People
Our Fellows &Â Administrative Staff
We work and live in different places with a common mission.
Jack Byrd, Jr.
President Emeritus & Chief Innovation Officer
Morgantown, WV
Jennifer Erb
Director of Operations
Parkersburg, WV
Shannon Wheatley Hartman
President & Director of the Collaborative Discussion Program
Haverford, PA
Ieva Notturno
Fellow & Director of Community Conversations Program
Washington, DC
Jeff Prudhomme
Vice President
Reston, VA
Eric Schmucker
Visiting Fellow
Harrisonburg, VA
Ritu Thomas
Associate & Assistant Director of the Collaborative Discussion Program
Marlton, New Jersey
Our Board of Trustees
Maia Comeau
Founder and CEO, Comeau&Company and Co-Founder, Keepers of the Commons
Carlisle, PA & Washington, DC
Shannon Wheatley Hartman
President & Director of the Collaborative Discussion Program
Haverford, PA
Larry Jackley
President of BookSmarts, LLC
Pittsburgh, PA
Ronald Pearson
Judge for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, retired; and Chair of the Board of Trustees for the National Youth Science Foundation
Charleston, WV
Jeff Prudhomme
Vice President
Reston, VA
Julie Smith
CEO, Performance Ally
Fairmont, WV
Our Faculty Associates, Stern Fellows, and other Associates
Lori Britt
Professor of Communication Studies & Co-Director of ICAD, James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA
Melanie Doherty
Professor of English, Wesleyan College
Macon, GA
Founder of the Interactivity Foundation
Julius (Jay) Stern (1913 – 2009)
Founder
Parkersburg, WV