Joined Weavers Way: 2008

Lives In: West Mt. Airy, with husband Larry Ceisler and daughter Isabel. (They have five children in all, ranging in age from 17 to 37.)

Day Job: Dean of Students for the School of Social Policy and Practice at the University of Pennsylvania; director of the doctorate in clinical social work program there. She’s also interim associate dean for academic affairs at the school.

Why They Joined: They’d just moved to the neighborhood. Lina was familiar with the Co-op because she’s a longtime member of a book group with many members who belong to Weavers Way.

Why They’re Working Members: “One of the best things about living in this neighborhood is the Co-op … I believe in it, and if you shop as much as we do, it’s nice to have that little discount.” Over the years, Isabel and her older sister Hannah have done the family’s hours.

Favorite Co-op Products: Local apples, Weavers Way Farms produce, anything in bulk, kefir, kombucha, Qorn chick’n tenders, Wyman’s frozen blueberries. (They do almost all their shopping here.)

A Little Co-op Love: “The Co-op is a wonderful place, because you can avoid having to plan ahead very far … I like it because it’s small. The supermarket experience has never been a pleasing one for me — too big, and too much stuff.”

— Karen Plourde