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Federation of Southern Cooperatives

The Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund (the Federation) is a 58-year-old, non-profit cooperative association of primarily Black farmers, landowners, and cooperatives. Our mission is to be a catalyst for the development of self-supporting communities through cooperative economic development, land retention, and advocacy. We envision sustainable rural communities supported by a network of farmers, landowners, and cooperatives based on local control and ownership.

By |2026-07-10T15:16:46-07:00July 10th, 2026|Comments Off on Federation of Southern Cooperatives
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Juliette Jack Banjeree

I am immersed in cooperative food system projects. 1) I am guiding the launch of a farm stop food co-op (potentially multi-stakeholder) in rural Colorado. Have been engaging with the steering committee for a full year activities such as applying for funding, engaging the local community, educating the steering committee, and training in the farm stop retail model (much smaller retail site footprint + producer centered) and how it can be blended with a cooperative structure. 2) I am working with a very small, remote community in New Mexico to start a [...]

By |2026-06-04T16:37:49-07:00June 4th, 2026|Comments Off on Juliette Jack Banjeree
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Michael Sparby

Michael Sparby is the Commercialization Director of the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI), responsible for developing projects, securing grant funds, assists in the program delivery, oversees the annual AURI stakeholder analysis process and is responsible for AURI’s Cooperative Development Center through USDA’s Rural Cooperative Development Grant program. Over the course of his more than 20 years at AURI, he has identified opportunities to develop and commercialize value‐added agricultural products throughout Minnesota. He has implemented and managed the development and coordination of AURI’s Renewable Energy Roundtable, presented more than 24 public presentations annually and [...]

By |2026-02-25T16:25:41-08:00February 25th, 2026|Comments Off on Michael Sparby
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Barbara Johnson

I am continuing to support former Alaska Cooperative Development Center (ACDC) clients, primarily on a volunteer basis, while seeking new funding streams to sustain cooperative development in Alaska. My current efforts focus on outreach and education about the value of cooperatives and the importance of maintaining state-level co-op development capacity. I’m also working to build partnerships and strengthen local expertise to ensure long-term support for cooperative formation and growth across Alaska.

By |2026-02-25T16:12:24-08:00February 25th, 2026|Comments Off on Barbara Johnson
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Davey Madison

Our cooperative is primarily focused on the agricultural and indigenous spaces. We will be providing cooperative education, establishing processes and best practices, and also cooperative development for new projects.

By |2026-02-25T15:56:22-08:00February 25th, 2026|Comments Off on Davey Madison
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Ed Potter

Ed is an international cooperative development practitioner with over 20 years of experience working in North American, Latin American, and Caribbean countries. He previously served as executive director of the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation’s Americas Regional Association (ICMIF/Americas), representing 67 cooperative and mutual insurers from Canada to Argentina. He co-founded the Cooperative Law and Regulation Initiative (CLARITY), which promotes cooperative legal and regulatory reform and advocacy with secondary and tertiary cooperatives in developing economies. Ed led a USAID Cooperative Development Program grant supporting ICMIF/Americas members’ capacity to develop and deliver affordable microinsurance financial [...]

By |2023-07-19T10:20:00-07:00July 17th, 2023|Comments Off on Ed Potter
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Frank Cetera

Frank Cetera is an Advanced Certified Business Advisor with 10-years service for Onondaga SBDC - Syracuse, NY.  He specializes in Employee-Ownership.   Frank’s business and community developer experience includes the following. CDCU/CDFI Cooperative Federal Credit Union Board Member/Chair (since 2010/2012 respectively). And living in and co-managing two housing cooperatives. As well as member and volunteer of two retail grocery cooperatives. And professional presentations including twice at statewide NYSBDC Staff Training, Eastern Conference for Workforce Democracy at Fordham Law in NYC, New Economy Coalition’s CommonBound Conference at SUNY-Buffalo, North Country Symposium at [...]

By |2026-03-12T10:24:33-07:00February 5th, 2019|Comments Off on Frank Cetera
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Margaret Bau

USDA Cooperative Services focuses on co-op education, development, legal information, research, and farmer co-op statistics. We strive to connect co-ops with resources within USDA Rural Development and across the federal government. CW member Margaret Bau has been engaged in co-op development since 1998 across her home state of Wisconsin and nationally since 2015. Margaret has assisted in the formation of over 35 cooperatives in industries as diverse as homecare worker co-ops in long-term care, the forest products industry, distributing local foods into regional institutions, arts marketing and galleries, ownership conversions, disability services, [...]

By |2023-01-06T11:51:44-08:00September 25th, 2017|Comments Off on Margaret Bau
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