Michael Reszler, The Aspen Institute
Michael Reszler is an experienced executive with over two decades of experience in the media sector, specializing in digital innovation, community engagement, and exploring the intersection of technology and democracy. He is an innovative leader at the intersection of digital media, community interaction, and diversity. At the Aspen Institute, he oversees the Citizenship and American Identity Program, which explores what it means to be American as well as how to develop and promote a shared sense of national identity and strengthen democracy in an age of demographic flux, extreme partisanship, and severe inequality.
Before joining the Institute, he was the Chief Strategy Officer, Chief Digital Officer, and SVP of Innovation and Experimentation at American Public Media Group. During his tenure, he steered a strategic pivot that expanded the audience and diversified the team through, among other efforts, a “Changing Racial Narratives” project to advance diversity in media leadership and storytelling.
Katrina Hall, The Aspen Institute
Katrina Hall is a program manager with the Citizenship and American Identity Program, where she works to create and facilitate strong learning experiences on the Better Argument Projects. She brings over a decade of experience in education and the nonprofit sector and a commitment to work that expands opportunities for others. Katrina received her undergraduate degree from the University of Florida and her Masters in Education Policy and Management from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Katrina.Hall@aspeninstitute.org
The Aspen Institute is a nonpartisan forum for values-based leadership and the exchange of ideas. The Aspen Institute Citizenship and American Identity Program focuses on the challenge of sustaining strong citizenship in America and coherent
national identity in an age of demographic flux and rising economic inequality.
The program encompasses a range of cross partisan activity, from workshops and public forums to leadership summits and seminar-style discussions.
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