Preferred Providers

Last updated May 2, 2019. PDF version

Accountants

• Wegner CPAs – Bruce Mayer (608-442-1939)

• Accede CPA – Catherine Joy (608-209-6421)

• Clifton Larson Allen – Jeff Brandenburg (608-662-8667)

Attorneys

• Herrick & Kasdorf – David “Rosebud” Sparer (608-257-1369)

• DeWitt Ross & Stevens – Brian Anderson (608-252-9243), Danielle Johnson (608-252-9287)

• Fred Schepartz (legal secretary)

Bookkeepers

• Common Good Bookkeeping Cooperative – Lora Garrett, Martha Kemble (608-390-3070)

Co-op Development and Peer Mentoring

• UW Center for Cooperatives – Charity Schmidt (608-262-5905), Courtney Berner (608-890-0966), Esther West (608-263-4775), Kelly Maynard (608-262-9751), Lynn Pitman (608-261-1355)

• Cooperative Development Services (CDS) – Kevin Edberg (651-287-0184)

• USDA Rural Development – Margaret Bau – (715-345- 7671)

• DAWN (Democracy at Work Network) – Damon Terrell (608-620-4815)

• Cooperative Resources – Dave Anderson, Jim Hoyt (515-745-0577)

• Workers to Owners (conversions) – Joe Marraffino

Cultural/Social Justice/Organizational Climate Training

• Madison Consulting Co-op– Colleen Butler

• Derute Consulting Co-op – Liz Drame

• ReSci Consulting – Hanif Numan (608-423-5203)

IT support and consulting

• Union Tech Cooperative – Dennis McKernan

• Antezana’s Technology & Business Services – Jorge Antezana (608-692-1013)

Interpreters and Translators

• Interpreters’ Cooperative of Madison – Contact

Insurance

• Family Insurance – Louis Bentley (608-835-5100)

• Harms Insurance Group – Nicole Waerzeggers (608-837-2484)

Helpful websites for co-ops in development

• UW Center for Co-ops

• Cooperative Educators Network

• The US Federation of Worker Co-ops

• The Democracy at Work Institute

• Co-op Creator