Speakers
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Doug O’Brien, the President and CEO of the National Cooperative Business Association CLUSA International (NCBA CLUSA), will deliver the keynote address “Cooperatively Meeting the Moment.”
Giizh (Sarah) Agaton Howes, Founder, Heart Berrry
Paul Anderson, Minnesota State Representative
Dr. Amy Bergstrom, Professor and Associate Vice President, Inclusive Excellence, College of St. Scholastica
Jane Eastes, Deputy Executive Director, Lakes Country Service Cooperative
Jerome Evans, Program Representative, Cooperative Purchasing Connection
Jill Casper, Director of Marketing and Community Engagement, CTC
Gunnar Carlson, Riverton Community Housing—University of Minnesota
Courteney Greiner, Northern Minnesota Childcare Provider
Zach Filipovich, Consultant, Northspan
Cory Haala, Assistant Professor of History, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Ariel Kagan, Climate and Working Lands Program Director, Minnesota Farmers Union
Kirsten Kennedy, Executive Director, Minnesota Center for Employee Ownership (MNCEO)
Kristi Kane, Executive Director, Arrowhead Regional Development Commission (ARDC)
Katie Marty, Program Manager, CoMinnesota
Michael J. Lansing, Professor of History, Augsburg University
Cory Neeley, Ag & Energy Program Specialist, Cooperative Development Services
MaryClaire Picard, Resident, Emerson Housing Cooperative
Liz Olson, Senior Program Officer, McKnight Foundation
Gretchen Nicholls, Senior Program Officer, LISC Twin Cities
Ben Ratzlaft, President & Lead Carpenter, Terra Firma
Brent Rempe, President & CEO, First Alliance Credit Union
Theresa Schneider, Chief Executive Officer, The Good Acre
Johanna Villa, Director, Seward Child Care Center
Char Vrieze, Cooperative Development Specialist, CDS
Electra Skrzydlewski, Director of Shared Ownership, Minnesota Consortium of Community Developers
Nonkululeko (Nkuli) Tabata, Community Wealth Building Director, Nexus Community Partners
Zephyr Teachout, Professor at Law, Fordham Law School
Emily Stewart, Associate Director, CoNorth
Soren Stevenson, Council Member, City of Minneapolis
Cathy Statz, Cooperative Outreach Specialist, National Cooperative Business Association (NCBA CLUSA)
Jennifer Wickman, Director of Governmental Affairs, Cooperative Network
Daniel Cooper, Economic Development Strategist, Great River Energy
Marie Barry, Director of Community Economic & Workforce Development, Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative
Joleen Baker, Director, Cooperative Partners Warehouse
Denise Butler, Associate Director and Director of Economic & Community Development, African Career Education and Resource Inc.
Margaret Bau, Cooperative Development Specialist (former), USDA Rural Development
Marjory Gilsrud, President, Madelia Mobile Village
Dennis Johnson, President, Cooperative Housing Resources
Bob Murphy, President, Applewood Pointe Cooperative
Victoria McWane Creek, Storyteller & Social Architect, Organization 4 Full Participation
Sara McGarraugh, Consultant, The Improve Group
Stephanie Peterson, Vice President of Government Relations, Communications, and Marketing, Central Farm Service (CFS)
Senator Aric Putnam, Minnesota State Senator
Marty Ruddy, Founder, Terra Firma Building and Remodeling
Eric R. Sannerud, Farmer Cooperative Advocate
Susan Rosette, Commissioner, Lake County MN Housing and Redevelopment Authority
Tony Sertich, President and CEO, Northland Foundation
Jennifer Stedt, CEO, North Star Credit Union