We want to extend heartfelt thanks to all of the ALF Senior Fellows, Fellows, and friends from across the country who joined ALF National Executive Director and ALF Silicon Valley CEO Suzanne St. John-Crane on Wednesday, October 25 for ALF National Presents: Civic Bridge Building featuring Christy Vines and David Eisner!
It was an honor to support ALF National in hosting these two incredible leaders in the civic bridge-building space for a workshop and conversation on deep relationship-building and listening strategies. Thank you to Christy Vines, President and CEO of Ideos Institute, and David Eisner, former CEO of Convergence, for graciously sharing their wisdom and leadership!
And special thanks to ALF Founder Joseph Jaworski, Generon International CEO Susan Taylor, and all of the ALF National board members and ALF chapter executives in attendance!
You can watch the full replay of this event here:
About Christy Vines
Christy Vines is the President and CEO of Ideos Institute. She is best known for her unique perspective on faith, society, and culture, and her ability to help people bridge differences and connect more authentically. Christy is a published writer, speaker, and the executive producer of the 2022 documentary film, Dialogue Lab: America, a moving take on the current state of division and polarization in the U.S.
In 2015, Christy left the field of religious conflict and extremism to focus on the advancement of the burgeoning field of empathic intelligence and to find answers to the disconnections, biases, and misperceptions that often underlie conflict in the first place. She now leads the organization’s research and its application to the fields of conflict transformation, social cohesion, communal resiliency, and servant leadership.
Christy is a published writer, speaker, and the executive producer of the 2022 documentary film, “Dialogue Lab: America,” a moving take on the current state of division and polarization in the U.S. She has appeared on podcasts like How Do We Fix It and Bob Goff’s Dream Big Podcast, with articles and op-eds published in the Washington Post, Christianity Today, and Capital Commentary.
About David Eisner
David Eisner is a thought leader and former senior executive strengthening civic engagement, constituent management, policy-setting, and coalition action in the worlds of Business, Philanthropy, Government, and Nonprofits. Most recently, as CEO of Convergence, David oversaw the expansion of Convergence’s role in the anti-polarization, bridgebuilding, and democracy-renewal movements.
As CEO of Convergence, David oversaw the expansion of Convergence’s role in the anti-polarization, bridgebuilding, and democracy-renewal movements, building programs to inspire and equip leaders and institutions to learn and adopt the mindsets and skills enabling connection and collaboration across divides. This work included, among other things:
- Supporting groups of Congressmen to increase bipartisan planning, collaboration, and conflict management;
- Co-founding and co-leading the Collective Impact initiative, Bridging Movement Alignment Council;
- Building a coalition of support for the Building Civic Bridges Act
David has served as CEO of the Corp for National and Community Service in the George W. Bush Administration, Sr. Vice President for the America Online and Time Warner Foundations, CEO of the National Constitution Center under former President Clinton, founder of Network for Good, and board member of many organizations, including Independent Sector, National 4-H, Points of Light, Public Allies, One America Movement and more.
