Meet our Board
Meet the committed, generous individuals who steer the Cohousing Association of the United States. We are actively seeking new board members to assist us in our mission. If you feel called to participate as a board member or in another volunteer role, please join us.
Rick Mockler, Interim President
Muir Commons
Davis, CA
“Our task is to nurture cohousing to scale, to return healthy, engaged neighborhoods to the norm. If we’re successful, gated ‘communities’ and McMansions with a television in every room will go the way of disco - artifacts that our grandchildren will look back on and ask, ‘What WERE they thinking?’.”
Terri Furman
Wonderland Hill
Boulder, CO
With over 25 years of professional experience in marketing and advertising; public relations; mortgage lending; and real estate sales, Terri brings a wealth of skills and accomplishments to her position at Wonderland Hill. Terri believes outstanding customer service is the key to her responsibilities at WHDC. Terri has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from the University of Colorado, Boulder and is two classes from a Masters of Arts in Communication at Regis University. A Colorado resident since 1978, Terri considers herself to be a life-long learner and is an outdoor enthusiast. She is passionate about Wonderland Hill’s values and mission.
David Entin
Rocky Hill Cohousing
Northampton, MA
"We seem to have lost a sense of community in America. Though approaching retirement, my wife and I joined an inter-generational cohousing group and have found a real sense of community. Cohousing is the antidote for this loss of community in America. We contribute to child care and offer our accumulated experiences and wisdom to younger folks. In turn we receive caring support as we age and encouragement to remain as active as possible. We participate in the Rocky Hill Cohousing book group, twice weekly common meals, men’s discussion group and weekly meditation, learned non-violent communication skills, and go cross country skiing with young folks. Living here is a real blessing for us. I want to share my experiences and support the growing cohousing movement across America."
Grace Kim
Schemata Workshop
Seattle, WA
Grace Kim is an architect and co-founding principal of Schemata Workshop, a 5-person architectural collaborative in Seattle. She attended architecture school at Washington State University and received a post professional Masters in Architecture from University of Washington where she also received a grant to live in Copenhagen and research Danish cohousing – specifically Common House design. She has visited over 20 communities in Denmark and more than 20 in the US. She is actively involved with the American Institute of Architects (AIA), Congress for Residential Architects, and is one of ten national recipients of the 2008 AIA Young Architects Award. Grace is also the author of The Survival Guide to Architectural Internship and Career Development. She and her husband Mike recently had a baby girl named Emmanuella.
Diane Margolis
Cambridge Cohousing
Cambridge, MA
"For decades I dreamed of something like cohousing. When I described it to friends, no one was interested. Then some Danes made it happen and Katie and Chuck wrote about it and now I live in the kind of community I dreamed about. I can’t imagine a better way to live and raise kids, especially for those whose families are spread around the country or the globe. It’s great to be on the board where we can help the cohousing movement grow."
David Wann
Harmony Village Cohousing
Golden, CO
“I believe the mini-movement of cohousing is partly a response to the loss of trust and individual empowerment that have become pervasive in our world. These “neighborhoods on purpose” are extremely valuable to a society so distracted by materialism and so shell-shocked by the frantic American lifestyle. Residents of cohousing are living actively rather than passively, and that’s why I joined a cohousing group more than 10 years ago.”
Eris Weaver
FrogSong Cohousing
Cotati, CA
"Cohousing has fulfilled so many of my needs, desires, and dreams, that I can’t imagine living any other way! Over the past 10 years, community has become not only my daily life, my friendship network and my family, but my work as well. As a facilitator, trainer and consultant, I work with forming and existing communities to improve their interpersonal connections, communication skills and decision-making processes. I get paid to help other folks live this dream – how cool is THAT?!?
Join us! You can help us lead the movement by serving on the Coho/US board and our working teams. Learn more.
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