The Basalt Regional Library presents “Creating Community”, a conversation with Dan Porterfield, President and CEO, The Aspen Institute, moderated by Christi Blish, Trustee, Basalt Regional Library. Dr. Dan Porterfield will discuss a broad range of community-building solutions and ideas gleaned from his leadership roles at Georgetown University, Franklin & Marshall College, and now at the Aspen Institute. This event is free and open to everyone; first come first served seating. Space is limited. Doors open at 9:30AM. Dan Porterfield is President and CEO of the Aspen Institute. Previously, Dan served for seven years as the President of Franklin & Marshall College. He has been recognized as a visionary leader and advocate for expanding educational opportunity and improving the human condition and was named a White House Champion of Change in 2016. Prior to his appointment at Franklin & Marshall College, Dan served as Senior Vice President for Strategic Development and an English professor at his alma mater, Georgetown University, and for four years as a senior public affairs official in the US Department of Health and Human Services. He earned B.A. degrees from Georgetown and Oxford—where he was a Rhodes Scholar—and his Ph.D. from The City University of New York Graduate Center where he was awarded a Mellon Fellowship in the Humanities.