Annie McShiras is an Investment Associate at Self-Help Federal Credit Union. Passionate about cooperative and democratic economics, Annie has been promoting movements for economic justice, the solidarity economy, and systems change for the past ten years. Annie has worked in organizations on issues ranging from worker cooperative development to homelessness prevention to impact investing; in Vermont, California, and NYC; wearing director, producer, fundraiser, and manager hats. Prior to joining the Self Help team, Annie served as Director of Development and Strategic Growth at The Working World and as Development Director at the Responsible Endowments Coalition. She is currently working on a research project focused on the barriers and opportunities worker cooperatives face to access debt & equity financing. In her free time, Annie loves talking politics, gardening, cooking, and traveling.