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Three Directors for ROC Association!

Congratulations to our three elected ROC Association Directors! They are: Colleen Preston, Cranberry Village, Carver, Mass.; Natividad Seefeld, Park Plaza, …

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We all experience luck every now and again. There is something to positioning yourself for luck, increasing your odds if …

It’s official! (Or it will be)

Great news! The ROC Association achieved its quorum today. That’s more than a week before the deadline! How ironic, too, …

A good background read for ROC leaders

Few articles capture the significant challenges that manufacturers of Manufactured (HUD code) Homes as well as this recent Costar article. …

Great visit with three co-ops in New York!

Thank you to the Boards of Marilla Country Village, Champion, Inc., and Hidden Meadows for seeing me last week. All …

Quick update on CLI and ROC Association

We had good response to the Community Leadership Institute, with 32 applicants this year. We had expected more based on the national …

Students visit Aberdeen West Co-op …

Thank you to the Directors and Members of Aberdeen West Co-op for welcoming to their community nearly a dozen University …

“More co-op like …”

I used the phrase – more co-op like – in my introductory letter (May 24, 2013) announcing the national programs. …

Peter Rhoads — a well-deserved retirement

We celebrated ROC USA’s fifth birthday the other night by honoring a 15-year colleague of mine, Peter Rhoads. Peter is …

Senator’s story provides a powerful example

There’s nothing quite as powerful as a powerful example. We recently had the privilege of having U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen address our …

In cooperatives, “they” are “we”

You’ve heard it. I’ve heard it. … “They won’t help.” “They want to spend money we don’t have.” “They never …

Great visits

I just concluded a very good week in the Pacific Northwest where I was able to visit with two ROCs, …