Governance

Election: The Financial Advisory Committee will regularly review the financial performance of and economic conditions facing the Coop and provide advice to the members and staff on addressing these issues through regular reports. This committee is advisory only. Seven members are up for election: Brinda Ganguly, Melanie Busch, Michael Freedman-Schnapp, Taylor Jones, Zeyi Lin, Yair Reiner, and Kristin Schoonover. To read more about the candidates, please follow this link.

Election: The Revolving Loan Committee supports start-up coops that want to use the PSFC model of complete member labor, by making small loans at favorable terms and providing start-up consulting. One member is up for re-election: Wendy Fleischer.

Election: The PERC is responsible for monitoring the overall performance of the PSFC pension fund; maintaining regular communication with the Pension Plan Trustees; ongoing educating about the pension plan; and reporting of pension plan performance to the membership at large via GM committee reports and/or Gazette articles. The PERC does not manage the pension fund’s assets, rather ensures that the assets are being managed consistent with the plan’s Investment Policy Statement. Two members are up for re-election to three-year terms: Allison Thrush and Kathy Martino.

Item Sponsors: Chair Committee and Hybrid Meeting Working Group

Voting: The proposed updates to the Guide to the General and Annual Meetings are intended to bring the Guide into compliance with current practices of General Meetings, including methods and modalities of voting procedure, the formal composition of the Hybrid Subcommittee, and other changes that reflect the logistics of hybrid meetings.

Explanation: With the introduction of hybrid meetings beginning in spring 2026, a number of logistical issues either stipulated or left unaddressed in the Guide to the General and Annual Meetings require updating to fully align the practice of General Meetings with the Guide.