Board of Directors
The purpose of the Orcas Food Co-op is to increase local food production and enhance our islands’ community food network by selling high-quality, local, and organic, non-GMO food and other household goods at the lowest feasible cost, and by educating customers and connecting them to helpful resources. In the coming five years, our aim is to continue strengthening our Co-op and building community resilience. The Board of Directors is made up of a group of qualified owner-members who are willing to volunteer their time and varied expertise to support the mission and long-term strategic goals of the Co-op. We strive for diversity of all kinds on the Board, to ensure it represents the uniqueness of our island community.
WHO IS ON THE BOARD?
Orcas Food Co-op’s directors bring varied backgrounds and skills to the board. They are united in their shared passion for Orcas Food Co-op, for strengthening community, and for furthering the cooperative business model. Click on the board member bios below to learn a bit about each of them.
WHEN DOES THE BOARD MEET?
Generally, there are eight board meetings per year (two per quarter) on the fourth Thursday of the meeting months, typically from 6-8 pm. Co-op Member-Owners are welcome to join us to observe and comment during the member comment period.
Please email board@orcasfood.coop if you are interested in attending a meeting so we can provide details and plan space accordingly.
BYLAWS
More information about the Co-op’s election process, membership, and governance can be found in the Co-op’s Bylaws HERE
Josh Warren-White
2025-2028
President, Finance Committee
Caitlin Leck
2025 – 2028
Board Development Committee
Steve Bernheim
2023 – 2026
Vice President, Finance Committee, Board Development Committee
Leah Johnson
2024 – 2027
Board Development Committee
Tony Grosinger
2023 – 2026
Secretary, Finance Committee
Connect with our Board of Directors
The Co-op’s Board of Directors is available to answer questions and provide information about co-op governance.
Josh Warren-White
2025-2028
President, Finance Committee
Over the last 20 years Josh has helped build multiple worker-owned cooperatives and worked as a community organizer fighting for economic and racial justice.
For the last 13 years he’s been a worker-owner of a successful social justice graphic design studio called Design Action Collective, a small business that is a democratic workplace and serves non-profits, labor unions, and social justice organizations with professional graphic design and web development services.
Before moving to Orcas in 2020, Josh and his family lived in a cooperatively owned co-housing community land trust.
He feels his skills and experience are of most use to progressive cooperatives who are trying to both succeed as small businesses, advance the cause of social justice and anti-racism, and function democratically, while serving the needs of community.
Josh would love to offer his time and skills in whatever ways might best help this vital community institution thrive, and would love to meet like minded people and build relationships in the process.
Steve Bernheim
2023 – 2026
Vice President
Finance Committee,
Board Development Committee
I moved to Orcas for the isolation but am willing to work with others on the island to limit greenhouse gas emissions and increase our supply of locally-grown food.
My wife Susan Bauer and I joined others to grow fruits and vegetables with Orcas Community Participatory Agriculture (OCPA) late in 2017 and now we host an OCPA neighborhood co-op-style garden at our “Fir Peace Farm” past Doe Bay. I am in my second term on the county Agricultural Resources Committee. I have been a lawyer in Seattle and an Edmonds City Councilperson.
I’m thankful for everyone at the Co-op who keep us supplied with local & organic food and hope we can provide more in the coming years.
Tony Grosinger
2023-2026
Board Development Committee
Tony Grosinger moved to Orcas Island in the summer of 2018 with goals of reducing his footprint, growing food, and building community. Tony previously served on the board of the NE Seattle Tool Library where he focused on growth and teaching. He is very passionate about creating supportive and sustainable community resources.
Leah Johnson
Board Development Committee
2024-2027
Cooperative organizations have the unique ability to create lasting changes in their communities, the moment a need arises. The Orcas Food Co-op is a responsive and compassionate organization that has nurtured a vital, food-access safety net on our island.
As an active member of our local business community and volunteer for non-profits across the county, I have witnessed the dedication of our neighbors as they work to create equitable outcomes for every person on Orcas.
With a background in education access and dismantling systemic food scarcity, I hold dear our collective strength and ability to serve the islands’ evolving needs.
I am honored to learn and grow with you as a member of the Orcas Food Co-op board.
Caitlin Leck
2025 – 2028
Board Development Committee
Over the last 20 years Josh has helped build multiple worker-owned cooperatives and worked as a community organizer fighting for economic and racial justice.
For the last 13 years he’s been a worker-owner of a successful social justice graphic design studio called Design Action Collective, a small business that is a democratic workplace and serves non-profits, labor unions, and social justice organizations with professional graphic design and web development services.
Before moving to Orcas in 2020, Josh and his family lived in a cooperatively owned co-housing community land trust.
He feels his skills and experience are of most use to progressive cooperatives who are trying to both succeed as small businesses, advance the cause of social justice and anti-racism, and function democratically, while serving the needs of community.
Josh would love to offer his time and skills in whatever ways might best help this vital community institution thrive, and would love to meet like minded people and build relationships in the process.