Joleen Baker

Co-op Partners Warehouse is a St. Paul based wholesale produce and local grocery distribution center that was opened by the Wedge Community Co-op in 1999. Over the past 25 years, CPW has grown to serve over 400 customers in the Upper Midwest. Joleen Baker is the Director of Co-op Partners Warehouse. She has worked in local food systems for a decade in everything from policy to hunger relief to retail food cooperatives. From 2021-2024, Joleen served on the board for Eastside Food Cooperative and was chair of the Policy Governance Committee. She lives in Fridley, Minnesota with her husband, dog, and chickens.