Rosemary Mahoney

Board Chair

Rosemary is a senior level consultant with over 30 years of experience on international and domestic cooperative development projects supporting over 25 start-up cooperatives and 15 non-profit and cooperative boards. Rosemary’s work includes both international cooperative development projects as well as non-profit and cooperative business development projects in the U.S. She is the former CEO of CoMetrics, founding partner of MainStreet Cooperative Group, LLC, Director of New Venture Development for Cooperative Solutions, LLC, Executive Director of Cooperative Development Services (CDS) and Regional Director for Volunteers in Overseas Cooperative Assistance in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. Rosemary has extensive board experience and currently serves on the boards of The Access Challenge, CoMetrics and NCGDC. She was inducted into the Cooperative Hall of Fame in recognition of a career spent fostering the cooperative movement around the world. Rosemary was raised on a family farm in the Midwest and has her master’s degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Illinois.

George Raúl Audi

Board Director

George was drawn to become a board member of the co-op because, “This is a great organization that provides an anchor for citizens, especially children and young adult with respect to nutrition literacy, which is a major health issue plaguing our population today. I am very privileged to be part of an organization that is truly trying to change that.”

ANTHONY GOODWIN

Board Director

Anthony serves as the Business Innovation Director for National Co-op Grocers (NCG) where he is focused on the research and development of innovative solutions to grow the size, scope, and diversity of the cooperative grocery sector in low-income, low-access (LILA) communities.

His passion is improving food access in under-resourced communities. He has over 17 years of grocery industry experience across various sectors including national chains, non-profits, and cooperatives. Prior to joining NCG, Anthony worked in retail operations and new store development for Meijer and Lucky's Market and led the development of three non-profit grocery stores in Ohio and Michigan.

Anthony has a Bachelor of Science degree and Master of Business Administration degree and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Public Health with a concentration on food justice and health equity.

Edea Bailey

Board Vice Chair

A legal professional with 2.5 years of experience in 503c management with previous board participation, Edea holds a Master of Arts studies focused heavily on food scarcity, social responsibility, the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. She is a native English speaker who is fluent in French with 4+ years of international management experience in the United Kingdom and France. Skilled in cross-functional collaboration, change management, and problem solving with excellent communication skills. Passionate about emerging technologies, volunteering, learning languages, and social justice.

Amber Hall

Board Director

Amber was born and raised in Tallahassee, Florida. As a personal injury attorney, she has made a name for herself as one of Florida’s Superlawyers (Rising Star, awarded in 2020) and National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 (Civil Plaintiff, 2019-Present). She earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Florida (UF) Levin College of Law in Gainesville, Florida. After graduating, she had the opportunity to work in a well-known, nationally-recognized law firm that specialized in wrongful death and personal injury. At that time she was in charge of the majority of their Florida litigation caseload, giving her great experience in all aspects of legal proceedings. Now as an independent business owner, her primary focus is personal injury and wrongful death claims. Amber is a passionate advocate in the fight for justice for all.

Angelique Taylor

Board Director

Angelique is a regenerative small-scale farmer and digital creator who co-owns the business “Smarter By Nature LLC”. Through this business, she strives to facilitate sustainable relationships between people and the natural environment by providing fresh food and education to her local and online community. After graduating from Florida A&M University with a B.S. in Environmental Science, Angelique has been an active member in the Tallahassee community, developing and managing community gardens as well as local farmers markets. Over the past few years, Angelique has shared her agriculture journey which helped to grow her social media audience to over 20k supportive followers. Using multiple social media platforms, Angelique provides educational content about growing food and advocates for the support of local food systems.

Dave Blackburn

Board Financial Officer

Dave has worked in food co-ops for over 30 years and has served NCG since the reorganization in 2004 as Director of Purchasing and Eastern Corridor Development Director. Dave has led the NCGDC since 2012 overseeing over eighty expansion projects. Prior to joining NCG, Dave worked in co-op development as Executive Director of the Cooperative Grocers’ Association, Northeast and as an area manager of the Manager-on-Contract program with Northeast Cooperatives overseeing the operations of eight retail food co-ops. He also has over fifteen years of retail management experience with food co-ops in Michigan and Minnesota. Dave earned a B.A. in Economics and a M.A. in Intercultural Administration.

Wisnerson Benoit

Board Director

Wis, a lover of all things cooperative and local, is a North Florida transplant currently “living his best life” in the beautiful Tallahassee community. As an early career urban strategist Wis specializes in the areas of land use planning, community development, and hazard mitigation with a keen interest in sustainable and circular systems. He has spent several years in the grocery industry working with awesome individuals at a rival grocery store (it rhymes with Schmader Schmoes). Wis received a Master of Science in Urban and Regional Planning and a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Social Sciences with a concentration in Social Entrepreneurship. Wisnerson has spent over a decade as a community agent lending capacity to several community campaigns, projects, and organizations in an effort to be the change he wishes to see.

LYNN MASIMORE

Board Director

Lynn is currently pursuing her Master's in Computer Science at Florida State University. Prior to returning to school, she worked in the FSU Controller's Office and for Publix Supermarkets. Lynn has a passion for local food, local businesses, and making quality food available for all.

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