Staff
Profile:
John Haag
by
Christy Articola
John
Haag has
been a part of the Coop for eight years now. He was
one of our very first deli workers and also served as assistant deli
manager for
three and a half years before personally creating his current position
of
assistant bulk manager.
John
first heard about HWFC through friends. He grew up in Saratoga,
but after moving to Albany
after high school he quickly decided to become a member. About a month
later,
he was hired on the staff and he has been a staff member ever since
(except for
the two years he lived on Long Island
attending music school). As assistant bulk manager, John does pretty
much
everything that bulk manager Bob Linn does. He spends a great deal
of his time at
the Coop stocking bulk items. As we all know, our bulk products are
very
popular — but thanks to the bulk department staff, it’s rare to see the
bins
less than full! Additionally, John does much of the bulk ordering,
manages
member workers, and does the department scheduling.
“Also,
I answer a lot of questions,” John adds, “like ‘How do you
cook this?’”
Of course, John is more than happy to help! His favorite part about the
Coop is the
people: “The diversity of the people is pretty amazing,” he says. As
for the
products, John’s favorite is undoubtedly our Vegan Chocolate Covered
Almonds.
He’s also a big fan of the Coop’s fresh fruit — particularly the
pomegranates
and mangoes.
Unfortunately
for the Coop, John recently cut his hours back severely,
to a mere 15 or so per week. The reason? He has decided to devote more
time to his
music. He is the bassist for Oshe (www.oshe.org),
an improvisational jazz fusion quartet that’s rapidly gaining
popularity
in the Northeast. (Now on tour, their next show in the Capital District
falls
on Friday, December 23 at Red Square, 388 Broadway in Albany.) Between
his hours at the Coop and time
he spends on his music, John admits that he has absolutely no free
time. However,
he does enjoy cooking when he has the chance — and of course, playing
his bass.
John lived in Albany for many years but
recently
moved to Troy,
where he currently resides with his dog Koa, a Pitbull-Great Dane mix.
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