Executive Director Kevin Edberg joined CDS as executive director in October 2000 and is responsible for the overall strategic direction and management of the organization. He  has a strong background in agriculture, economics, and marketing. He holds bachelor’s degrees in…

Cooperative Development Specialist Char is the newly arrived Cooperative Development Specialist. Most recently Char was the Executive Director of 40 Square Cooperative Solutions. Char Vrieze joined CDS as a Cooperative Development Specialist in in April 2022. Char’s background growing up…

Office & Program Manager Vicky Chaput has been Office Manager for Cooperative Development Services (CDS) for over the past 20 years overseeing key areas of Human Resources, Office Coordination, Meeting Planning and is the Program Manager for the organization’s Senior…