STAFF • BOARD • VOLUNTEERS
Our staff and board bring a broad range of expertise to the coop. The board uses their years of diverse business experience to guide the future of the store while the staff uses their diverse food, health and wellness experiences to make sure that our members are getting the service they deserve.
Our board is made up of 8 elected coop members, each with their own skills and experiences. We have a sustainability specialist, a former mid-level corporate manager, a child nutrition specialist, a real estate agent, a student-mother, a small business operator, a graduate student in economics, and a mother and former social worker.
Our staff has an even more diverse set of skills and expertise to offer. We have done research in ornithology, plant science and climate change and have decades of combined retail experience.
Our staff has an even more diverse set of skills and expertise to offer. We have done research in ornithology, plant science and climate change and have decades of combined retail experience.
Some of us are artists, yoga instructors and parents, others are students and social workers. All of us have a passion for good food; how it is grown, prepared and preserved. As our backgrounds indicate we are also concerned about the bigger issues facing future generations. Combined we offer customer service that is unparalleled in product knowledge and friendliness.
In addition to the aforementioned people we also have a fantastic group of volunteer 'discount employees'. These members donate a couple of hours a week to helping around the store and, in return, receive a 20% discount on all purchases.
In addition to the aforementioned people we also have a fantastic group of volunteer 'discount employees'. These members donate a couple of hours a week to helping around the store and, in return, receive a 20% discount on all purchases.
Their jobs vary, depending on time of day. Each day someone helps the staff open the store and each evening someone else helps the staff close. There are also various jobs during the day depending on applicants skills and schedules. Some help with paperwork and filing, some with website maintenance and others with making sure the shelves are stocked throughout the day.
As might be expected, the backgrounds of the volunteers are as diverse as any here at the coop. Several have, or are working on, graduate degrees in areas such as biology and philosophy, others are farmers, librarians and local business owners.
As might be expected, the backgrounds of the volunteers are as diverse as any here at the coop. Several have, or are working on, graduate degrees in areas such as biology and philosophy, others are farmers, librarians and local business owners.