The Institute for Open Economic Networks (I-Open)

4415 Euclid Avenue Suite 301

Cleveland, Ohio 44103
Phone 216-220-0172
Web site: https://sites.google.com/site/instituteopeneconomicnetworks/

I-Open Biographies – Summer 2010

Betsey Merkel, Director / Research, Network Design & Development

Email: betseymerkel@gmail.com

Betsey, Co-Founder and Director, the Institute for Open Economic Networks (I-
Open), brings 20 years of business development experience designing
community residency projects in the non-profit sector. Areas of focus are
research, social media design, strategic network and community development.
Betsey created the I-Open Civic Forum process to accelerate information sharing
and knowledge creation focused on civic networks and transformative enterprise
projects. Betsey leads broadcast I-Open Civic Forums, Open Conversations, and
Strategic Doing.

Dennis Coughlin, Director / Administration & Operations

Email: denniscoughlin@gmail.com

Dennis, Co-Founder and Director, the Institute for Open Economic Networks (I-
Open), designs new operational models for social enterprise and brings deep
back office experience to all financial operations, including preparing budgets,
approving purchases, general accounting, preparation, analyzing and presenting
financial statements to the leadership, policy development, evaluation, and
coordination of I-Open operations and network activities. Dennis leads broadcast
I-Open Civic Forums, Open Conversations, and Strategic Doing.

Susan Altshuler, Director / Finance & Grants Administration

Email: susanaltshuler@gmail.com

Susan, Co-Founder and Director, the Institute for Open Economic Networks (I-
Open), brings over 25 years of office and financial management in both the
corporate and nonprofit environments. Susan brings extensive human resource
management experience to the development of civic networks, finance and
grants administration, and leading I-Open broadcast Civic Forums, Open
Conversations, and Strategic Doing.

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