Katie joined Collectivity in 2023 as their Cooperative Director and Senior Consultant to direct cooperative initiatives. She is passionate about the positive economic impact of cooperatives and the big impact they offer for transforming extractive business practices. Her introduction to co-ops was in supporting an agriculture co-op which formed to equitably share resources and decision making power. Seeing the potential of the cooperative model in action, Katie founded Aynah, a nonprofit introducing young people to cooperatives through experiential learning. Katie’s recent work has included building a stronger cross-sector cooperative ecosystem in Minnesota through the relaunch of CoMinnesota.

Katie holds degrees in business and Spanish, certificates in cooperative development and abolitionist training, in addition to serving on the Ralph K. Morris Foundation board. She lives in Vadnais Heights, MN with her husband, two young children, and beloved dog Nina. Katie is also passionate about minimizing waste, hiking (ideally daily), and eating good bread.