Your Co-op Board Needs You!

Your co-op is looking for your input! As part of a new initiative, we are seeking owner-members to join of our Board Nominations Committee. Help us find leaders who will have the skill sets and philosophy that matches Linden Hills Co-op's values and goals. Planning for the future is vital for any organization, and our co-op is no different. Equally vital is that the overall makeup of the board continues to have a good blend of community connections, expertise, and broad perspective.

 As you know, the board of directors sets strategic direction for our co-op. We monitor the financial health of the co-op, set policies that reflect our shared values and cooperative principles, and ensure that the co-op complies not only with these policies but also with all state, local, and federal laws.

The importance of the board representing our owner-members cannot be understated. In our constantly-changing, competitive landscape (there are more than 20 natural food co-ops and conventional grocers selling natural and organic foods within a 4-mile radius of us), ensuring financial stewardship to enable the co-op to serve our community to greater and greater ends is no mean feat. The board works with LHC's General Manager, Luke Schell, to formulate strategy, which Luke and his capable staff then implement.

How can we serve our owner-members and the broader community more effectively? How can we differentiate ourselves from competition that sells nearly the same product mix? How can we strengthen the farm-to-table connection? How do we educate the public about the Co-op Difference? - our co-op is more than just a grocery store!  These are some of the big picture questions the board strives to answer.

Help our cooperative benefit the most by having its board full of the passion of our well-engaged, articulate, and empowered community.

Our committee is looking for people who are tuned in to our community's great wealth of leaders and have experience vetting candidates. The time commitment for this committee would be a few hours per month from April into the fall, increasing slightly as the July candidate deadline approaches. During the “off” months, the committee will keep in touch to discuss potential candidates for the next election cycle. Please reach out to us via email board@lindenhills.coop or call 612-279-2450.