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Gowri J. Krishna is the Director of the Community Economic Development Clinic at Roger Williams University School of Law and an Associate Clinical Professor of Law.

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Dr. Brian D’Agostino is an interdisciplinary scholar, educator, and consultant, with  publications and other professional qualifications that span public policy, education, statistical research, and the social sciences.  He is President of the International Psychohistorical Association, teaches at Empire State College (SUNY), and holds a Ph.D. and two other degrees from Columbia University.  He has testified before the New York State Senate Education Committee and lectured for the general public and academic audiences.  His publications have appeared in the peer-reviewed Political Science Quarterly, Review of Political Economy, and Political Psychology as well as popular publications including The New York Daily News, Z Magazine, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, and Living City. Dr. D'Agostino is the author of The Middle Class Fights Back: How Progressive Movements Can Restore Democracy in America (Praeger 2012).  He lives with his wife in New York City and operates a math tutoring business.

Dr. Brian D’Agostino is an interdisciplinary scholar, educator, and consultant, with  publications and other professional qualifications that span public policy, education, statistical research, and the social sciences.  He is President of the International Psychohistorical Association, teaches at Empire State College (SUNY), and holds a Ph.D. and two other degrees from Columbia University.  He has testified before the New York State Senate Education Committee and lectured for the general public and academic audiences.  His publications have appeared in the peer-reviewed Political Science Quarterly, Review of Political Economy, and Political Psychology as well as popular publications including The New York Daily News, Z Magazine, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, and Living City. Dr. D'Agostino is the author of The Middle Class Fights Back: How Progressive Movements Can Restore Democracy in America (Praeger 2012).  He lives with his wife in New York City and operates a math tutoring business.

Jay Walljasper, Senior Fellow at On the Commons and editor of OnTheCommons.org, created OTC’s book All That We Share: A Field Guide to the Commons. A speaker, communications strategist and writer and editor, he chronicles stories from around the world that point us toward a more equitable, sustainable and enjoyable future. He is author of The Great Neighborhood Book and a senior associate at the urban affairs consortium Citiscope. Walljasper also writes a column about city life for Shareable.net and is a Senior Fellow at Project for Public Spaces and Augsburg College’s Sabo Center for Citizenship and Learning. For more of his work, see JayWalljasper.com