Spring 2019 - Room to Grow - U.S. Co-ops

By: Liz Lechleitner Published: Thursday, June 6, 2019 Print: Subscribe

The Cooperative Business Journal

Spring 2019 – Room to Grow

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U.S. Co-ops – PUBLISHER

Doug O’Brien – President & CEO

Valeria Roach – Chief Financial Officer

EDITOR IN CHIEF

John Torres – Vice President of Communication & Public Relations, U.S. Co-ops

MANAGING EDITOR

Elizabeth Lechleitner – Communication Manager, U.S. Co-ops

DESIGN

Slice®Works – slice-works.com

EDITORIAL BOARD

Emilia Istrate – Vice President of Resource Development, U.S. Co-ops

Leslie Mead – Executive Director, Cooperative Development Foundation

Rebecca Savoie – Cooperative Development Consultant

Jonathan White – Director of Private Sector Partnerships & Foundations, U.S. Co-ops

Contents

Perspectives

Cultivating Cooperatives Through Policy Change

-Doug O'Brien

Open for Business

Employee ownership is reviving America’s main streets

-Mo Manklang

Cooperative Community Building

A global legacy of selfreliance and stability

-Paul Hazen

No Place Like Home

It’s time to fund the demand for local ownership

-Alex Stone

Plugged In

Connectivity is transforming life—and learning—in rural Virginia

-Margaret Lund