Merrill Bradshaw- Merrill is a self-employed carpenter with years of community and co-op experience. Merrill has been a long-time resident of the Jocko Valley and has worked extensively with the Jocko Valley Co-op, the Arlee Historical Society, Friends of the Arlee School, and the Volunteer Fire Department. He is very skilled in construction as well as finish carpentry and has operated and owned a family homestead, providing him with skills in farming and ranching.

LaNette Diaz- LaNette is a native Montanan who is very interested in building community. (She even went to school for community organizing!) She is very interested in how food connects all of us to one another. She is also learning to garden, learning to can food and learning how to make new dishes with things like kale, bok choy and chard. LaNette is the mother of have two furry children, Boz and Olive, and owns a wonderful home on the westside near the co-op.

Jessica Glebke- Jessica moved from the Hi-Line to Missoula to attend college in 1994. She fell in love with the place, it's people, and it's wonderful access to beautiful local food. After school she left Montana but couldn't stay away too long. In 2005, a good friend talked her into joining the Co-op. Her interest and participation increased and she was elected to the board in 2008. She loves being a Co-op member because it allows her to fight corporate dominance, support local business, and be a part of something that is doing good in the community, all while getting great prices on the best local & natural foods around.

Maxine Jacobson-Maxine thinks everyone should have access to healthy, nutritious food. Her passion and challenge is working with others to continue developing the working-member co-op model which helps keep food prices low without compromising quality. She loves how her life has come full circle with her interest in food - from growing up on a produce farm in upstate New York to doing community food research and serving on the Co-op board since 2007.

Leslie Kitchens Guerreri- When Leslie's neighbors started up the Homestead Buying Club, precursor to MCFC, she began to learn about the co-op basic principles. She has been a fan ever since and a board member since 2005. Leslie operates an anti-bluegrass lawn landscaping company, bringing valuable experience in business planning and management to the board.

Chelsea Pennick- Chelsea joined the board in the fall of 2006 and brought her passion for food co-ops, local food and local farmers. Chelsea graduated from the University of Montana with a degree in Rural and Environmental Sociology and currently works for the National Forest Foundation. She and her partner are avid back-yard gardeners and aspiring "urban homesteaders". Chelsea is passionate about the potential of cooperatives to change the way we live and the way wealth (in all its forms) is distributed--she dreams of working not only with food cooperatives, but forest landowner cooperatives, housing and growers coop's and credit unions to bring about the change she wishes to see in the world.

Jack Rowan- Author, director, and producer of the on-going opus "The Idi-Odyssey," Jack first became involved with the Missoula Community Food Co-op in May of 2005. His interest is driven by a deep commitment to simplicity, community progression, and consensus decision-making. Jack was elected to the Co-op Board of Directors by fellow members at the first Annual Meeting, October 2006. Jack holds a Masters degree in Cultural Anthropology with an emphasis in Ethnobotany. He operates a low-impact landscape and home restoration business, contributing perspectives from numerous years in business and non-profit management.

Jessie Sherburne- Jessie Sherburne is the Community Programs Coordinator at the Montana Natural History Center. She has a B.A. in Biology with an emphasis in Zoology, and a degree in French language from the University of Montana. In 2006, she returned to Missoula after living in Vermont where she worked doing environmental education at the Vermont Institute of Natural Science. While there she was introduced to the concept of the co-op, became spoiled by the lovely localness of Vermont co-ops, and is thrilled to be involved with the Missoula Community Food Co-op here in Missoula.