Our staff

Our Staff

David L. Nevins, Co-publisher
David L. Nevins serves as co-publisher of The Fulcrum. Additionally, Nevins serves as co-founder and Board Chairman of the Bridge Alliance. Nevins brings business acumen, vision and a tireless this-must-and-can-be-done zeal to the burgeoning movement to bridge divides to transform the political process. As a business leader, Nevins excels at building bridges between people and organizations from the right, left and center for civilized conversation and then action.
He co-founded the Bridge Alliance because, as he says, “No matter how well managed and how well funded anyone organization is, significant political reform will not happen without an alliance to further collaborative interactions. Together we can and will raise the collective impact of all.”
He is a member of the Aspen Institute Society of Fellows, with a focus on the Aspen Rodel Fellowship in Public Leadership, he established and continues to work with The Nevins Democracy Leaders program at Penn State University. Nevins graduated with honors in economics from Penn State in 1969 and received an M.B.A. in finance from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 1971.

Debilyn Molineaux, Co-publisher
Debilyn Molineaux serves as co-publisher of The Fulcrum.  Molineaux also serves as president and CEO of the Bridge Alliance which she co-founded to harness the exponentially growing field of organizations into a “game changing” movement that shifts the underlying dynamics of power, politics, and participation in our country. She works with the staff, board members and other leaders of Bridge Alliance members in advancing the common mission of all member organizations. Debilyn brings a passion to her work that is contagious to all around her.

Hailing from a conservative, agricultural community, Debilyn started her career as a small business owner, working with community businesses to promote and grow their own operations through advertising and marketing. After engaging other women business leaders, Debilyn was inspired to become more active in the political process.

Her own personal experiences -- as a small business owner, a local candidate for office, and an elected president of a national organization -- have given her enormous insight into the challenges facing citizens who want to get involved and organizations that want to scale their impact. In addition to Bridge Alliance, she co-founded Living Room Conversations and the National Conversation Project. Debilyn continues to bring her insight to entities seeking to grow their participation and efficacy. She serves as an advisor to many leaders and organizations.  
Mitchell Schmale, Executive Editor
Mitchell Schmale brings nearly 30 years of communications, media, and marketing experience to The Fulcrum as its Executive Editor. He also serves in a leadership role at Nevins & Associates, a communications and marketing firm based in Maryland. He began his career in the broadcast news industry at CNN Headline News in Atlanta, Ga. before serving as a news producer at the ABC TV affiliate in Baltimore, Md. Mitchell is a graduate of Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Va.
Lennon Wesley III, Associate Editor
Lennon Wesley III is a Masters of Science in Social Entrepreneurship student at the University of Southern California. Originally from Las Vegas, NV, he studied at USC as an undergraduate, earning bachelor's degrees in Business Administration, as well as Philosophy, Politics, and Law. He is passionate about the value of social enterprise and political advocacy. In his personal time, he enjoys watching movies and reading poetry.

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