Marilyn Scholl
Phone: 802-387-6013
MarilynScholl@cdsconsulting.coop

Putney, VT

Marilyn Scholl specializes in leadership development, board training, facilitation, membership development and Policy Governance. She has worked with food cooperatives for over 25 years, including nine years as a general manager and nine years with the University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives.

Marilyn can work with you on:

• Leadership development
• Board training
• Policy Governance
• Facilitation
• Membership development

“Marilyn possesses many valuable skills, among the most important of which is knowing her audience and the desired outcome of the session or project. She easily adapts her style to fit the needs of her audience, whether that’s employee training or board planning. People enjoy her energy and respect her for the knowledge and experience she brings.”

—Pam Mehnert, General Manager,
Outpost Natural Foods Co-op, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Articles on this site

• Start-up Assistance Gains Momentum
  (May-June 2010, Volume 10, Number 3)
• Expand Trade Area and Grow Sales with Research Data
  (November-December 2009, Volume 9, Number 6)
• Support Cooperative Development
  (May-June 2009, Volume 9, Number 3)
• A Tradition of Managing Change
  (January - February 2008, Vol. 8, No. 1)
• Fulfilling Our Intentions by Measuring the Mission
  (September-October 2007: Volume 7, No. 5)
• Cooperative Board Leadership Getting Results
  (October 2005: Volume 5, No. 5)
• Case Study: Board Continuity: Getting It
  (October 2005: Volume 5, No. 5)
• CoCoBEEPP
  (June 2005: Volume 5, No. 3)
• Envisioning a New Heyday for New Food Co-op Development
  (Fall 2004: Volume 4, No. 4)
• Co-op Resurgence
  (Fall 2004: Volume 4, No. 4)
• Emerging Systems in Our Sector
  (Summer 2004: Volume 4, No. 3)
• Board Discussion Tools—A CGA Effort
  (Fall 2003: Volume 3, No. 4)
• Member Equity: Essential Foundation, Educational Tool
  (Summer 2003: Volume 3, No. 3)
• Balanced Resources for Membership and Operations
  (Fall 2002: Volume 2, No. 4)
• A Round-Robin Discussion with CDS Consultants: Talking Co-op
  (Fall 2001: Volume 2, No. 1)
• CDS Mission to Support and Build the Co-op Sector
  (Summer 2001: Volume 1, No. 4)
• Board Development Specialist Marilyn Scholl: Focusing on the Big Picture
  (Spring 2001: Volume 1, No. 3)

Articles not on this site

500 Co-ops in 10 Years! Marilyn Scholl. Cooperative Grocer. #119. July-August 2005.

Appreciating the Diversity of Member Needs and Motivations. Cooperative Grocer Magazine #140, January – February 2009

Membership Is Ownership: The Cooperative Advantage. Cooperative Grocer Magazine #136, May -June 2008

The Board Role in the Accountability Stream. Cooperative Grocer Magazine #130, May – June 2007

Retail Operations Survey: Co-op Financial Trends and Store Development Issues. Patricia Cumbie. Cooperative Grocer. #107. July-August 2003.

Helping Build A Thriving Future for Food Co-ops. Marilyn Scholl. Cooperative Grocer. #102. September-October 2002.

Making Co-ops a Great Place to Work: Using Policy Governance to Guide and Monitor Staff Relations. Carolee Colter and Marilyn Scholl. Cooperative Grocer. #88. May-June 2000.

Management Evaluation under Policy Governance. Marilyn Scholl. Cooperative Grocer. #84. September-October 1999.

Using Policy Governance to Improve Board Leadership. Marilyn Scholl. Cooperative Grocer. #78. September-October 1998.

Encountering Cooperative Extremists: Proposed Solutions to an Oxymoronic Problem David Fowle and Marilyn Scholl. Cooperative Grocer. #83. July-August 1999.

Building and Improving Membership Programs Marilyn Scholl and Karen Zimbelman. Cooperative Grocer. #80. January-February 1999.

Building a Customer Service System Marilyn Scholl._ Cooperative Grocer_. #73. November-December 1997.

The Ownership Toolbox. Marilyn Scholl and Karen Zimbelman. Published by the Northcountry Cooperative Development Fund. 1999.