Diana Perez, Secretary
Radiate Consulting NY, elected 2022 – 2024 term

April Taylor
Climate Justice Alliance, Solidarity Research Center. Appointed 2023 - 2024 term

 

Beatriz Ordaz
Voces de Nashville, Southern Regional Representative, elected 2022 – 2024 term

Emmanuel Pardilla
NYC Network of Worker Cooperatives, At-Large Director, Elected 2021 – 2023 term

Lucha Luisa Silva, Vice Treasurer
E-Quality Homecare Co-op, At-Large Representative, elected 2021 – 2023 term

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Marina Maldonado
Boston Cleaning Collective, At-Large Director, Elected 2021 – 2023 term

Hilary Johnson
Nexus Community Partners, At-Large Director, re-elected 2021-2023 term

 

Araceli Dominguez
Brightly Port Richmond Cooperative, Eastern Regional Representative, elected 2020 – 2022 term

Anna Boyer
C4 Tech and Design, Southern Regional Representative, re-elected 2020 – 2022 term

Esther Julia West, Vice President
MadWorC (Boardmember/member), UW Center for Cooperatives, Northern Regional Representative, elected 2020 – 2022 term

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Imrana Soofi
Worcester Roots, Eastern Regional Representative, elected 2019 –2020

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Tori Kuper
New Economy Coalition / Cooperation Buffalo, At-Large Rep 2019 –2020

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Flequer Vera
Sustainergy, Northern Regional Representative, elected 2018 – 2020 term

Flequer Vera is founder and CEO of Sustainergy Cooperative in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Maria Alexandra Garcia
Regional Director - East, 2018
Caracol Language Cooperative,  Worker Cooperative | Cooperativa de Trabajadorxs

Daniella Preisler
Home Green Home, At-Large Representative, elected 2017 –2019 term

 

Maru Bautista
Center for Family Life, At-Large Director, elected for 2017 –2019 term

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Pablo Benson-Silva
New York City Network of Worker Cooperatives, At-Large Director, Elected 2017 – 2019 term

Mai Nguyen
At Large Director, elected 2017 – 2019 term

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David Morgan
TESA Collective (MA), Eastern Regional Rep, elected 2016 – 2018 term

Dana Curtis
Key Figures, At-Large Director, re-elected for 2015 – 2017 term

Vanessa Bransburg
Center for Family Life, Brooklyn, NY, At-Large, elected 2013

Cami Thomas
At Large Director

Julius Jones

Rebecca Kemble
Union Cab Cooperative, Madison, WI

Becca Koganer
Equal Exchange, West Bridgewater, MA

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Damon Terrell

Union Cab Co-op (WI), Northern Regional Rep

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Max Pérez

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Nikki Marín Baena

Cooperation Texas (TX)

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Molly Hemstreet

Opportunity Threads (NC)

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Ellen Mickle

Equal Exchange (OR)

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Michael Girkout

Alvarado Street Bakery (CA)

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David Smathers Moore, WAGES Cooperative (CA)

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Ben Mauer, Quilted (MA)

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Ole Olson

Inaugural Board of Directors

More than one hundred worker owners from around the country met in Minneapolis May 24-26, 2004 to found the first United States Federation of Worker Cooperatives and Democratic Workplaces. Read more about the founding of the USFWC at geo.coop.

Regional Representatives

  • Lori Burge of People's Co-op in Portland, OR (West)
  • Ajowa Nzinga Ifateyo, based in Washington, DC and a member of the GEO collective (East)
  • Bob Cahill of Arise Bookstore & Resource Center in Minneapolis, MN (North)
  • Alice Murphy of Blue Moon Café in Asheville, NC (South)

At-Large Representatives

  • Brahm Ahmadi, People's Grocery in Oakland, CA
  • Kirsten Marshall, Rainbow Grocery in San Francisco and the Western Worker Cooperative Conference
  • Omar Freilla of Green Worker Cooperatives in the Bronx, NY
  • Tom Pierson of Seward Community Café and the Center for Prosperity in Minneapolis, MN
  • Ajamu Nangwaya of the Federation of Southern Cooperatives, based in Epes, AL.