The Future Looks Delicious!
Run for the Board and help choose our next General Manager.
It’s time to start thinking about the 2026 Food Co-op Board Elections! In 2026 we will be hiring our next Co-op General Manager, so this is a critical time in our history. We need people who love the Co-op, want to serve all our member-owners, and can work collaboratively and carefully to make a great decision.
As a cooperative, The Food Co-op depends upon its member-owners to provide leadership and strategic vision by volunteering for board service. We need member-owners who bring a capacity for hard work and a desire to learn to our team, but it’s equally important to have board members who can work cooperatively and participate collaboratively in a group with diverse points of view.
If you are interested, please review the candidate process outlined below. Then download the Candidate Packet at www.foodcoop.coop/boardservice for complete details. It takes time to complete the requirements for candidacy, so if you are interested, don’t wait—get the packet now.
If you have any questions, please email us at boardassistant@foodcoop.coop.
Candidate Process
Learn About the Board and Its Governing Process
The following are required before submitting an application:
• Read Candidate Packet carefully.
• Complete online CBLD 101 course on cooperative governance. This course takes a fair amount of time.
• Explore the Co-op’s website, especially the sections on the Co-op’s Bylaws, Policies, Ends, and Mission and Values—www.foodcoop.coop—located in the Governing Documents tab under the Board page on the website.
• Sign the Statement of Agreement and receive candidate application link.
Candidacy
Required for candidacy:
• You must have a regular, active Co-op membership in your own name.
• Attend at least one board meeting before submitting application.
Note that there are just two possible dates—March 4 and April 1. (If you cannot make either of these dates and you let us know before April 14, we can arrange for you to attend the May 6 board meeting.)
• Attend candidate meeting on Tuesday, April 14th, 5:30 to 6:30 pm.
• Submit candidate application digitally by April 28, 2026.
• Participate in “Cake with the Candidates” event on June 18, 2026, 5:30 to 7:00 pm.
Suggested but not required for candidacy:
• Attend virtual Annual General Meeting on July 1, 5:30 – 7:00 pm.
Election
• Members vote from noon July 1 to 9 pm July 14.
• Results conveyed to candidates by email by Friday, July 16.
• Results announced on Co-op blog on Tuesday, July 21.
• New board members will be seated at the Wednesday, August 5, 2026, board meeting.
