We are in a time of reorganization following Jean's death.  

Jim Rough, Co-founder and President
Jim is a social innovator and Director of the Center for Wise Democracy (www.WiseDemocracy.org). He is a speaker, seminar leader and author of the book, “Society’s Breakthrough! Releasing Essential Wisdom and Virtue in All the People.”(2002). As a business consultant Jim developed “Dynamic Facilitation” and “The Wisdom Council Process.” He teaches seminars on these tools all over the world so individuals, organizations and polities can benefit. His formal education includes an AB degree in physics from Occidental College, plus Masters degrees in Electrical Engineering and Business from Columbia University.

Jean Rough, Co-founder 
Jean co-founded the Center for Wise Democracy. She died June 22, 2019. See her memorial page

John McNamara, Board Member
John is a business owner near Munich. He is a societal activist having organized seminars and speaking engagements on Dynamic Facilitation and the Wisdom Council Process. He is a founding member of  the Center of Excellence for Dynamic Facilitation based in Munich and an enthusiastic member of the Center for Wise Democracy.

Dan Rough, Associate
Dan has been practicing and teaching Dynamic Facilitation since the 1990s. He facilitates meetings in corporate settings. In 1994 he initiated the first Wisdom Council ever as a high school project.

Don Miller PhD, Board Member
Don joined the Board of the Center for Wise Democracy in 2006. He is a retired professor, author, consultant, and facilitator in Dynamic Facilitation. He worked 10 years as an internal consultant with Xerox and IBM and taught for 25 years at Virginia Commonwealth University in the School of Business.

Kay Vogt, Board Member
 Kay Vogt is a family business advisor, dynamic facilitator and licensed psychologist. After serving as a manager for AT&T she went back to school to earn a doctorate degree with a focus on Community. An original board member of the Center for Wise Democracy, she has witnessed the unparalleled power of the Wisdom Council to empower ordinary citizens to take their rightful place in governance process.