Mark is an operational excellence obsessive with a black belt in Lean Six Sigma. He specializes in helping companies connect their values with their business strategy, align operations to meet objectives, and create processes and structures that promote long-term sustainability. Over a 24-year career working in both small business and global corporate environments, Mark has developed the passionate belief that profit is not possible without people, planet and common purpose — and businesses do better when they attend to all four. That's why B Corp beer just tastes better, because you know the people who made it are living their values.

Lauren Schubring is originally from Michigan, but has gladly made Spokane her chosen home. She lives here with her husband and their dog, affectionately named Spokane. She always wants to find ways for the local community to have more opportunities to connect, and she views the Main Market Co-op as one of those important places for community to gather or just run into each other and have a chance to chat or share a meal.

Lauren is a recent graduate from Eastern Washington University with a Dual Masters Degree in Public Administration and Urban & Regional Planning. Over the past four years, Lauren has worked at The Arc of Spokane overseeing their Community Inclusion and Supported Employment Programs. From 2018-2020, she was the Chair of the Logan Neighborhood Council and sees so much importance in starting to create change on your own block. She now works for Faith Action Network as their Regional Organizer for Eastern Washington and will soon be starting with the City of Spokane Parks Department to help update their Parks & Open Space Master Plan. One project that Lauren got started right before COVID hit was called Spokane SOUP, which is a micro-granting, community dinner empowering ideas in our city. She is excited to continue to make that happen as soon as we can gather in person again.

Lauren is continually trying to find ways to live a more sustainable life, and is thankful that the Main Market Co-op helps her and others to do that. From choosing to fill our bodies with good, local ingredients to buying products that reduce our use of plastic, Lauren believes it's really important to "vote with your dollars" and be intentional with what we're purchasing and supporting.