Sustainable Ballard:About

Mission and Vision

Sustainable Ballard, a blueprint for Everytown, USA, educates, inspires, and engages neighbors to take action to live more sustainably both individually and collectively. Our vision is an inclusive, joyful, sustainable community co-creating a world for this and future generations where eco-systems are healthy and peace is inevitable.

History

Sustainable Ballard, started in 2003, is a non-profit organization developing a grassroots vision of sustainability for the community of Ballard. Sustainability roughly means "meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs," and it is a philosophy which affects every sphere of human activity. Sustainable Ballard embraces the idea that we are all founders of a sustainable Ballard, where community self-reliance and sustainability is good foreign policy implemented locally.

Comprised of local neighbors, Sustainable Ballard originally organized around the idea of Ballard becoming the first US town to become energy independent. We decided it was critical to start a discussion with the town of Ballard about what we see as great economic, societal, and environmental challenges facing our community ahead. This effort is about empowering all of us to take steps toward big and small changes together. Currently working with over 25 different organizations, Sustainable Ballard invites all people, organizations, and businesses to find their place on the spectrum of responsibility and sustainability. Again, this is a communitywide effort and we encourage everyone to join us at meetings and events. Click on the calendar link above. Find activities and projects related to your interests in the links to the left. Join Us! Volunteer! Thank you...

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For more information, please contact us!

Email: Info@SustainableBallard.org
Phone: 206-701-7000
Mailing Address: 2442 NW Market St, PMB 286 : Seattle, WA 98107

Leadership

Our organization is run on 100% volunteer energy:

Board and Officers:

President: Jenny Heins (email Jenny)
Vice-President: Orna Locker (email Orna)
Treasurer: Jessica Lee (email Jessica)
Acting Secretary: position open
Information Technology Director: Fulvio Casali (email Fulvio)
Acting Volunteer Coordinator: Orna Locker (email Orna)
Board Member (at large): Andrea Faste (email Andrea)
Board Member (at large): Jean Darsie (email Jean)
Board Member (at large): Jim Bristow (email Jim)

Board Member Responsibilities:

Attend Advances
Review the Admin Team meeting minutes
Respond to proposals (no response by a deadline will be considered consent)
Manage your own project load (if any) and calendar postings
Create linkages and partnerships within the community and the region
Represent Sustainable Ballard's mission and values in communicating with the community
Participate in leading, organizing and/or presenting at one or more SB events per year

Guild and Project Leaders:

Food & Garden Guild Leaders: Jennifer Mundee (email Jennifer) Paula Jenson (email Paula)
B-Green Workshops Leader: Eric Thomas
Ballard Knitters for the Homeless: Jody Grage
Bike Rack Design Project Leader: Mark Hulscher
Book Club Leader: Jessica Lee (email Jessica)
Book and DVD Lending Library Leader: Tom Sheehan
Social Media Leader: Jodi Newton
Green Home Tour Leader: Jim Bristow (email Jim)
Director of Innovations: Julia Field
Founding President: Vic Opperman (email Vic)

And the rest of our Steering Loop (Advisory Council): Alice Smith, Amy Scott, Beth Hollingsworth, Bill Thorness, Bridget Smith, Bruce Carloye, Deb Barnes, Chris LaRoche, Cecilia Roussel, Cindy Goering, Courtney Rosenstein, Eric Smith, Erica Jones, Gudrun Onkels, Ingela Wanerstrand, Jan Gravemaker, Jay Lazerwitz, Jean Davis, John Munroe, Julianne Jaz, Kate Mayer, Ken Cousins, Laura McLeod, Lauren Wolfe, Liz Martini, Mark Hulscher, Martin Adams, Michael Wolf, Natacha Frazier, Rhonda Brown, Rob Crampton, Wendy Wolf