Candidate Statement:
April Hernandez
The personal skills and experience that I bring to the Moscow Food Co-op board and that will make me an effective member include current nonprofit board and managerial experience, and employment under a board as executive director. Working for a library, we have many of the same values as the Co-op, namely, self-responsibility, democracy, equality, and equity. I feel because of this I would make a good board member and appreciate the opportunity to work within another organization that is closely value aligned.
Another way that the Co-op and the library are aligned is the importance placed on partnerships. We are all stronger together.
In my position as the director of the library district, my leadership style leans toward group decision-making and shared power. We have a managerial team that makes professional decisions but we always make them with feedback from those that the decisions affect. This structure allows me to delegate decisions to members of management in their areas of expertise. I also work with a board as my employer and we work as a group to make policy changes, strategic plans, and other items to move the library forward.
How to Vote Online
When voting begins, all owners who have an email address on file will receive an email with a link to the electronic ballot. If you do not have an email address attached to your Co-op ownership, you can access your ballot online at https://moscowfoodcoop.squarespace.com/evoting/ after the election period opens on Tuesday, March 3.
To log in to vote, you will be prompted to enter the first four letters of the last name on the ownership, and the first four digits of the phone number on record. Voting privileges are extended to the primary ownership account holder, in line with the "One Owner, One Vote" cooperative principle. All owners are welcome to vote, even if you do not have an email address. Please contact us at the phone number listed below for more information.