PGFC Director's Responsibilities

Board Member Necessary Qualifications
● Passion for the mission: As a board member you are representing the Pullman Good Food Co-op and are expected to passionately promote the cooperatives goal, vision, principles and mission.

● Positive attitude & open minded: You will be working in a team setting, therefore it is extremely important to stay patient and welcoming to others ideas. Board Members represent the Co-op’s Owners and need to make decisions that best suit the organization and communities needs.

● Willingness to learn more about the co-op: Cooperatives are different than your average business. There is a lot to learn and we are looking for people willing to educate themselves and attend training seminars to better serve the organization.

● Dedicated to board expectations and time commitments: Board members are held accountable to their tasks, duties and responsibilities including showing up on time and having work completed by said deadlines.

● Excellent communication skills: This is a team effort and open communication is a must. It is required that you tend to emails and other communication in a timely fashion and express your needs as they arise.
 

● Access to secure internet for virtual meetings and file storage.

Board Member Preferred Qualifications – Orange highlights apply to current appointments

● Leadership Experience: The Pullman Good Food Co-op is looking for assertive leaders who are willing to step up and take responsibility for tasks as they arise. We are looking for self starters who can work as well independently as they can in a team setting.
● Fundraising & Capital Campaign Experience: The Pullman Good Food Co-op is a community owned and operated business. We are looking for individuals who have fundraising, capital campaign, project development planning and/or organizational background to help open the co-op successfully. This person(s) will work with the Fundraising committee.
● Marketing & Outreach Experience: Awareness is key and the Pullman Good Food Co-op Board of Directors is looking to add a creative, innovative thinker who can help establish a plan to best engage our community in this process. This person(s) will work with the volunteer Marketing team.
● Owner/Member Development: Member Recruitment is currently the cooperatives highest priority. We are looking to add a board member who has knowledge in co-op’s and recruiting memberships. This person will lead the Owner recruitment team,
● Food Security: The Pullman Good Food Co-op holds the community’s food security as a high priority. We are looking for individuals who have experience working with low-income populations and related programming focusing on affordable food accessibility, including positive community spaces and diversion of food waste.
● Local Grower & Suppliers Support position: This position promotes and supports local vendors, increases awareness of local products, and actively works to strengthen food security in our community. This person should have strong communication skills, good connections with the local community, and a passion for local products. This position is on the Growers & Suppliers Engagement Committee.
● Student Representative position: As students make up a large portion of the residents living in Pullman, their voice is important to the success of the Co-op. Ideally this student would be a current undergraduate (junior or senior) or a current graduate student or postdoc.