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Aaron Dawson Boston, Massachusetts
Past and present affiliations: Equal Exchange, U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives
Areas of focus: Meeting Facilitation, Organizational Goal-setting, Democratic Management
Brent Emerson Portland, Oregon
Past and present affiliations: Electric Embers Cooperative, Western Worker Cooperative Conference, NoBAWC
Areas of focus: Organizational Structure, Equity Structure, Financial Systems
John McNamara Madison, Wisconsin
Past and present affiliations: Union Cab of Madison, U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives
Areas of focus: Strategic Planning
Alex Jarrett Northampton, Massachusetts
Past and present affiliations: Pedal People Cooperative, Valley Alliance of Worker Cooperatives
Stacey Cordeiro Boston, Massachusetts
Past and present affiliations: Cooperative Economics for Women, Cooperative Development Institute, Worker Owned and Run Cooperative Network
Areas of focus: Bylaws Development, Member Evaluation Procedures, Policy Development, Marketing, Feasibility Studies and Business Plans, Financial Systems
Jessie Myszka Boston, Massachusetts
Past and present affiliations: Equal Exchange
Areas of focus: Hiring & Coaching, Sales, Distribution, Business Planning
Alison Booth Seattle, Washington
Past and present affiliations: Equal Exchange;
SLICE, Seattle
Areas of focus: Training & Community Education,
Developing a Mission & Vision,
Hiring, Personnel & Supervision,
Governance & Organizational Structures,
Coffee, Tea & Espresso!
Annie Sullivan-Chin Northampton, Massachusetts
Past and present affiliations: Pedal People Cooperative
David Smathers Moore San Jose, California
Past and present affiliations: Teamworks Cooperative Network, US Federation of Worker Cooperatives
Yilda Campos San Francisco, California
Past and present affiliations: Rainbow Grocery, U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives
Areas of focus: Accountability Systems, Democratic Meeting Process, Communication, Record Keeping
Joe Rinehart Asheville, North Carolina
Past and present affiliations: Firestorm Cafe & Books (Asheville, NC), Eastern Conference for Workplace Democracy
Areas of focus: Co-op Index, Democratic Self-Management, Meeting Process and Facilitation, Restaurant and Coffee Shop Management
Ajowa Ifateyo Baltimore, Maryland
Past and present affiliations: Grassroots Economic Organizing Collective, Beautiful World Cooperative Development Services
Areas of focus:
Business Analysis and Development, Cooperative Education, Training and Leadership Development, Cooperative Business Writing, Inclusion and Diversity Issues, Cooperative Lifestyle Issues
Jim Johnson Washington, D.C
Past and present affiliations: Sligo Web Works, Grassroots Economic Organizing Collective, CooperationWorks!, Eastern Conference for Workplace Democracy
Areas of focus: Bylaw and Policy Development, Financial Systems, Worker Education
Stephanie Neely Portland, Oregon
Past and present affiliations:
People's Food Coop
Other Avenues Food Store Inc.
People's Food Coop
Other Avenues Food Store Inc.
Rachel Anne Libon Portland, Oregon (Brooklyn, New York starting in June 2012)
Past and present affiliations: Red & Black, Alberta Cooperative Grocery, Portland Alliance of Worker Collectives (PAWC), Spokes Collective, Federation of Workplace Democracies in Minnesota (FWD-MN)
Areas of focus: Democratic Self-Management, Meeting Process, Bookkeeping, Co-op Index
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The Democracy at Work Network is a project of the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives and its Democracy at Work Institute, fiscally sponsored by NASCO. DAWN was created to ensure that further growth in the worker cooperative movement actively reaches those economically marginalized workers who need sustainable jobs the most. Its mission is to promote the worker cooperative model by:
- facilitating education and skill-sharing among existing cooperatives
- providing practical support in the form of training resources and referrals to those interested in starting worker cooperatives, and
- educating the public about the need for and benefits of worker-ownership and workplace democracy.