Dan began working with co-ops in the mid-'70s, including a 10-year stint with DANCe Warehouse, the co-op grocer distributor at the time. As a driver and trucking coordinator, he witnessed the growth of the new-wave cooperative movement from the vantage point of a truck driver's seat and a couple of boards. In the early '90s, he joined Seward's board for three years, and again from 2000 to 2009, serving as its president from 2001 to 2006. Much happened during that last stint: two expansions, a new general manager, a new store — 5,000+ new members, $15 million sales growth.

Dan currently is the principal owner of Triangle Park Creative (TPC), which provides print and web design for many local and national cooperative enterprises and associations. TPC's work includes producing the Mix and publishing the Cooperative Grocer, the co-op’s national trade magazine.

In 2009, Dan was honored with the Cooperative Development Fund’s Cooperative Service Award (food co-op division).