Advocates
S4 Episode 4: Deb Winiewicz, On the ROC Association & Community
Deb Winiewicz of Halifax Estates is a highly active Member of her community both locally and nationally and talks about policy efforts by ROC Association and what it means to be a ROC.
S4 Episode 3: Public Investment with Rachel Arndt
Rachel Arndt talks about public investment in resident owned communities. Rachel has had first-hand experience with the growing awareness and changing attitudes toward MHCs.
S4 Episode 2: State Advocacy with Margaret Jones
Margaret Jones from Mountainside Community Cooperative in Maine will tell you herself how much of an advocate she is for manufactured housing and resident ownership.
S3 Episode 6: Infill and Fundraising with Allie Lechner
Allie Lechner was skeptical about her community becoming a co-op. Six years later, she is now on the Board at the flourishing Zumbro Ridge Estates in Minnesota.
S3 Episode 5: Resident Ownership with George McCarthy: An Economist’s Perspective
George “Mac” McCarthy, President and CEO of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, brings to the table a well-informed outlook …
S3 Episode 2: The History and Future of ROC USA with Andrea Levere
Twenty-two years ago, Andrea Levere met Paul Bradley for the first time, before ROC USA was established. Paul worked at …
S2 Episode 11: Working Toward Better with ROC Association’s John Egan
When John Egan excused himself from a meeting for a moment as his community was discussing becoming a co-op, he …
S2 Episode 10: Building a Movement with ROC USA’s Mary O’Hara
When Mary O’Hara joined ROC USA, it was just getting started as a national organization trying to scale the success …
S2 Episode 9: A Brief History of CDFIs with Michael Swack
You’ve probably heard it before, but the very first Resident Owned Community came about as the result of a graduate …
S2 Episode 8: Infrastructure, Policy and ROC Association Updates with Board President Marjory Gilsrud
On today’s episode of Ownership Matters, Mike checks in with ROC Association Board President Marjory Gilsrud from Madelia Mobile Village …
S2 Episode 7: ‘A Decent Home’ with filmmaker Sara Terry
“When housing on the lowest rung of the American Dream is being devoured by the wealthiest of the wealthy, whose …
S2 Episode 5: The Changing Map of Co-op Development, with Courtney Berner
Earlier this year, Courtney Berner, the Executive Director of the Center for Cooperatives at the University of Wisconsin, wrote an …
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