Mark Goehring

Mark Goehring is team leader for the Cooperative Board Leadership Development (CBLD) program created to provide boards across the country with consultation, training and facilitation. Mark has been involved in co-op governance since the late 1990’s, including a tenure as Brattleboro Food Co-op’s board president.

Mark’s approach in his consulting work emphasizes education and empowerment, and creating tools for boards to enact a clear and strong vision. “It is important to me to be of service to boards. I am proud we offer a program that gives ongoing support to assist boards reaching their full potential. I am energized by strategic conversations that establish the deep value of co-ops in many communities,” he said.

Mark can help you with:

• Leadership development
• Board training and development
• Policy Governance
• Facilitation
• Member linkage/community engagement.

“I have worked with Mark Goehring over the last year as our Coop Board re-evaluated its policies and developed a Policy Governance model. Mark provides ‘the best – a wide range of knowledge and experience, a sympathetic understanding of board process, and an ability for coaching and leadership in a group setting. I look forward to our ongoing consultation with him.”
— Jeff Gold, Board President, BriarPatch Co-op, Grass Valley, CA

“Having Mark as facilitator for the NCGA board of directors has been a terrific experience. He has led the board to do a better job at monitoring our policies, updating our policies, and using our meeting time effectively. I personally enjoy having someone I can bounce ideas off of as well as guide me on leadership issues as board chair.”
— Pam Mehnert, Board President, National Cooperative Grocers Association