Session materials from “Governing Big Coops Through Crisis” presented by Bryan Pagán, President of the ICC and Cyn Macias-Gomez, President of the BSC at NASCO Institute 2024. Both the ICC and BSC Recently Encountered Crises. The pandemic added fuel to the fire, but was not at the main issue at all. In 2022 the ICC fired its Finance Director and the General Manager resigned after being censured by the board. The BSC is on their third Executive Director in the last few years and has seen turnover in several important staff roles. The BSC faced conflicts among Management and Staff and between Management and the Board of Directors in recent years. Both Co-ops appear to be emerging from the crises at this time. As the current Board Presidents we want to share the role student members played and are playing in governing the organizations through these challenging times.
