Rebecca Kemble was elected to the Madison Common Council representing District 18 in April, 2015. As an Alder, Rebecca backed the city’s Worker Cooperative Development Initiative and currently serves on 12 City of Madison commissions and committees. Rebecca is a worker-owner at Union Cab Cooperative and the past President of the US Federation of Worker Cooperatives. She is currently the President of CICOPA North America, the sub-regional body of the worker cooperative sector of the International Cooperative Alliance. She is also the Vice President of CICOPA Americas and serves on the Executive Board of CICOPA worldwide. Rebecca is also a writer for The Progressive magazine, and a founding member and editor at the Wisconsin Citizens Media Cooperative.