Brodsky, Greenberg Get Hall of Fame Designation

Washington, D.C., Jan 14, 2009—Cooperative entrepreneurs Howard Brodsky and the late Alan Greenberg are among five business leaders that wil be inducted into the Cooperative Hall of Fame.

The five  business leaders will be recognized at the annual Hall of Fame Dinner and Induction Ceremony at Washington’s National Press Club on Wednesday, May 6. The event annually draws a standing-room-only crowd.

The Hall of Fame, the cooperative community’s highest honor, recognizes those who have made “heroic” contributions to cooperative enterprise.

“The profiles of these individuals reflect lifetimes of achievement as leaders, educators, advisors, innovators, and advocates for cooperative development, but particularly in their given sectors,” said Steven Thomas, Executive Director of the Cooperative Development Foundation, which administers the Hall of Fame. “The contributions of these five individuals provide solutions on how to succeed in any economic era, any region of the country, and any economic sector, which is especially instructive in a down economy.”

Cooperatives are democratically owned and controlled businesses that are driven to service to their members in addition to their financial bottom lines. Examples include credit unions, food co-ops, rural utility co-ops, and farm co-ops.  Hall of Fame nominations are received from throughout the cooperative community and are screened by two committees of national co-op leaders. The final selection is made by the board of the National Cooperative Business Association.

Howard Brodsky and Alan Greenberg of CCA Global Partners were Visionaries, leaders, and teachers.  They have devoted their careers to making cooperative entrepreneurship a prosperous endeavor to offer small business owners the same advantages enjoyed by their national chain competitors.

They created a co-op business model that is flexible and adaptable across industries, markets, and countries and that fully integrates ethical and environmental responsibility.  The organization they founded, CCA Global Partners, provides its member co-ops with tools for their entire business, creating sustainability, growth, and effective competition in the marketplace.

CCA Global Partners’ tools, systems and support structures give members the means to sustainability, effective competition, and growth in a competitive marketplace. Ethical and environmental responsibility is an integral part of this business approach, as is a history of service to local communities and charitable support. 

Other inductees include student housing icon James Jones, Minnesota agricultural educator Edward Slettom and Mississippi cooperative developer Melbah Smith.