Board elections ran from October 24, 2020 to November 29, 2020. Eight Co-op members ran for our board of directors this year. Members had the opportunity to vote in the store or online for up to four candidates. There were three seats up for re-election and one seat that will become vacant this month. The [...]
View the 2020 Annual Meeting View the Board President's Report View the Operations Report View the Financial Report View the Candidate Statements View the 2020 Annual Report Please vote for up to 4 candidates and on proposed bylaws changes by 8 PM on Sunday, [...]
It's time for our annual board elections! This year there are four seats available, three 3-year terms and one 1-year term. One seat may be held by a co-op staff member. We know there are many questions about board service. What does it mean to serve? What does the board do? What are the commitments [...]
Ownership by Tom Pandaleon, Board of Directors I enjoy sailing. I learned how on borrowed boats when I was in my early teens on the Long Island Sound and various lakes in the Northeast. We came perilously close to owning a boat in the late ‘60s, when my father got wind of an O’Day Rhodes [...]
Would you like to be more involved with your Co-op? Our Co-op staff is doing a fantastic job of keeping our community safe and well fed during this pandemic. They have re-organized many aspects of the way operations usually run. People who normally work at the juice bar, for example, are packing oatmeal and curried [...]
The EEFC Board and the Member-Owner Participation Committee thank the 500+ members who participated in the member survey sent out in March. A summary of the results can be found here. The board will consider members' responses as they plan for the future of our Co-op. Congratulations to members Kaarin Vanausdal and LaShesia Holliday, who [...]
Board Corner - March/April I’m excited to let you know that after more than a year of dreaming and research and drafting and deliberation, the board has come up with a set of proposed changes to our bylaws that attempt to restore and strengthen our cooperative culture by prioritizing member participation and transparency and empowering [...]
The current and outgoing board members are looking forward to working with our newest directors. Melanie Frank, Tom Pandaleon and Charlie Orr are elected to three-year terms, while Laura Valentine is elected to a one-year term. The board also thanks all the other members who were willing to run as candidates, and every member who [...]
Board elections ran from October 26, 2019 to November 30, 2019. Six Co-op members ran for our board of directors this year. Members had the opportunity to vote in the store or online for up to four candidates. There were three seats up for re-election and one seat that will become vacant this month. The [...]
As we write this, our new general manager (GM), Maura Holliday, continues to work with the interim management team until someone else is hired to fill her previous position as the grocery manager. From the board’s perspective, the transition is going well. We thank everyone — management, staff and members — for your patience as [...]