Kate Sassoon is a “co-op native” who acquired the nickname ‘Sassy’ during her time organizing direct action against the Iraq War, and it has stuck to her – and all her endeavors – like a billboard and a bill of rights (she can’t imagine why).
Having participated in a wide variety of innovative member-and-mission-driven organizations for over 25 years, Sassy has a wealth of experience in: organizational culture, change management, education and training, community organizing, mission-driven strategic planning, democratic decision making process design, conflict management, and mediation. She has served on Boards of Directors large and small, teaches at numerous conferences across the US, and holds two degrees from the University of California, Berkeley.
Sassy is passionate about supporting innovative organizations committed to building a better world. Whether it’s overhauling a dead and disengaged meeting process, teaching a diverse group to collaborate equitably, or designing an energizing strategic planning retreat – when working with these groups, she always emerges feeling privileged to participate. She delights in deep questions, unexpected connections, and doing well by doing good.