Our Cooperative Community
The Wicked Co-op Limited Cooperative Association thrives through the collaborative efforts of diverse stakeholders united by a shared vision of democratic technology and social innovation. Our organization is structured as a multi-stakeholder cooperative, bringing together different perspectives and expertise:
Core Membership
Steward Members serve as the cooperative's anchors, holding primary responsibility for strategic direction and long-term sustainability. They ensure our mission and values remain at the heart of every decision while fostering democratic governance.
Worker Members form the operational backbone of our cooperative, contributing their skills and expertise across technology development, community engagement, and organizational operations. As worker-owners, they participate directly in decision-making and share in the cooperative's success.
Advisor Members bring specialized knowledge and industry experience, helping guide our strategic initiatives and technical development. Their insights strengthen our ability to serve communities effectively while maintaining sustainable business practices.
General Members represent a diverse community of supporters, users, and advocates who share our vision for democratic technology. They participate in our governance through designated channels and help shape the future of our platform.
Extended Ecosystem
Beyond our formal membership structure, we cultivate meaningful relationships with:
- Technology Partners who collaborate on platform development and integration
- Community Organizations that help us understand and serve diverse user needs
- Research Collaborators exploring innovative approaches to democratic technology
- Network Supporters amplifying our impact through advocacy and outreach
Together, this interconnected community forms a resilient network dedicated to advancing democratic technology and cooperative principles in the digital age. Through mutual support and shared learning, we're building technology that truly serves the needs of communities working for positive change.
Core Team
Our core team consists of the original founders who brought Socialroots from concept to reality. As the architects of our cooperative vision, they serve as organizational anchors, bringing deep knowledge of our platform's technical architecture, cooperative principles, and foundational values. Their combined expertise in democratic technology, community organizing, and cooperative development provides the stable foundation from which we grow.
Ana Jamborcic
product strategist and co-founder
guides product direction with a steady eye on the intersection of business value and approaches to complex social problems that are innovative, applied, useful, usable, collaborative, sensible, and more.
Khaled Alquaddoomi
software architect and co-founder
designs software systems for flexibility, elegance and scale, incorporating machine intelligence, data processing, and abstraction.
Christina Bowen >
knowledge ecologist and co-founder
integrates tech and human processes with living systems principles to support healthy teamwork and information flows that lead towards more sensible futures.
We see our core team not as a fixed entity, but as the seed from which a diverse, dynamic, and distributed leadership will grow. Through intentional mentorship and shared governance, we're building an organization where everyone can contribute to our collective success and impact.
Interested in partnering with us? Learn more about the cooperative mindset behind how we work.
