After completing my PhD in Rural Studies focusing on co-operatives as an alternative distribution system for local foods in 2015 I accepted the position as Business Chair of Co-operative Enterprises at the University of Winnipeg. As an Assistant Professor I hope to introduce students to new economic systems, including co-operatives, to better prepare them for the working world. I completed my PhD on a part-time basis while I worked at the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs as a Research Analyst. I completed my Masters of Business Administration at McMaster University where I specialized in Finance, while working as the Senior Advisor for Major Projects within the Office of Research Services.
My work and educational background is eclectic with a Bachelor of Science from the University of Prince Edward Island in Biology as well as a Medical Laboratory Technology Diploma from Mohawk College in Hamilton, Ontario. This mixed background has served me well as I understand the need for different approaches when presented with various situations.
Chris Tittle co-leads SELC’s Housing, Commons Governance, and Money & Finance Programs, and coordinates SELC’s grant writing, grassroots fundraising, and internal governance. He is particularly focused on participatory and polycentric governance structures for more just and resilient economies. He practices Aikido and once traveled from Japan to West Africa by land and sea.