As Executive Director of the Cooperative Development Foundation (CDF), Julie Bosland leads the development and implementation of the organization’s strategic goals, positioning CDF as a leader in cooperative development to help drive an economy that works for all. From 2017-2025, Julie served as a senior leader within Living Cities, a membership organization of philanthropic foundations and financial institutions working together to close the racial wealth gap. There she led a collaborative strategic planning process, fostered member collective action, supported fundraising, advanced public sector innovation and narrative change, and launched the Center for Wealth Equity to generate actionable insights. Previously, she worked to catalyze economic mobility at ThinkShift, an initiative of the DeBruce Foundation.  Earlier in her career, Julie focused on public sector strategies to support thriving families and communities through the National League of Cities (NLC)–including launching NLC University and helping to build the Institute for Youth, Education and Families—and in appointed roles in the Mayor’s Office in Philadelphia, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the White House Domestic Policy Council.

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Julie earned her bachelor’s degree from Swarthmore College and her master’s in public affairs from Princeton University. She also spent a year in India studying methods of empowerment of marginalized communities as a Watson Fellow. Julie lives in Alexandria, Virginia, with her husband and has three college-age children.

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jbosland@ncba.coop

Hanan El-Youssef is a multi-cultural polyglot with 15+ years of international experience in strategic programming, relationship management, and governance. She has a background in not-for-profits, economic development, member associations, and co-operatives. She served as Director of Strategy for the International Co-operative Alliance from 2013-2017 working to advance the Blueprint for a Co-operative Decade. She is passionate about co-operatives as engines of self-determined economic development, worker and labor rights, and refugee and immigrant issues. Hanan earned a BA from Bryn Mawr College (magna cum laude) and an MSc from the University of Pavia (Italy). She speaks English, French, Spanish, and Arabic.

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helyoussef@ncba.coop

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Kirstie Boyette serves as the Associate Director for the Cooperative Development Foundation where she directs finance and operations related to fundraising, grantmaking, and programs. Her role can be summed up as a facilitator of opportunities for cooperative education and development. Kirstie began working with the National Home Care Cooperative Initiative in 2019 where she collaborates with dedicated individuals in strengthening home care cooperatives. She also oversees the Cooperative Leaders and Scholars program designed to build capacity and support networks for the next generation of cooperative leaders.  

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Kirstie began her cooperative career at NCBA CLUSA where she focused on member events and strategic initiatives support. A graduate of the University of Florida, she holds a BA in Agricultural Economics and served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Thailand. She is pursuing a graduate diploma in cooperative and credit union management from the International Centre for Co-operative Management at Saint Mary’s University, serves as a board director of CooperationWorks!, and is a member of the Consumer Cooperative Management Association (CCMA) planning committee. Kirstie is the 2023 recipient of the William Hlushko Award to Young Cooperative Educators from the Association of Cooperative Educators. 

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kboyette@ncba.coop

Griffin served as CDF’s Executive Director from 2021 to 2024, transitioning to part-time senior advisor in January 2025 to focus on the Affordable Housing Initiative.  From 2011 to 2021, she was with the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), serving as senior advisor in its Office of Community Affairs since 2012, focusing on developing policies and programs to improve the financial lives of the economically vulnerable, including in the area of digital financial services. During her time at CFPB, she was twice detailed to the World Bank’s Consultant Group to Assist the Poor, where she worked on digital financial inclusion. Previously, she was director of public policy for NCBA CLUSA from 2004 to 2010, where she secured increases in funding for cooperative development, and policy changes related to cooperative finance and tax issues. Earlier in her career she spent nearly a decade at Consumer Reports as senior counsel on consumer finance issues.

 

A graduate of St. Lawrence University, Griffin holds a JD from Temple University and an LLM, Economic Regulation from George Washington University.