Meet the Team
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Crosby Grindle, MPA
Crosby is the President of Cooperative Services, a consulting group specializing in cooperative procurement and the public safety industry. He also serves in a strategic development role for National Cooperative Procurement Partners (NCPP), the professional association for the cooperative procurement industry. His consulting firm works with Sourcewell on their public safety market and solution development initiatives.
Crosby is on the Board of Directors for the Fire and Emergency Manufacturers and Services Association (FEMSA). Formerly, he served as the President of NPPGov and served on the Board of Directors for NCPP.
He has held several leadership positions in association management including Director of Professional Development for the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC). His local government career began in the fire service where he ultimately served as the Chief of Training and Technical Rescue in Roanoke, VA and a project manager for city administration.
Crosby has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Virginia and a Master of Public Administration degree from Virginia Tech.
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Victoria Lee
Victoria Lee is the Business Manager for Cooperative Services, LLC. Her 30-year career in public safety includes serving as a volunteer firefighter/EMT, serving as Managing Director for a public safety technology consulting firm, and working in several public safety stakeholder and fire chief member focused positions with the First Responder Network Authority and the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), respectively.
With a strong commitment to public safety and focus on collaboration, her leadership and energy have resulted in numerous successful public safety agency and technology company partnerships.
Victoria has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of William & Mary and a Master of Public Administration degree from George Mason University. She is based in Bend, Oregon.
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Shawn P. Stokes
Shawn is a Project Manager for Cooperative Services, LLC. with 25 years’ experience in the fire service and association management. He is currently Fire Chief of the Dunn Loring Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, Chairman of the Fairfax County Volunteer Fire Commission in Virginia, and At-Large Board Member of the Volunteer and Combination Officers Section of the International Association of Fire Chiefs.
Previously, he has worked in national and international fire service policy with a focus on wildland, volunteer and technology issues, and technology development for the Federal Aviation Administration.
He has a Master of Aeronautical Science degree in Aviation Operations and a Bachelor of Science degree in Aviation Business Administration from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL.
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David Theel
David joined Cooperative Services, LLC as a Project Manager after a thirty-year career in law enforcement. For more than 27 years, David worked in a large sheriff’s office which served a diverse, urban, and rural population. His assignments encompassed many facets of law enforcement to include patrol, investigations, tactical operations, and administrative assignments. David also served in an executive leadership position for a small municipal agency and as an administrative director for a university police department.
David has a Bachelor of Science degree from Grand Canyon University and has completed several law enforcement command schools, including the Police Executive Research Forum Senior Management Institute for Police and the Northwestern University Center for Public Safety School of Police Staff & Command.
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Keely Maroney
Keely is a Consultant for Cooperative Services, LLC. She brings over 12 years’ experience in the cooperative purchasing industry. Her methodical approach to problem-solving ensures that today’s decisions set the foundation for long-term success.
Keely helped lead Sourcewell's public safety initiative for three years. Previously, she served as Director of Operations for NPPGov, a national cooperative purchasing program. She has also held a position in local government at the parks and recreation department in Bozeman, Montana.
Residing in the greater Seattle area, Keely is a certified stand up paddleboard instructor, teaching stand up paddleboard lessons and fitness classes in her free time.