Ana Martina (she/ella/they/elle) is a Chilenga Community trainer and facilitator. She has been deeply involved in the worker cooperative ecosystem for the last decade, through her years serving as the Membership Director of the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives and as a former worker owner of Colmenar Cooperative Consulting. In 2026 she joined Seed Commons as Coop Coach. She is dedicated to advising communities on best practices to shape democratic governance, organizational accountability and collective sustainability. Her approaches are rooted in principles of Racial and Economic Justice, FeministEconomics and el Buen Vivir.

John Crane has been working in the cooperative space for over 25 years, having spent the last ten years as the General Manager of the Portland Food Co-op in Portland, Maine. John also serves on the steering committee for the Cooperative Maine Business Alliance, is Board President of the Neighboring Food Co-op Association, and serves on the Risk Management Committee for National Co+op Grocers.