Co-founder of the Center for Transformative Neighborhoods at Trinity Christian College. A Chicago native, he is a faculty member of the Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) Institute, community organizer, creator of the Learning Tree, chairperson of the Grassroots Grantmakers Association Board, and featured in the new documentary “The Antidote: On Kindness in America.” He is a frequent speaker on ABCD in secular and religious groups around the world. De’Amon's role is to listen and discover the gifts, passions, and dreams of citizens in his community, and to find ways to utilize them to build community, economy, and mutual “delight.” De’Amon now describes his role on this planet as a social banker. He utilizes the intangible currencies that are cultivated and used by human assets and relationships to build a more abundant community.