Samantha began creating websites in 2005 but left her digital work in 2007 to explore other interests, spend more time in nature, and find a healthier way of living. In 2015 she returned to tech, working operations & finance with CoLab Cooperative, and in the following year began her own cooperative — Fresh Ink.
Samantha is driven by project outcomes. Helping those who make the world a better place is her greatest driving force; to be able to see, not just visually, but statistically, the changes her work makes is a deep source of motivation.
Joyfully entering her 15th year of working with cooperatives, Samantha seeks to build a sustainable, collaborative, and empowering digital work space — rooted in care, connection, and compassion.
Project Management
WordPress Implementation
User Experience
Content Strategy
Daniel has a long history in non-profit and cooperative business development. Daniel began his cooperative career as a co-founder and chair for a start-up virtual food cooperative and transitioned those skills into the role of Cooperative Development Specialist with the Northwest Cooperative Development Center. In addition to this role, Daniel is the Program Manager for the Democracy at Work Network, a Peer Advisory Network that helps facilitate cooperative development throughout the U.S.
Daniel brings with him experience and expertise in non-profit development and fundraising. He has worked with several non-profits in donor relations, fundraising, and marketing to help grow start-ups and well-established non-profits. He spent nearly two years in West Africa working for the Wild Chimpanzee Foundation where he focused his efforts on grant writing, fundraising, and outreach.
Daniel is passionate about leveraging technology in a way that is purposeful, accessible, and simple. Developing systems for workplace technology around project management has been a passion and focus throughout his career. He is a great resource for transitioning to G Suite and maximizing its benefits.
Cooperative Specialist
Business Development
UX Research
Workplace IT
Liridona Arifi is based in Lipjan, Kosovo. Currently finishing her computer science degree at the University of Business and Technology in Lipjan she is pursuing her passion for front-end web development and design.
Though she may not add the comment to her code /* Liridona is incredibly kind and thoughtful */ it’s clear in every piece of work she does.
She brings a positive attitude and is endlessly curious about how to build things better, and more quickly, and how she can support every project she works on.
With outside mentorship, her studies, work at Fresh Ink, and her regular passion projects she is a growing contributor to Fresh Ink and the world wide web!
WordPress Development
PHP
Javascript
CSS / SASS
Otto has been a web and design enthusiast for the last 10 years. He is highly skilled and proficient in several areas of the web development stack from the server side, to the client side. With a primary focus on AJAX and Web Applications, Otto is striving to make the web a more usable, and beautiful place.
With humble beginnings in Kansas and a laptop at his side, he taught himself at an early age how to program. Ever since his first website, he’s been hooked. His curiosity for all things web related has been the driving force in his self-education and career.
When Otto is not at his laptop, you can find him in the gym, cooking, or adventuring. He tries to find the brighter side of life and isn’t afraid of a good challenge.
Web Design
Server Administration
AJAX
Web Applications