
Ben Sandel is a consultant with CDS Consulting Co-op and was the leader of Friendly City Food Co-op (http://friendlycity.coop/) from its earliest meeting through its successful opening, most of that time as board president. He has been involved with co-ops since 1986 when he was the Friday tofu rinser at Honest Weight Food Co-op. (Ben is also an expert broccoli de-icer.) Ben provides training and support to startups and established co-ops in board leadership, governance and capitalization. He lives in Harrisonburg, Virginia and loves working with startup co-ops!