Advisory Council
Bob Bason
Mary Becker
Jeff Bridges
Doug Capps
Laura Capps
Bill Cirone
Liz Clark
Phyllis de Picciotto
Jennifer Ferro
Lito Garcia
Don George
Nancy Gifford
Brad Hall
Alison Hardey
Roger Himovitz
Mark Ingalls
Steve Jacobsen
Sen. Bob Kerrey
Gwyn Lurie
Morgan Maassen
Pat McElroy
Sara Miller-McCune
Glen Phillips
Wendy Read
Vicki Riskin
Stan Roden
Manjari Sharma
Mike Stoker
Marilyn Tam
Marianne Williamson
“Making peace is harder than making war. The Common Table Foundation is helping us make peace.”
Bob Kerrey – Former U.S. Senator and Governor, Medal of Honor Recipient,
Common Table Foundation Advisor
Founders
Doug Capps
Lois Capps
Hal Conklin
Don George
Roger Himovitz
Sara Miller-McCune
Board of Directors
Sebastian Aldana, Jr.
Sharon Byrne
Lois Capps
Todd Capps
Haley Conklin
Steve Epstein
Judith Hopkinson
Aaron Jones
James Joyce, III
Angel Martinez
Casey Summar
Executive Committee
Chair
Steve Epstein
Interim Executive Director
Warren Ritter
Finance Chair
Judith Hopkinson
Co-Founder
Lois Capps
Member At Large
James Joyce, III
Secretary / Treasurer
Casey Summar
“‘Who is your neighbor?’ This defining question shapes and determines the state of the world. The Common Table Foundation’s goal is to help us truly communicate with each other so that we may find common ground to live in love, peace, and harmony. Everyone is our neighbor.”
Marilyn Tam – Founder of Us Foundation, former CEO of Aveda Corp., former President of Reebok Apparel and Retail Group, former Vice President of Nike Inc., Author, Common Table Foundation Advisor
"More than ever we need to support the mission and goals of the Common Table Foundation. Hopefully what this project can accomplish locally will spread like a virus to the national level, and we will return to a day where we all show respect and civility to others regardless of their point of view on any particular issue."
Mike Stoker – Attorney at Law, Former Southwest Region Administrator for U.S. EPA, Common Table Foundation Advisor
"I can't think of a better endeavor than the Common Table Foundation to fill the crucial role of bringing people together to listen and to talk about the things that both divide us and bind us."
Jennifer Ferro – KCRW President, Common Table Foundation Advisor
“The Common Table Foundation is all about rebuilding the very foundation of democracy - authentic and constructive dialogue among diverse groups and individuals, working together for the common good. It is, in short, a much needed vehicle to restore democracy and rebuild our institutions of self government, starting at the local level."
Bill Cirone – Santa Barbara County Superintendent of Schools (Ret.), Common Table Foundation Advisor
"As our world becomes more fractured and our information more customized, it is too easy to hide behind our assumptions about others. The Common Table Foundation is working to bring together disparate individuals to engage in constructive dialogue, to dig beneath difference, and to find surprising commonalities."
Gwyn Lurie – CEO and Executive Editor of the Montecito Journal Media Group, Common Table Foundation Advisor
Legacy
The Common Table Foundation, formerly the Lois & Walter Capps Project, honors the legacies of two individuals whose shared dedication to the service of community, the enrichment of civic culture, and the advancement of a humane and enlightened society spans more than five decades.
