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.”
Gunnar Carlson, Riverton Community Housing—University of Minnesota
Jill Casper, Director of Marketing and Community Engagement, CTC
Zach Filipovich, Consultant, Northspan
Courteney Greiner, Northern Minnesota Childcare Provider
Michael J. Lansing, Professor of History, Augsburg University
Katie Marty, Program Manager, CoMinnesota
Cory Neeley, Ag & Energy Program Specialist, Cooperative Development Services
Gretchen Nicholls, Senior Program Officer, LISC Twin Cities
Liz Olson, Senior Program Officer, McKnight Foundation
Sebastian Rivera Cintron, Outreach & Engagement Representative, CEF
Susan Rosette, Commissioner, Lake County MN Housing and Redevelopment Authority
Theresa Schneider, Chief Executive Officer, The Good Acre
Zephyr Teachout, Professor at Law, Fordham Law School
Emily Stewart, Associate Director, CoNorth
Cathy Statz, Cooperative Outreach Specialist, National Cooperative Business Association (NCBA CLUSA)
Soren Stevenson, Council Member, City of Minneapolis
Jennifer Wickman, Director of Governmental Affairs, Cooperative Network
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
Ariel Kagan, Climate and Working Lands Program Director, Minnesota Farmers Union
Cory Haala, Assistant Professor of History, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Kirsten Kennedy, Executive Director, Minnesota Center for Employee Ownership (MNCEO)
Kristi Kane, Executive Director, Arrowhead Regional Development Commission (ARDC)
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)
Brent Rempe, President & CEO, First Alliance Credit Union
State Senator Aric Putnam, Minnesota
Electra Skrzydlewski, Director of Shared Ownership, Minnesota Consortium of Community Developers
Nkuli Shongwe, Community Wealth Building Director, Nexus Community Partners