2024 Board of Directors Elections

Thank You for Voting in our 2024 Board of Directors Elections!

Voting for Board Members is now closed! Eligible Members voted online from Tuesday, October 1 - Monday, October 21. Thank you to all our Members who voted and showed support for our candidates this year! Stay tuned - results will be announced soon.

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2024 Board of Directors Election Candidates

Simon Bird

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A photo of a man from the shoulders up. He is wearing a blue tee shirt and a teal trucker hat. He has a short, gray-tinged beard. He is smiling. Below the photo, five silhouettes of onions are arranged inside five colored circles in a horizontal line. In order from left to right, the circles are blue, green, purple, orange and brown.

Kristina Sweet

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Mariella Torres

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A black and white photo of a woman seated in a chair. She is turned to look out over the back of the chair. She has long dark hair and a dark button-down shirt. She is smiling. Below the photo, three onion silhouettes are arranged in three circles in a horizontal line. The first circle is green, the second is purple and the third is brown.

The Onion Code

Candidates had five opportunities to learn more about Board work. The color of the onions below their photos indicates which of these opportunities they participated in.

  • Blue Onion: Attend a Board Orientation
  • Green Onion: Review Policy Governance Materials
  • Purple Onion: Read a Board Packet from a prior Board meeting
  • Orange Onion: Attend a Board meeting
  • Brown Onion: Talk with a current Board Member

Eligibility Requirements

City Market, Onion River Co-op Board of Directors' candidates must:

  • Be a City Market, Onion River Co-op Member in good standing. Any household member wanting to run for the Board must purchase Equity under their own Membership by August 31, 2024.
  • Be 18 years of age as of August 31, 2024.
  • State all potential conflicts of interest on the application and must not have an overriding conflict of interest.