Sustainable Ballard:About
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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
Board
Our organization is guided by a volunteer Board of Directors:
Officers:
President: Jenny Heins (email Jenny)
Vice-President: Orna Locker (email Orna)
Treasurer: position open
Secretary: Amy Scott (email Amy)
Leadership Circle:
Admin Team (at large): Julia Field (email Julia)
Community Guild Leader: Orna Locker (email Orna)
Food & Health Guild Leader: Jennifer Mundee (email Jennifer)
Garden & Natural Environment Guild Leader: Ingela Wanerstrand (email Ingela)
Home & Built Environment Guild Leader: Jim Bristow (email Jim)
Information Technology Director: Fulvio Casali (email Fulvio)
Urban Crop Circles Project Leader: Paula Jenson (email Paula)
Transportation Guild Leader:
Founding President: Vic Opperman (email Vic)
Board Member (at large): Andrea Faste
(email Andrea)
Board Member (at large): Bridget Smith
(email Bridget)
Board Member (at large): Jean Darsie
(email Jean)
And our Steering Loop: Aaron Kahn, Angela Baker, Ann Scheerer, Anna-Maria Vag, Artemis, Chris LaRoche, Dave Reid, Deb Barnes, Glowing Owl, Gudrun Onkels, Ian Williams, Jan Gravemaker, Jay Lazerwitz, Julianne Jaz, Kathy Pelish, Kevin Carrabine, Laura McLeod, Martin Adams, Melissa Larson, Michael Lanthier, Michael Wolf, Rob Crampton
Founders
Founding President: Vic Opperman
Founding Vice-President: David Wright
Founding Treasurer: Artemis
Affiliations
- Sustainable Ballard is a founding member of Washington State Action Network.
- Sustainable Ballard is a founding member of SCALLOPS (Sustainable Communities ALL Over Puget Sound.
- Sustainable Ballard is a founding member of Ballard Homes for All Coalition.
- Sustainable Ballard is a member of World Carfree Network.
- Sustainable Ballard is an active member of the Ballard District Council.
- Sustainable Ballard is a member of the Ballard Chamber of Commerce.
- Sustainable Ballard has a fiduciary relationship and shared board member with Groundswell Northwest.
- Sustainable Ballard has 3 members involved with Citizen Climate Lobby, a project of Phinney/Greenwood EcoVillage/PGCAN
- Sustainable Ballard has endorsed Streets for All Seattle
Sustainable Ballard Media
- Newspaper
- Radio
- TV
- Weblogs
- Web Articles
- Directories
- Event Footage
- Speaking Engagements
- Ballard History
- Sermons
- Past Events
- Awards