Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Governance Consultants

[Ann Zabaldo (zabaldo]

Rick — This is a very interesting idea.  

Please include me in any discussion about or group that forms to consider this 
idea.  How about at the national conference coming up?  Will you be there? If 
so … great place to launch this discussion.


Best --

Ann Zabaldo
Takoma Village Cohousing
Washington, DC
Principal, Cohousing Collaborative, LLC
Falls Church, VA
703.688.2646


On Apr 6, 2015, at 9:05 AM, Richart Keller <richart.keller [at] gmail.com> 
wrote:

> 
> Hi Virginia
> 
> I have been thinking recently that perhaps we should reframe the
> discussion: after participating in cohousing as a 5 year resident and being
> involved in several national cohousing organizations (and being a
> professional planner/organizer/facilitator) I am thinking that we should be
> seeking management approaches rather than "governance" systems--that
> governance is inappropriate for cohousing communities.
> 
> Would be glad to discuss this further if you like.  Feel free to call me on
> my cell phone 401 486-2677.
> 
> Rick Keller
> Pioneer Valley Cohousing
> On Apr 6, 2015 7:16 AM, <coho_list [at] virginiasandman.com> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Dear Co-Housing L --
>> 
>> I am a member of the newly forming Village Hill Co-Housing community.
>> First,
>> thank you for all the emails some of you sent in response to an earlier
>> request. Many of us have been reading and studying your input.
>> 
>> I am writing now to ask if any of you could make referrals for governance
>> consultants.
>> 
>> We are interested in governance information that casts a wide net over the
>> existing options. Could you recommend a consultant or consultants who can
>> give us an unbiased picture of what is out there. Many of us want to
>> consider and carefully weigh what our options are. In other words, we'd
>> like to be informed about the widest range of governance that co housing
>> has used.
>> 
>> If you want to contact me personally, please send emails to:
>> coho_list at virginiasandman.com
>> 
>> Thank you for everything.
>> 
>> Respectfully,
>> Virginia Sandman
> 
>