Our Co-op Kitchen staff are passionate about food. They love serving all those great made-to-order meals, grab-and-go dishes, and freshly baked goods shoppers can enjoy from us any day of the week. The level of care and attention affixed to everything we serve in Prepared Foods will be clear from your very first bite, and it is thanks to people like Matt Sunderland that we are able to indulge our taste buds so spectacularly.
Say hello to our good friend and colleague Jen, the Customer Service Manager at our Easthampton store! Although she just recently entered this role following the opening of our second location in the summer of 2021, Jen has been a cornerstone of the co-op for much longer. In fact, she began working with us in 2012 as a cashier in the Northampton store! From there, it didn’t take long for her welcoming and warm personality to capture...
Have you seen Evan around either of our stores lately? There’s a good chance you probably have! He works in our Operations Department as the Facilities Manager, a role that keeps him very busy at all times as he is constantly traveling between both locations and caring for the many “behind-the-scenes” aspects of our co-op you don’t typically see when shopping...
Meet Reka, our Marketing Assistant Manager of Outreach! Reka has a long and dedicated history of working at mission-driven organizations that value community and education. She has taught in the Boston area and here in the Valley, and to this day continues to work as a choral conductor with an Amherst-based local children’s choir—the Hampshire Young People’s Chorus...
Meet Jason, our new Northampton Store Manager! Jason came to the co-op in the summer of 2020—the height of the COVID-19 crisis. Right away, he helped launch and manage our new e-commerce platforms to help shoppers adjust to big changes necessitated by the pandemic, providing those most vulnerable in our community with a safe way to shop...
Our Easthampton Store Manager, Dominic, is new to both the co-op and our beautiful little corner of the world! After living in various parts of California throughout his life—from Los Angeles during his youth to San Francisco and later San Diego—he and his husband decided to embark on a brand-new life adventure and purchased a home here in the Valley...
