July 15th Board Meeting Highlights

  • The Board’s Strategic Discussion centered on current needs of members to better understand how needs are changing and how we can adopt strategies for meeting these needs.
  • The Education and Outreach Committee will continue Grad Research Nights, allowing graduate students to share their research with the community. The next scheduled events will be September 2nd and November 4th. 
  • The CEO reported that Wheatsfield finished the fiscal year at 0.84% over the previous year’s sales.
  • June 2026 saw an increase in 25 new member owners and 7 new student members, several over last June’s increase in membership numbers.
  • The Board reviewed the CEO’s budget and business plan for the co-op’s 2026-2027 fiscal year.
  • The year’s strategic plan was presented in the categories of community, products, services, and experiences, team, systems, and financial and infrastructure, along with metrics reflecting how annual goals will be accomplished.