Fay joined the ICA Group in 2021 as a home care Business Developer and now directs ICA’s home care program, working with home care cooperatives and supporters across the country to build a thriving home care cooperative sector.
Prior to joining the ICA Group, Fay served as a consultant for the NYC Office of the Mayor for Strategic Policy Initiatives supporting the Employee Ownership NYC initiative and worked at the Philadelphia Water Department where she led community engagement for Philadelphia’s green stormwater infrastructure plan. She previously worked in urban agriculture, as the founder of a queer, women-owned vegetable farm and CSA in Providence, Rhode Island.
Fay has a BA in Political Science from Haverford College and a Master’s in City Planning from MIT, where her research focused on gentrification in small and mid-sized US cities.
I lead ICA’s home care program, working with home care cooperatives and supporters across the country to build a thriving home care cooperative sector. This includes providing technical assistance to cooperatives and startups, exploring new partnerships and opportunities for home care cooperative development, and building the case for the cooperative difference in home care.
I am inspired by the White Electric Coffee Co-op in Providence, RI, which transitioned to employee ownership in 2021. I worked at White Electric for many years as a part-time barista, and I am thrilled to see that some of my former coworkers are now worker-owners. I am proud that Providence has a co-op cafe that will provide good food service jobs and circulate profits locally for years to come.
I love spending time outside – walking, hiking, gardening, or just basking in the sun. Noticing the sights, smells, and sounds around me always helps me get grounded.
I live in Western Massachusetts and work out of our Northampton office.
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