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.

Eris Weaver, co-President
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?!?

Lisa Poley, co-President
Shadowlake Village Cohousing
Blacksburg, VI

Lisa Poley is a founding member of Shadowlake Village Cohousing in Blacksburg VA. She is currently teaching in the School of Public and International Affairs at Virginia Tech and completed her PhD dissertation research on Cohousing and democracy building. She joined the Board of the National Cohousing Association in 2008.

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 Master of 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 numerous cohousing communities in Denmark and North America. Her firm designed Daybreak Cohousing in Portland which is scheduled to complete construction in September 2009. She is actively involved with the American Institute of Architects (AIA), Congress for Residential Architects, and in 2008 was a recipient of the National AIA Young Architect Award. Grace is also the author of The Survival Guide to Architectural Internship and Career Development.

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."

Meg Ludlum
Duwamish Cohousing
Seattle, WA

Meg is an active, founding member of Duwamish, where she is long-time Treasurer, member of the Executive/Coordinating Committee, and is now working on the repair of a construction defect. She joined the Coho/US board to offer her financial skills, have more contact with other cohousing communities, and contribute to the growth of the cohousing movement.

Join us! You can help us lead the movement by serving on the Coho/US board and our working teams. Learn more.