Russell, Cormac: - Cormac Russell is a much sought-after international keynote speaker and Managing Director of Nurture Development, the leading Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) organization in Europe. He is faculty member of the ABCD Institute at DePaul University, Chicago. He works with communities, NGOs, and governments on four continents. Russell served on the UK Government's Expert Reference Group on Community Organising and Communities First. He is the author of Asset Based Community Development: Looking Back to Look Forward (2015).