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Nov 1 2011
Peter Ratner: Candidate Statement
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Peter RatnerOccupation: Self-employedCandidate’s Statement of Interest:I have been a member of CNF Co-op almost since the beginning, and have been involved in Co-ops almost all of my adult life. I believe that cooperative food stores are one of the best ways to contribute to the building of a healthy local economy, as they provide a place for consumers and producers to interact in a way that provides each with what they need; the consumer gets fresh local food, and the producers get a fair price and the satisfaction of selling to their neighbors. I would like to continue on the Board and think that we should reach out more to the CSU community.Experience, volunteer and paid, relevant to BOD job description:I previously served on the CNFC BOD in 1990 and more recently I have served on the CNFC Board for the past 3 years, and have filled the posts of both President and Vice President.Training and education relevant to trustee job description:I have gained a lot of experience in Board work over the past 3 years, and have attended 3 training sessions provided by the National Cooperative Grocers Association.Skills that would directly contribute to the mission of CNFC:I am well versed in the Rochdale Cooperative Principles, and have worked in the past in the organic farming industry. During my previous term on the BOD, I helped to move the Board into using the Policy Governance Model for Board to Store relations. I feel that this will make for a much more vibrant and healthy store and BOD in the coming years.Experience on a committee or with an organization in the past that used active member participation to achieve its goals:I served on the Board of KZFR Community Radio 3 years and have directly participated in many fund raising events, most of which were almost entirely staffed by volunteers. In addition, I have been on the Board of CNFC for the past 3 years.Experience with making sound financial decisions or operating a successful business and ability to read and interpret a balance sheet and income statement:I have not had any experience per se in operating my own business, I have, however, been a member of the CNFC Board for the past 3 years, during which time I have participated in budget planning and have learned to read a balance sheet as well.Experience in working on a business or enterprise budget:I have worked closely with the General Manager of KZFR, our board Treasurer and our Book Keeper in devising the annual budget for KZFR. We reviewed income and expense statements and decided which ones needed to be increased and which decreased. The final budget was then sent to the entire board for input and review.Prior or comparable experience on a board or oversight committee:I have been a member of the CNFC Board for the past 3 years, during which time I participated in BOD committees, including the BOD Handbook committee, and served as both President and Vice President, and am currently serving as President.Experience with long-range planning:I have been working on the Strategic Planning committee at KZFR for the past 6 months. This has involved identifying areas of concern, like community involvement and technology, identifying the stations, present abilities, strengths and weaknesses and formulating plans of action to create a stronger station.Experience in which you used problem solving skills in a task-oriented group:During the past 18 months, I participated in the creation of a BOD training and reference manual. We had no current manual for the CNFC BOD, and had to find examples of board manuals from other Co-ops, read them over, and utilize and rework components of different ones to create what we wanted for CNFC.
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