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As Director of Debates, April Lawson leads Braver Angels’ Debate and Public Discourse Program. Lawson grew up in Kansas, studied anthropology at Yale and now lives in Washington, DC with her dog June. April worked for David Brooks at The New York Times for four years and previously cofounded and served as Associate Director of Weave: The Social Fabric Project at the Aspen Institute.