
- 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