GAIA Host Collective : About Us : Who We Are

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Who is GAIA Host Collective?

We are a cooperative team of worker-owners. Each worker-owner owns one share of GAIA Host, which enables him/her to be part of our cooperative decision making process. Current full worker-owners are listed below. If you are interested in becoming a member of GAIA Host, please give us a call (1-800-672-8060).

Charles Uchu Strader:
Charles is one of the founders of GAIA Host Collective and has more than twelve years of experience managing web & email servers and working with web site developed on a variety of platforms. Platform expertise includes FreeBSD, Debian, Windows and application languages: PHP, Perl, Javascript, ASP, Cold Fusion. Charles' works hard to keep his computer work inline with his cooperative and environmental goals and is therefore involved with many community organizing activities including: Facilitator and Board Member of the Eastern Conference for Workplace Democracy, President of the Board at Institute for Environmental Awareness and founding member of the Valley Alliance of Worker Cooperatives.

Benjamin Bradley:
Benjamin has been working with computers and developing software applications for over 12 years. He earned a Computer Science degree at the University of Texas at Austin in 2002. Benjamin worked in the corporate world for a few years before joining the Gaia Host Collective in early 2007. Benjamin's goal is to live intentionally, and working with Gaia Host gives him the opportunity to support a company whose work is in line with his values. Benjamin's interests are in facilitating cooperation and collaboration, moving towards global sustainability, and participating in the re-growth of community.

Interested in worker-ownership?
We'd love to talk to you, so give us a call. Dedication to reliable technology with a desire to change the dynamics of business a must!