Oneota Co-op has welcomed three new members to its board of directors following our 2025 electoral cycle. These individuals are:
Amy Grinna, 295 votes; Carly Zierke, 289 votes; Steph Hughes, 264 votes.
These elected member/owners will fill openings created by the following three board members completing their service: Bill Iverson, Bee Lutz, and Carl Peterson. We thank these individuals for their dedication to the Co-op over the past several years.
A total of six member/owners filed candidacy and ran in our 2025 election. Erin Shaw also received 255 votes; Brigitte Cornelius, 211; and Andrea Eager, 154 votes. We are grateful to all those who participated in our cooperative, democratic process; the candidacy of each individual is appreciated.
Each person voting was allowed three votes (and not for the same candidate). 2025 election turnout was 497 member/owners. This number is 14.5% of our eligible electors. Two individuals abstained from voting, and the Co-op experienced two invalid ballots.
Our election was managed by Simply Voting, Inc., with results signed by company president Brian Lack. Paper ballots were then tallied and verified on-site. Completing this final stage were Brennan Allsworth, board vice president, Nathan Dietzenbach, board secretary, Johanna Bergan, member/owner,Scott Timm, member/owner, and Nate Furler, general manager.
Hughes, Grinna, and Zierke will begin service at the Thursday, April 29 meeting of the board of directors. Meeting commences at 6 p.m. in the Co-op Kitchen Classroom (two doors east of the Co-op’s main doors). The public is welcome to attend.
Our election was managed by Simply Voting, Inc., with results signed by company president Brian Lack. Paper ballots were then tallied and verified on-site. Completing this final stage were Brennan Allsworth, board vice president, Nathan Dietzenbach, board secretary, Johanna Bergan, member/owner,Scott Timm, member/owner, and Nate Furler, general manager.
