Intelligence expert James Bamford, business consultant Mark Morze, and retired Oregon State Supreme Court justice Susan Leeson, joined more than 100 civic educators for the We the People Professional Development Directors/Mentors Conference.

Rebecca Truxal and Laura Vlieg were the Duane E. Smith Memorial Intern Fellows at the Center's Calabasas and Washington, D.C., offices, respectively. Both are We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution alumni. In this article, they share their experiences as interns working on programs that advance education for democratic citizenship.

Find out what's happening with the Center's We the People Programs across the United States.

Reports from the 21st annual We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution Coordinator Conference and the 7th annual Project Citizen Coordinator Conference, both held in Washington, D.C.