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 guided by all volunteers:

Board and Officers:
President: Jenny Heins (email Jenny)
Vice-President: Orna Locker (email Orna)
Treasurer: Jessica Lee (email Jessica)
Acting Secretary: position open
Bookkeeper: Jessica Lee (email Jessica)
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)

Guild and Project Leaders:
Community Guild Leader: Orna Locker (email Orna)
Food & Health Guild Leader: Jennifer Mundee (email Jennifer)
Garden & Natural Environment Guild Leader: Paula Jenson (email Paula)
Home & Built Environment Guild Leader: Jim Bristow (email Jim)
Transportation Guild Leader: position open
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
Founding President: Vic Opperman (email Vic)

And the rest of our Steering Loop: Alice Smith, Amy Scott, Artemis, Beth Hollingsworth, Bridget Smith, Bruce Carloye, Deb Barnes, Chris LaRoche, Cindy Goering, Courtney Rosenstein, Eric Smith, Eric Thomas, Gudrun Onkels, Ingela Wanerstrand, Jan Gravemaker, Jay Lazerwitz, Jean Davis, Jody Grage, John Munroe, Julia Field, 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

Invited: Nicole, Jacquie, Robby?