Switch to a combined list of all DAWN certified advisors and DAWN apprentices.
David Smathers Moore San Jose, California
Past and present affiliations: Teamworks Cooperative Network, US Federation of Worker Cooperatives
Alex Jarrett Northampton, Massachusetts
Past and present affiliations: Pedal People Cooperative, Valley Alliance of Worker Cooperatives
Ajowa Ifateyo Baltimore, Maryland
Past and present affiliations: Grassroots Economic Organizing Collective, Beautiful World Cooperative Development Services
Areas of focus:
Business Analysis and Development, Cooperative Education, Training and Leadership Development, Cooperative Business Writing, Inclusion and Diversity Issues, Cooperative Lifestyle Issues
Yilda Campos San Francisco, California
Past and present affiliations: Rainbow Grocery, U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives
Areas of focus: Accountability Systems, Democratic Meeting Process, Communication, Record Keeping
Annie Sullivan-Chin Northampton, Massachusetts
Past and present affiliations: Pedal People Cooperative
Jenny Silverman Boston, Massachusetts
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The Democracy at Work Network is a project of the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives and its Democracy at Work Institute, fiscally sponsored by NASCO. DAWN was created to ensure that further growth in the worker cooperative movement actively reaches those economically marginalized workers who need sustainable jobs the most. Its mission is to promote the worker cooperative model by:
- facilitating education and skill-sharing among existing cooperatives
- providing practical support in the form of training resources and referrals to those interested in starting worker cooperatives, and
- educating the public about the need for and benefits of worker-ownership and workplace democracy.