Denise Hernandez
Cooperative Home Care Associates. First elected 2021, reelected 2023
Ricardo Nuñez, Vice-President
Sustainable Economies Law Center. First elected 2016, reelected 2023. Co-chair for the Racial Economic Justice Council
Alan Luis Ramirez
PODER Emma. Elected 2023
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
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
Imrana Soofi
Worcester Roots, Eastern Regional Representative, elected 2019 –2020
Tori Kuper
New Economy Coalition / Cooperation Buffalo, At-Large Rep 2019 –2020
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
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
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
Damon Terrell
Union Cab Co-op (WI), Northern Regional Rep
Max Pérez
Nikki Marín Baena
Cooperation Texas (TX)
Molly Hemstreet
Opportunity Threads (NC)
Ellen Mickle
Equal Exchange (OR)
Michael Girkout
Alvarado Street Bakery (CA)
David Smathers Moore, WAGES Cooperative (CA)
Ben Mauer, Quilted (MA)
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.