NCBA - National Cooperative Business Association
07/22/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/21/2026 19:18
This week on Everything Co-op, Katrina Kazda on transforming home care through cooperatives
Tune into WOL 1450 AM, 95.9 FM or the WOL Livestream on Thursday, July 23 at 10:30 a.m. EST for Everything Co-op, hosted by Vernon Oakes.
This week, Vernon welcomes Katrina Kazda, Vice President of Home Care Innovations a the ICA Group. Vernon and Katrina will discuss how cooperative innovation is transforming the home care industry through worker ownership, the launch of Elevate Cooperative, and strategies for strengthening the care workforce while improving the quality of care for individuals and communities.
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Katrina joined the ICA Group in 2017 following a 15-year career supporting the development and scale of businesses and institutions in a variety of industries and sectors, with a common thread of sustainable social, environmental and economic development. Between 2017-2023, Katrina led ICA's home care program, contributing to growth and strengthening of the national home care cooperative sector through research, education and cooperative consulting.
Today, as Vice President of Home Care Innovations, Katrina leads strategy, planning and development of ICA's scaled home care industry innovations, including Elevate Cooperative-a new, national secondary cooperative for the home care cooperative sector. Katrina received her master's degree in Sustainable International Development from the Heller School for Social Policy at Brandeis University, her bachelor's degree in Visual Anthropology, and a certificate in Native American Studies from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
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