Call for Board Candidates 2023
Are you interested in doing more for your Co-op? Run for the Board of Directors!
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Board applications are open through 11:59pm July 14, 2023
Board of Directors
Interacting With the Board
- Write to our email address at board@valleynaturalfoods.com.
- Use the comment box and include the word “Board” in your comment.
- Visit us at special events or when you see us shopping at the co-op.
- Read Letter from the Board in Living Naturally.
- Join the Strategic Planning or Nomination Committees.
- Run for a position on the board of directors.
- What else? Let us know your ideas.
- Attend a Board Meeting.
What We Do
- Define and implement a future vision/strategic plan for Valley Natural Foods. In other words, we envision where we want to be or what we want to accomplish in 2-5 years.
- Develop and leverage our Mission and Values statements.
- Define annual objectives for the CEO.
- Work with the CEO to monitor the yearly operational activities. This includes monthly and quarterly financial reports, policy governance reviews, and reports of specific operational issues such as staff treatment and product quality.
- Interact with other boards of directors from Twin Cities Natural Food co-ops to explore ways we can work together to strengthen all co-ops.
- Listen to our member-owners. It is very important that we listen to your vision of the future for your Valley Natural Foods since you are the owners
- Supporting fair trade, good farming, and organics locally and globally
- Creating community jobs with a healthy work environment
- Providing a local market for local growers and producers
- Circulating profits locally through cooperative consumership
- Here’s a link to our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Valley Community Food Co-op Incorporated Bylaws & Articles Update Combined
2022–2023 Board of Directors
