueur

Associate Professor of American History
Brandeis University
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Russell Riley

Co-Chair, Presidential Oral History Program, Miller Center of Public Affairs
University of Virginia
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Félix V. Matos Rodríguez

Chancellor
City University of New York
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Jeff Rosen

Vice President of Accreditation Relations and Director of the Open Pathway
Higher Learning Commission
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Peter Roskam

Former US Congressman
Illinois’ 6th District
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Bertrall Ross

Professor of Law
University of Virginia
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Jennifer Rouse

Councilwoman
City of Virginia Beach
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Deb Roy

Director and Principal Investigator, Center for Constructive Communication
MIT
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Andrew Rudalevige

Professor of Government
Bowdoin College
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Mara Rudman

Executive Vice President for Policy
American Progress
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Siri Russell

Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Community Partnerships, School of Data Science
University of Virginia
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Rebecca Russo

Senior Director of Higher Education Strategy
Interfaith America
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James E. Ryan

President
University of Virginia
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Larry Sabato

Director and Founder, Center for Politics
University of Virginia
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Carol Geary Schneider

Senior Advisor
Civic Learning and Democracy Engagement Coalition
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Ridge Schuyler

Dean of Community Sufficiency Programs
Piedmont Virginia Community College
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Micah Schwartzman

Director, Karsh Center for Law and Democracy
University of Virginia
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Kim Malone Scott

Founder
Radical Candor
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Lena Morreale Scott

Director
Civic Education & Engagement Initiative
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Marc Selverstone

Director, Presidential Studies, Miller Center of Public Affairs
University of Virginia
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Bo Seo

Professional Speaker and Author
Good Arguments
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Tara Setmayer

Senior Advisor
The Lincoln Project
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Nancy Shapiro

Associate Vice Chancellor for Education and Outreach
University System of Maryland
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Kristen Silverberg

Former US Ambassador to the European Union
Administration of George W. Bush
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Evan Smith

Distinguished Fellow in Journalism, Karsh Institute of Democracy and Virginia Humanities
University of Virginia
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Ian H. Solomon

Dean, Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy
University of Virginia
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Saket Soni

Founder and Director
Resilience Force
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Allan Stam

Professor of Public Policy and Politics
University of Virginia
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Levar M. Stoney

Mayor
City of Richmond, Virginia
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Samhita Sunya

Assistant Professor of Cinema
University of Virginia
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Rayma Suprani

Editorial Cartoonist
Freelance
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Kara Swisher

Host
On with Kara Swisher
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Kathryn Tenpas

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Governance Studies
Brookings Institution
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Louisa Terrell

Former President and Director, White House Office of Legislative Affairs
Administration of President Joe Biden
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Trygve Throntveit

Director, Third Way Civics Initiative
Minnesota Humanities Center
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Frances Fragos Townsend

Former Homeland Security Advisor
Administration of President George W. Bush
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Sean Trende

Senior Elections Analyst
RealClearPolitics
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Amanda Tyler

Executive Director
Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty
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Jhanisse Vaca-Daza

Senior Programs Officer
Ríos de Pie
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Siva Vaidhyanathan

Professor of Media Studies
University of Virginia
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Ashwin Vaidya

Chair and Professor of Mathematics
Montclair State University
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Hatsy Vallar

Former Executive
Finance and Medical Institutions
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Janna Vice

Senior Fellow for Policy Development and Director, Kentucky Graduate Profile Academy
Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
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Craig Volden

Founder and Co-Director
Center for Effective Lawmaking
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Rachel L. Wahl

Associate Professor, School of Education and Human Development
University of Virginia
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Walter F. Walker

Deputy Athletics Director and Chief Revenue Officer
University of Virginia
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Peter Wehner

Former Director, Office of Strategic Initiatives
Administration of President George W. Bush
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Jennifer Weiss-Wolf

Executive Director of Strategy and Partnerships
Ms. Magazine
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Lauren Williams

CEO & Co-Founder
Capital B
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Sarah Wilson

Former Federal Judge
US Court of Federal Claims
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Alan Wiseman

Co-Director
Center for Effective Lawmaking
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Judy Woodruff

Former Anchor and Managing Editor
PBS NewsHour
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Amy Woolard

Chief Program Officer
American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia
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Sally Yates

Former Deputy Attorney General
Administration of President Barack Obama
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Kimi Yoshino

Editor-in-Chief
The Baltimore Banner
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Jeremy C. Young

Program Director, Freedom to Learn
PEN America
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Philip Zelikow

Professor of History, Miller Center of Public Affairs
University of Virginia