Kate Sumberg first began her career in co-ops at the Western Massachusetts Cooperative Warehouse as a bookkeeper, truck driver and warehouse worker in the 1970’s. She has served as the chief financial officer for several co-ops, as well as an interim general manager, and has worked in almost every department during her career.
She has consulted with and visited cooperatives all over the world, and is a graduate of Simmons Graduate School of Management. Kate currently works on CoCoFiSt (Common Cooperative Financial Statements), a project that compiles, analyzes and compares financial and operating data from co-ops around the country.
Kate is a recipient of the Honored Cooperator Award and was inducted into the Cooperative Hall of Fame in 2008.
Kate’s services include:
“Using CoCoFiSt for goal-setting was one of our first steps from going from a mediocre operator to being one of the best!”
—Dan Gillotte, General Manager, Wheatsville Co-op, Austin, TX
Articles from CDS Consulting publications
Assessment as Strategic Approach to Co-op Development. Solutions: Spring 2003
Walden and Kate to Be Inducted into the Cooperative Hall of Fame. Solutions: November - December 2007
