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 [1] 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