About the Policy Jury Group
Background
The Policy Jury Group was founded in 2017 as a non-partisan, non-profit organization. The programs of the Policy Jury Group are based on a large body of democratic experimentation and innovation that has taken place over past decade in a variety of political contexts around the world, and is correspondingly known by many names including, Citizen Juries©, Citizens’ Initiative Reviews©, Citizen Reference Panels, and Citizen Deliberative Councils, to name a few.
The thread that connects all of these programs is that they engage small groups of randomly-selected “juries” of the public to aid policy decision-makers in an impactful and non-partisan way. We call them Policy Juries. At the PJG, our programs are focused on how Policy Juries can be used within government, rather than a service, or consultation, provided by the private or non-profit sector.
Our Team
The Policy Jury Group is guided by a Board of Directors, which oversees the organization, an Advisory Board to provide strategic support, and Program Advisors and Partners to assist with program development.
Board of Directors

Manuel Arriaga
Manuel Arriaga is a Visiting Research Professor at New York University and the founder of Fórum dos Cidadãos, one of the first civil society organizations in Europe to regularly organize policy juries. He is also researcher at Universidade Nova de Lisboa, fellow of Cambridge Digital Innovation, and was previously on the faculty of the University of Cambridge Judge Business School from 2010-2013. Manuel is the author of “Rebooting Democracy: A Citizen’s Guide to Reinventing Politics”, which has been published in several European countries and received endorsements from figures as diverse as leading political scientists, award-winning journalists and Hollywood comedian Russell Brand.

Tim Bonnemann
Tim Bonnemann is the founder, President and CEO of Intellitics, Inc., a digital engagement consultancy based in San José, CA. Intellitics enables organizations in the public, private and non-profit sector from around the world to achieve stronger overall community engagement and public participation outcomes through the application and integration of information and communications technologies. Guided by its objectives-driven, tool-agnostic and vendor-independent design approach, Intellitics specializes in translating advanced participatory group processes into virtual environments.
Tim has been an invited panelist and speaker at numerous conferences and events on the topic of strengthening public participation and civic engagement through the use of technology. He writes on the Intellitics blog and has occasionally contributed to other publications. He has been interviewed for The Economist, Marketplace, Capitol Public Radio, Next City and others. From 2010 through 2016, he served on the board of directors of IAP2 USA.
Most recently, Tim is the founder of the Center for Applied Community Engagement (CACE), a private institute whose mission is to support and connect the emerging global field of community engagement and public participation practitioners through market research, content publishing, industry events and other services.
A native from Germany, Tim lives in San José, CA with his wife and two sons.

Jordan Luftig
Jordan Luftig builds bridges to places we’ve never been—in our psyche and as a society. Since 2007, he has worked at the edges of human development and social change as educator, coach, convener, and grantmaker to help create inclusive, integrative futures. A cross-disciplinary specialist, Jordan has taught graduate courses in philosophy, politics, and psychology and published on integrative thinking in business, movement building through metanarrative, and the power of play. His convenings tackle big issues, such as the role of philanthropy in democratic societies, building solidarity across movements, and transitioning to a regenerative economy. Jordan currently works at the Foundation for Sustainable Development, volunteers with Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy, and serves on the boards of Integral Without Borders and the Policy Jury Project. Jordan holds a BBA from Emory University and an MA in Integral Psychology from John F. Kennedy University. He is a certified Integral Master Coach.

James Ofsink
James Ofsink focuses his civic efforts on repairing and enhancing our democracy. From headline policies like fighting voter suppression and getting big money out of politics to less salacious, but no less important, topics like redistricting and transparency laws, when democracy is on the line James is there. He has contributed to numerous organizations including leadership roles in the League of Women Voters of Portland and Oregon, the City Club of Portland, Common Cause Oregon, Hack Oregon, Portland Forward, and Portland’s Resistance. James was the founding chair for the Redistricting Matters Coalition, which was the chief advocate for several successful legislative improvements to Oregon’s redistricting process. He is a Tax Supervising and Conservation Commissioner appointed by the Governor to safeguard taxpayer money for the citizens of Multnomah County. In 2016 James was a candidate for the Oregon Senate and has deep respect for everyone who undertakes the immense sacrifices and dedication of public service. James lives in Portland, Oregon with his partner Stasia and a house full of plants (think jungle) and rides his bike everywhere.

Tyrone Reitman
Tyrone Reitman, MPA, has nearly two decades of experience working in the fields of public engagement, legislative advocacy, and policy analysis on issues related to campaign finance reform and deliberative democracy. Formerly the Executive Director of Healthy Democracy (2007-2015), his work to develop and successfully implement Healthy Democracy’s flagship program, the Citizens’ Initiative Review (CIR), has been recognized for its unique contribution American democracy by the International Associate for Public Participation and the Ash Center for Democratic Governance at Harvard, among others. At Healthy Democracy he co-designed CIR program and led strategic campaigns to advance the program (securing the CIR’s passage into Oregon law in 2011). Tyrone has been a featured speaker for a variety audiences ranging from the National Conference of State Legislatures to the National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation, and has worked with partners in a number of western states to replicate the CIR. Following a sabbatical in 2016, he began developing the PJP in early 2017. He’s an avid husband, father, son, friend, activist, novice surfer and pretty darn good home-brewer.
Amanda Kathryn Roman
Director of Learning Initiatives, Conscious Capitalism International
New York, NY

Amanda Kathryn Roman
Amanda is passionate about facilitating systemic transformative growth. As a recovering executive who now serves organizations and individuals seeking holistic optimization, Amanda provides evidence-based solutions through coaching and training centered on developing a high performance mindset, increasing energy, and mindful alignment.
She is a wanderlust woman who has traveled the globe training, speaking and connecting leaders from a variety of sectors for sustainable impact in their field; an adventure-seeking wife that has enjoyed living on both coasts with her husband along with countless joyful road trips; and a fierce momma of three who loves dance parties with her magical kids. Amanda lives in passionate pursuit of service to others and for 20 years, she traveled in planes, trains, automobiles, buses, boats, and even a gondola in Switzerland, while successfully navigating the board meetings of countless community service organizations; green rooms of local and national media outlets; the halls of Congress; inner sanctums of Fortune 500 companies; offices of international policy organizations and elected officials in multiple countries; the West Wing of the White House and the chambers of state legislatures; as well as the private offices and homes of philanthropists throughout the country to deliver sustainable results imbued with impact and legacy for happier, healthier, stronger communities.
Recognized as a trailblazer in the fields of leadership, government, and grassroots community engagement, Amanda has trained thousands and has worked in every state. She quit the executive grind in 2015 after the birth of her third child to expand her Next Level coaching and training offerings so that she can help others unleash the power of living well and doing good beyond the boardroom. Amanda has undergone extensive training in the science of psychology & physiology; proven strategies of high performance; and holistic lifestyle practices in which she roots her coaching, training, and speaking.
Advisory Board
- Jennie Bowser – Former Senior Fellow National Conference of State Legislatures – Portland, OR
- Bill Fulton – Co-Founder, Executive Director, The Civic Canopy – Denver, CO
- Joe Garcia – Director of Communication and Community Impact at ASU Morrison Institute for Public Policy – Phoenix, AZ
- Eugene Kim – Founder, Faster Than 20 – Oakland, CA
- Peter Levine – Associate Dean for Research, Lincoln Filene Professor of Citizenship & Public Affairs, Tufts University’s Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life – Medford, MA
- Josh Lerner – Co-Founder, Executive Director, The Participatory Budgeting Project – New York, NY
- Joe Mathews – California and Innovation Editor, Zócalo Public Square – Los Angeles, CA
- Pete Peterson – Dean, Pepperdine School of Public Policy – Santa Monica, CA
- Jackie Salit – President, Independentvoting.org – New York, NY
- Wendy Willis – Director, Deliberative Democracy Consortium – Portland, OR
Program Advisors
- Sarah Giles – Director, Oregon Kitchen Table Project – Portland, OR
- Tim Hicks – Independent Consultant / Conflict Management – Eugene, OR
- Ahmed Teleb – Researcher, University of Virginia – Charlottesville, VA
Program Partners
- Amit Ron – Associate Professor, Arizona State University – Phoenix, AZ
- Daniel Schugurensky – Director, Participatory Governance Initiative – Phoenix, AZ
** Unless otherwise noted, organizations are listed for identification purposes – all members serve as individual volunteers.