Vernon interviews 2019 Co-op Hall of Fame Inductee, Anne Reynolds, Director of the University of Wisconsin Center for Co-ops, retired. Vernon and Anne discuss her career, and the many contributions she has made to the cooperative movement. In 1996, Anne joined the staff of the University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives, as the center was beginning to transfer its internationally renowned cooperative library online. Anne’s role at the center transitioned over the years; by 2014, she was Executive Director. A fixture of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center for Cooperatives-the U.S.’s premier cooperative research center-Anne has contributed significantly to scholarship on cooperatives. Her career has not only spanned co-op sectors, but bridged gaps: between academics and business leaders, between strategic thinking and practical application and across deep ideological and cultural divides. Anne Reynolds retired in 2018 from her position as the Executive Director of the University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives, where she led the Center’s outreach, education and development program. She is currently doing consulting on cooperatives and is an active volunteer in her community. Anne has worked with numerous organizations on strategic planning, fund-raising, organizational development and community organizing. Anne serves on several boards, including the Ralph Morris Foundation, Shared Capital Cooperative (a community development finance institution), 350 Madison, and the Madison Public Market Foundation. Before joining the Center for Cooperatives, she worked at the Credit Union National Association (CUNA).
