Darryl Reed is the President and founder of the Green Campus Co-operative, he teaches in the Business & Society program at York University (Toronto). He holds PhD degrees in Ethics (University of Southern California 1997) and Political Economy and Public Policy (University of Southern California 1995). His primary research focus is on the social economy in the context of development, with a special emphasis on co-operatives and fair trade movements. He is the author of more than 40 academic articles and chapters. He has served as the president of the Canadian Association for Studies in Co-operation (CASC) for five years. He has also served as an adviser to various fair trade organizations, including the Canadian Fair Trade Network.

John Simoulidis teaches in the Business and Society and Interdisciplinary Social Science programs at York University. He earned his PhD in Political Science at York, focusing on political theory and political economy. John joined Green Campus Co-op (GCC) in the spring of 2019, though he was previously involved in another co-op, the faculty and graduate cafe and pub, which the GCC was instrumental in setting up. John is a working board member, serving as Treasurer and T-shirt maker. He is currently working on a community composting project at York and is interested in sustainability, social justice and economic alternatives.

Wanita is a York graduate, from the Business and Society program, where she was involved in a number of sustainability initiatives and student organizations. Wanita currently work for Regenesis.

Justin is a recent graduate from the Business and Society Program, York University.

Professor Idemudia’s research interests are in the area of critical development studies, political economy and political ecology approaches to natural resource extraction in developing countries, business and development, issues of governance, transparency and accountability in resource rich African countries. He is also interested in the relationship between development and conflict as well as environmental security. He is at present working on a SSHRC funded research project that seeks to critically examine the relationship between corporate social responsibility and the resource curse in Africa.

Andrius is a graduate of York University, having earned both a BES (Environmental Studies) and MES (Environmental Studies) degree. He currently works for the City of Toronto.

Devin Holterman is a doctoral student in the Department of Geography at York University in Toronto, Canada. He studies the intersection of conservation governance and the politics of natural resource extraction, particularly the oil/gas and mining sectors in Tanzania and northern Canada. Devin’s research questions the apparent incompatibility of the conservation and extraction sectors and examines the growing involvement of conservation alliances and extractive actors in the securitization of conservation policy and practice and the (re)transformation of conservation space into sites of primary commodity production. Devin is a researcher with the project: Canadian Conservation in Global Context: Intersections with Asia and Africa (CCGC) led by Dr. Robin Roth (Guelph University) and Dr. Elizabeth Lunstrum (York University). He also holds a Masters of Environmental Studies degree (York University) and a Bachelor of Applied Communications - Journalism degree (Mount Royal University). Prior to beginning his PhD research, Devin worked in the NGO sector and as a journalist in Canada and East Africa.

With 20+ years of experience in education and retail management, Chad Saunders joined York University in January 2020 as the Director of Bookstore, Printing and Mailing Services. He also serves on the board of directors for Campus Stores Canada and as the President of the Canadian Collegiate Buying Group. Prior to joining York University, Chad ran the retail operations for the University of Toronto and worked with several of Canada’s largest retailers in different leadership capacities. Most recently, he was Vice President – Campus Retail for Nelson Education, Canada’s largest educational publisher. He has also started two successful collegiate apparel businesses, including one that sold to more than 110 stores in Canada. He brings a wealth of retail and apparel experience to Green Campus Co-op.

Madison Hopper is both an activist and entrepreneur who has been working in the field of fair trade for over 5 years. She began as the Executive Director of Fair Trade Toronto (a civil society organization), then later went to sit on the board of Fairtrade Canada. Madison completed her Masters degree in Business and the Environment from York University / Schulich School of Business specializing in understanding the various social impacts generated by the modern day garment industry. During this time, she worked with the GCC, both in its Garment operations, and it the development of a sustainable cafe on their campus. Madison now works with a Fairtrade Certified fruit company called Equifruit focusing on innovation and new product development.

Michael Jodah Kenny is a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Education at York University. He is the Executive Director of Regenesis, a Canadian youth environmental organization. Michael is a co-founder of the Affordable Housing Committee at York University, a committee of students and faculty working towards establishing affordable co-operative housing. Kenny brings rich experience with student movements and managerial experience to organise StudentDwellTO’s end of project workshop.