Our team is passionate about the cooperative model.
Courtney Berner
Position title: Executive Director
Email: cberner@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 890-0966
Contact Courtney about cooperative governance, cooperative finance, cooperative conversions, undergraduate cooperative education
Tom Flory
Position title: Data Scientist
Email: tom.flory@wisc.edu
Contact Tom about data available for identification and analysis of co-ops and nonprofits
Brent Hueth
Position title: Faculty Director
Email: hueth@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 890-0924
Contact Brent about research on cooperative impact
Jack Kear
Position title: Communications and Events Associate
Email: kear@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 265-0446
Contact Jack about UWCC events including CCMA and the Farmer Cooperatives Conference
Kelly Maynard
Position title: Cooperative Development Specialist
Email: kmaynard@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 262-9751
Contact Kelly about agricultural cooperatives, local food systems, cooperative development
Lynn Pitman
Position title: Outreach Specialist
Email: pitman@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 261-1355
Contact Lynn about cooperative start-up, legal and taxation issues
Charity Schmidt
Position title: Cooperative Development Specialist
Email: charity.schmidt@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 262-5905
Contact Charity about Madison Cooperative Development Coalition, worker-owned cooperatives, cooperative start-up
Megan Webster
Position title: Outreach Specialist
Email: mawebster@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 890-1048
Contact Megan about Farmer Co-operatives Conference, CCMA, cooperative education
Esther West
Position title: Cooperative Development Specialist
Email: ejwest@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 263-4775
Contact Esther about worker cooperatives, home care cooperatives, cooperative start-up
Need assistance and not sure who to contact? Please email info@uwcc.wisc.edu or call 608-890-1048.