Harper is a Worker-Owner at Rose Jade Consulting Cooperative. He brings over 15 years of experience in the realms of economic development, nonprofit management, and community organizing. He has advocated for progressive policies at the local, state, and federal levels, as well as been a political analyst for several organizations and media publications. Harper has trained hundreds of grassroots leaders in racial, economic, and social justice issues over the years. Most recently, he has also been the Executive Director of Our City Action Buffalo, which is part of an ever-growing movement to disrupt the political status quo through people-centered politics and co-governance structures in Buffalo, New York.

A native of Staten Island, NY, Adam earned his BA in Sociology from SUNY Stony Brook, and his MSW from Washington University in St. Louis. Eight years later, Adam has worked mostly in the field of organized labor with experiences as a DEI educator and a college & career coach.

Born and raised on Buffalo’s East Side as one of six children, India became a full-time working mother at the age of just 14. She earned her GED while pregnant with twins who were born prematurely, an experience that inspired her to become a nurse in the same NICU where her boys’ lives were saved. As a healthcare worker, India became a representative in the 1199 SEIU union, standing up for both workers and patients from picket lines in Buffalo to the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court, where she was invited to speak at a national women’s rights rally in 2014.

Tori Kuper is the Treasurer and co-founder of Cooperation Buffalo. Tori serves as Director for the School for Democratic Management at the Democracy at Work Institute (DAWI) where she supports the growing field of worker cooperative managers and technical assistance providers with the training, education, and tools they need to thrive.

Kathryn is a lover of community and connection. Having been raised in Buffalo, she is a proud product of Buffalo Public Schools and has witnessed the many changes to her city over the last decade. Having worked in non-profits ranging from medical to a non profit law firm, Kathryn has been a lifelong advocate. From policy work focused on racial and economic justice, to individual practice- Kathryn believes in the intersectionality of our lives and thus the need to make sure our solutions to problems are equally holistic.