Self-determination, democracy, and solidarity: King County cooperative learning series —
Cooperator Meet-up: Ecosystem Builder Day
Date/Time: March 17, 5:30-7:30pm
Description: Each panelist will give a 10min presentation on their work to create more worker-owned cooperatives and employee owned enterprises, followed by a moderated conversation among all panelists and short Q&A.
Learn more about the work these organizations are doing in support of different aspects of a regional cooperative and worker-owned ecosystem! Dinner to be provided.
Register here: https://forms.gle/uF19uF79hq7QoTnn8
Panelists:
Fred Medlicott: Co-op developer at NWCDC, helping worker co-ops and housing co-ops to start or convert in Seattle metro area.
Michelle Mayther: Vice president at Washington State B-Corp Collective, an umbrella org for B corp certified companies in our state.
Brian Boland: Delta Fund & Unlock Ownership Fund: Upstream investor investing into loan funds or equity funds or non-profits that promote employee ownership
Linda Womack: Washington State Dept of Commerce: she is managing the employee ownership program at the Commerce
Mike Seo: Portfolio manager at Shared Capital: loan fund investing into worker co-ops and employee ownership trusts
Brad Tuininga: Vice President of Philanthropy at the Whatcom Community Foundation. WCF played a critical role to launch the WA State Employee Ownership Center