About Coffee and Conversation

Coffee & Conversation is a partnership of community groups and members who create opportunities for non-partisan community dialogue on topics of current interest.

• Organize public forums
• Create a neutral space for engaging community members and elected officials in dialogue
• Introduce speakers and resources to encourage dialogue of emerging issues
• Welcome and encourage broad-based participation where all points of view can be heard

To view upcoming or past Coffee and Conversation topics please check the event section of our website.

The following organizations are represented on the planning committee:

• City Council - Marcia Marcoux
• Community Members – Helen Monsees & Ellen Nelson
• League of Women Voters of Rochester – Katherine Logan
• Olmsted County - Amy Caucutt
• Olmsted County Youth Commission/Vital Aging Network - Mary Gorfine
• Rochester Community & Technical College - Atef Dimian
• Rochester Public Schools, Community Education - Chrisanne Pieper & Michon Rogers
• Rochester Public Schools, School Board - Breanna Bly
• Rochester Area Council PTSA - Ginny Amundson and Theresa Wilson
• Rochester Area Foundation - Sheila Kiscaden
• RNeighbors, Rochester's Neighborhood Resource Center - Rene Lafflam
• SELCO (Southeastern Libraries Cooperating) - Ann Hutton
• United Way of Olmsted County - Karen Erlenbusch
• University of Minnesota Rochester - Teresa Puetz
• Winona State University Rochester - Nick Ruiz