Ti Abner

Cooperative Culture Director

Ti Abner is a licensed Social Worker and Community Organizer born and raised in Philadelphia. Engaging in consistent analysis and meditation throughout her experiences, she came to understand that interpersonal and mental health “issues,” have generational, macro and systemic roots. Ti committed her graduate school education at Bryn Mawr Graduate School Of Social Work and Social Research to studying macro level practices and approaches to systemic change. Over that time, Ti transitioned out of traditional mental health roles and into direct freedom work with a focus on the black liberation movement. Ti utilizes a variety of traditional (mainstream)  and nontraditional resources, mediums, skills and healing modalities for the work of both internal and external liberation. In contrast to systemic processes, she recognizes the importance of Cooperative frameworks as an expression of communality. Her work centers community, understanding it is necessary for creating an environment that supports change, healing, freedom and social justice endeavors. Ti continues to share, guide and support individuals, collectives and communities in radical change efforts locally and nationally.

You can reach Ti at ti@philadelphia.coop.

Corey Reidy

Co-op Development Director 

Corey Reidy (she/her) has been organizing with cooperatives since 2008, and has been a worker-owner of two different cooperatives, as well as a member of multiple user cooperatives. Corey has also been a social justice organizer for nearly two decades, currently focusing on climate justice and abolitionist struggles.

When not organizing, Corey practices and teaches yoga, enjoys spending time with her cats, friends, little garden plot, and is an avid reader. Corey graduated from Towson University with her Bachelor’s in Cultural Studies. One of her senior theses studied the power of the cooperative movement.

You can reach Corey at corey@philadelphia.coop

Alex Stewart

Membership Director

Greetings! I am a Philadelphia native seeking healing and peace through the struggle for economic and social liberation from exploitative systems. I live a life of love through contributing to building community-owned infrastructure and mutual-aid resources, connecting with myself and the earth as a means to bring balance to the world around me, and creating conversations where there is complexity, to heal one another and be heard by one another.

I’ve been involved with the cooperative economy for over a decade as a freelance developer and through movements such as Occupy Wall Street. I am an Afro-Indigenous Puerto Rican with a family history of over 120 years in Philadelphia that includes strong labor union roots. I believe social liberation can only be achieved through economic liberation and that co-ops are valuable tools to enable our communities to become thriving and self-determined environments, in which each member is a critical piece of something larger than themselves.

The cooperative community can offer the ability for each community member to step into their purpose with love, care, and understanding. I aim to support the cooperative membership in doing just that! The creation of foundational infrastructure for co-ops can be the means of production for a more compassionate economy we all deserve to live in.

You can reach Alex at alex@philadelphia.coop.