About Our Members
Members of the ABCD Institute Network are both community and organizational practitioners as well as organizational partners. The membership network is broad and international and designed to be open to any practitioner who wants to be in community with other strengths-based practitioners. Members share their gifts, assets, and talents with others via online forums, member organized events and helping to run the institute.
To join, go to our
Membership Structure page to learn about how the institute operates, which membership opportunity best fits you and how to
join. Once you join and become a member, you'll be listed in and will have access to the membership directory. Please email
network@abcdinstitute.org if you have questions about membership.
Here's a sample of ABCDI members:
Faryar Mohammadi, Co-founder of Dementia Co-Creation Academy
Farhad Farhangfar, Co-founder of Dementia Co-Creation Academy
Kimberly Bache, Community Organizer, Metropolitan Alliance for Common Good
Rebecca Pauls, Executive Director, PLAN
Tony Vento, President, Purpose Matters
Steve Ediger, President of ChiCommons LWCA
Darryl Answer, founder of Verge Solutions LLC, ABCDI Steward
Terry Bergdall, ABCDI Steward; facilitator
Indigo Bishop, Program Officer, Saint Luke's Foundation; ABCDI board member
Dee Brooks, ABCDI board member; Director, Jeder Institute
April Doner, ABCDI Steward
Michelle Dunscombe, Program Manager, Mimal Land Management; ABCDI Steward
Ron Dwyer-Voss, ABCDI Steward; Pacific Community Solutions
Robert
Francis, ABCDI Steward; Adjunct Prof., Fairfield University & UConn
Seva Gandhi, Executive Director, Collaborative Connections; ABCDI Steward
Neal Gorenflo, ABCDI Network Connector
Heather Keam, Consulting Director for ABCD, Tamarack Institute; ABCDI Steward
Alison Mathie, ABCDI Steward; consultant
Wendy McCaig, Executive Director of Embrace Communities, ABCDI Steward
Angela McCauley, ABCDI Steward; Texas Southmost College
Ben Wheeler, Community Builder, Seattle Housing Authority; ABCDI board member
Jess Wyatt, co-president, ABCDI board; Associate Dir. Alumni Engagement, UMBC
Joel Zaslofsky, ABCDI Steward; Connections and Operations Officer, The Puttyverse