Cristin F. Brawner is a community and civic engagement consultant based in Nashville, TN. With over a decade of experience in nonprofit management, Cristin’s expertise is in facilitating partnerships and programming that increase community collaboration and problem-solving. Cristin is the former Executive Director of the David Mathews Center for Civic Life in Alabama where she oversaw the organization’s programming, cultivated state and local partnerships, moderated hundreds of deliberative community forums, and managed a dynamic staff team. 

Cristin is a graduate of the University of Montevallo. She has served on state and national boards, is a member of Class II of Leadership Alabama’s Alabama Leadership Initiative (ALI), was an Associate with the Kettering Foundation, and currently serves as the Project Coordinator for the Equitable Neighborhoods Initiative.