
“With great enthusiasm, the staff at NCBA CLUSA looks forward to working with Esteban in his new role as the association’s Board Chair,” said Doug O’Brien, president and CEO of NCBA CLUSA. “I look forward to collaborating more closely with NCBA CLUSA leadership and staff in this role and leveraging my 25 years of organizing and advocacy to empower more people to contribute to shared prosperity through cooperative ownership.” “I am honored to have been elected chair of NCBA CLUSA’s Board of Directors,” Kelly said. Kelly is also Founding President of the freelancer co-op Guilded Worker-Owner and Co-Founder of AORTA (Anti-Oppression Resource & Training Alliance) and Board Member of CICOPA, a sector organization of the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA). Federation of Worker Cooperatives and immediate past 1st Vice Chair of NCBA CLUSA’s Board of Directors, as the association’s new board chair, effective June 14. The Board of Directors of the National Cooperative Business Association CLUSA International (NCBA CLUSA) is pleased to announce the election of Esteban Kelly, Executive Director of the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives and immediate past 1st Vice Chair of NCBA CLUSA’s Board of Directors. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Trends in the Cooperative CommunityĮsteban Kelly is Executive Director of the U.S.ABCs of Farmer and Independent Small Business Co-op Impact.The Cooperative Economics Council (CEC).Strengthening Cooperatives And Producer Organizations.
