Cameron Conner is a Visiting Fellow and Professor of Practice at Tufts University’s Tisch College of Civic Life where he teaches and researches international innovations in community organizing. Originally from Spokane, Washington, he has spent the majority of his career as a professional organizer with the Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF) – the oldest and largest community organizing network in the country.  He has also worked with organizing efforts in Spain, England, South Africa, the Philippines, and Peru.

He comes to this work with a background in neighborhood organizing and international development. Cameron has worked under the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to provide housing and shelter for refugees stranded along the northern border of Greece, and he is a co-founder of the Conscious Connections Foundation (CCF) – a non-profit dedicated to supporting primary healthcare, disaster relief, and education in Nepal. In 2019, he led the development, implementation, and day to day operations of the City of Walla Walla’s Neighborhood Engagement Program, an initiative actively helping neighborhoods organize and carry out local change.

Most recently, Cameron worked as an Organizer with the Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF), the nation's oldest and largest Community Organizing network. As an Organizer with the IAF in Dallas, Texas, Cameron worked with schools, faith based institutions, and neighborhoods to address predatory pay-day lending practices, immigration reform, behavioral health / substance abuse challenges, and equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. He is a 2020 Watson Fellow, a 2019 Newman Civic Fellow, a Truman Scholarship Finalist and certified Emergency Medical Technician.