David W. Campt, Founder and Principal
Dr. Campt currently provides consultation about civic engagement, collective decision-making and inclusion and equity to many types of client, including United States congressional representatives, the foundation community, and national community organizations, universities, and others. Before becoming full-time consultant in 1999, Dr. David Campt worked as a senior policy associate with the President' s Initiative on Race at the White House from September 1997 until the end of 1998. Dr. Campt is considered a national leader in civic engagement, particularly concerning the dynamics of working with large groups. He is the author of two books about civic engagement, and has taught about this topic at prestigious university. If you want to learn more about him, go to the Meet the Principal page. 

Matthew Freeman


Matthew is a facilitator and trainer with over 10 years experience working on race and diversity issues, civic engagement, and organizational development. He has pioneered the use of cutting-edge audience response technology to make group conversations more productive and participatory. Matthew has published numerous articles on the subject, including “Using keypad polling to make meetings more productive, educational, and participatory” in the National Civic Review.

Matthew has worked with a diverse roster of clients, including the University of Richmond, Leadership Metro Richmond, the National Institutes of Health, the University of South Dakota,and the Maryland National Capital Parks and Planning Commission. He is the President of Dialectix Consulting, based in Richmond, Virginia.

Allison Mahaley

Allison has more than 25 years experience as an educator, activist, and change agent. Allison is a Certified Professional Coach, is strained as a High Performance Learning Journey (HPLJ) Designer and is a qualified administrator of several cultural competency tools. Allison collaborated with Dr. David Campt on the Anti-Racism Allyship Bootcamp Book and has become a thought-partner and strategic project manager for The Dialogue Company. Her purpose is to help individuals and organizations build their resilience, develop compassionate communication practices, and create a better future for all.

Allison Has worked with a wide portfolio of clients including NOAA, Fulton Bank, The American Red Cross, Edwards Jones, and many more. She is the founder and principal at Red Fern, LLC where she specializes in strategic change management for human understanding.

Theo Brown
Theo has more than 30 years of experience as an organizer, administrator, facilitator, mediator and trainer. His primary work has been with citizen organizations and other non-profit groups that work for human rights, racial reconciliation, international peace and social justice. Major national organizations he has worked for include: Amnesty International, Common Cause, Ground Zero, the Faith and Politics Institute, Academy for Educational Development and America Speaks. He has also served as a consultant to numerous government agencies including the U.S. State Department, the Center for Disease Control, the U. S. Navy, and NOAA. In 1985 he was one of the founders of Project Victory and worked for ten years as the Executive Director of that organization. He received his B.A. degree from Baylor University and has an M. Div. degree from the Duke University Divinity School. Theo is a principal of  Public Engagement Associates