We The People: Co-Operative Ownership for the 21st Century
How can we transform our economic system into one that doesn’t result in massive inequality and catastrophic environmental degradation? Leading figures in developing more humane, sustainable and resilient ownership structures, including cooperatives, value-driven trusts, and hybrid models, will discuss new and old ideas, share their experiences about what’s working and what isn’t, and explore how to accelerate the changes our economies and ecosystems so desperately need. Hosted by Theresa Marquez, former Chief Marketing Executive, Organic Valley Cooperative. With: Hilary Abell, Project Equity; Camille Canon, Purpose; Keith Taylor, UC Davis Cooperative Extension; Frank Mason, Arizmendi San Rafael Cooperative.
Sausalito Room
October 19th | 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm
Panelists
Theresa Marquez
Camille Canon
Co-Founder
Purpose US
Camille Canon is a serial entrepreneur and advisor who has successfully led small teams to create e-commerce and affiliate platforms, launch native apps, and develop real estate initiatives focused on community building and affordable housing. She’s a co-founder of Purpose US, which helps mission-driven companies transition to steward-ownership.Keith Taylor
Community Economic Development
UC Davis
Keith Taylor, Ph.D., a specialist in Community Economic Development (CED) at UC Davis, focuses on community wealth building through economic development policy and governance practice, with a special emphasis on co-operatives. A nationally recognized expert in electric, food, and purchasing co-ops, he is the author of Governing the Wind Energy Commons.Hilary Abell
Co-Founder
Project Equity
Hilary Abell, an Echoing Green and BALLE Fellow, is a veteran cooperative developer and employee ownership thought leader who co-founded Project Equity, which seeks to build economic resiliency in low-income communities by demonstrating and replicating strategies that increase worker ownership. Project Equity has developed unique programs that help support every aspect of a company's transition to employee- or multi-stakeholder ownership.Frank Mason
Founder
Arizmendi Bakery Cooperative
Frank Mason, after a career in high-tech and finance, found his home and passion at Arizmendi Bakery Cooperative, an exemplary, decades-old worker-owned Bay Area enterprise named after a famous Basque labor organizer. A worker/owner at the bakery since 2012, Frank has spoken widely at Bay Area colleges and beyond to inspire and educate the next generation about the advantages of worker owned cooperatives.
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