2015 balle conference program

13th annual balle conference

Local FirstARIZONA

2015 Balle Conference

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Thursday, June 11th

7:00AM-5:00 PMLocal Economy

LoungeRenaissance Phoenix

Downtown HotelSalon 6

Friday, June 12th

9:00am-10:30amVision Session

Better Together: A Convergence of Social MovementsOrpheum Theatre

11:00am-12:30pm Interactive Sessions 5-8 Part A ASU Campus

12:30pm-1:45pmLunch

Renaissance Phoenix Downtown HotelPueblo Ballroom

12:30pm-1:45pm20 Years Later and the Path Ahead

Renaissance Phoenix Downtown Hotel

Salon 5

4:00pm-5:30pm Closing Keynote - The Compassionate Way Forward

Crescent Ballroom

5:30pm-9:00pm Closing Party - Bailamos!

Crescent Ballroom

9:00pm After-Hours Hangout Seamus McCaffery’s

3:30Pm-4:00pm Networking Break

10:30am-11:00am Networking Break




7:00am-8:45amBreakfast


2:00pm-3:30pm Interactive Sessions 5-8 Part B ASU Campus

Magic, Soul, and Inspiration A.E. England Building

Innovation for GoodCronkite School, Studio A

Localist PoliciesCronkite Theatre, Rm. 202

Opportunity for AllCronkite School, 1st Amendment Forum





9:00am-12:00pmMicro MBA forPlace-Based

Impact Investing

A.E. England Building

9:00am-1:00pmLocal Economy ToursAdaptive Re-use Tour

Desert Urban Agri Tour

Pick-up at Renaissance Phoenix

Downtown Hotel

3:00pm-5:30pmOpening Vision Session

Soil is Life Orpheum Theatre

6:30pm-7:45pmPhoenix Sparks - Arizona Localism in Action

Orpheum Theatre

7:45pm-10:00pmCocktail Hour & Dinner for Purchase

Orpheum Theatre

10:00PmAfter-Hours Hangout

Bitter & Twisted Cocktail Parlour

Wednesday, June 10th

5:30Pm-6:30pm Refreshments & Networking Break

Thursday, June 11th


Renaissance PhoenixDowntown HotelPueblo Ballroom


Entrepreneurship and Financing for the Future We WantOrpheum Theatre

11:45am-1:15pmLunch

Renaissance HotelPueblo Ballroom

11:45am-1:15pmFellowship Lunch & Learn

Renaissance HotelSalon 5


5:00pm-7:00pmNetworking Break

7:00pm-10:00pm Dinner & Party in the Park


8:00am-9:00Am Intro to LocalismBreakfast Session

Renaissance Hotel-Salon 5




7:00am-9:00amLocal Economy ExpoRenaissance Phoenix

Downtown HotelPueblo Ballroom



12:30am-1:45pmLocal Economy ExpoRenaissance Phoenix




1:30Pm-3:00pm Interactive Sessions 1-4 Part A ASU CampusCommunity CapitalA.E. England Building

Local First 3.0 Cronkite Theatre, Rm. 202

Shared OwnershipCronkite School, Studio A

Soil and NatureCronkite School, 1st Amendment Forum

Community CapitalA.E. England Building




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3 GET SOCIAL Use #BALLE2015 and #whatsworkinglocally and tag @bealocalist on Facebook and Twitter

WELCOME TO PHOENIX!Welcome to the 13th Annual BALLE Conference. After doing this work for well over a decade, we know a thing or two about What’s Working Locally and we can’t wait to share it with you. We are proud to partner with Local First Arizona for this year’s conference and excited for all they ways they plan to showcase Downtown Phoenix as a rising star of Localism, innovation, entrepreneurship, sustainability and diversity. We’re so glad you’re here!

leanne krueger-branekySenior director, strategyand development@leannekb

koy hardyfellowship associate@Koy_Here

sarah trentmanager, communications and marketing

jocelyn wongprogram associate

BRYAN TINGADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, SCHEDULER@bryanting

katheryn wittdevelopment associate

Balle Teamchristine AGETONCHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

joann leedirector, programs@ecooptimist

leslie lindodirector, community engagement

patricia mccarthydirector, finance and administration

michelle longexecutive director@BALLEMichelle

alli starrdirector, fellowship@allistarrfire

PAMELA CHALOULTCHIEf OPPORTUNITY OFFICER@pamchaloult

andrew connorprogram manager

anna ghoshdirector, communicationsand marketing@AnnaGhosh

Board of directors

judy wicks chair emeritus

white dog cafe @jwicks333

sandy wiggins chair

consilience, llc @sandwig

kimber lanning secretary

local first arizona @KimberLanning

leslie christian treasurer

leslie e. chrstian, llc

alfa demmellash rising tide capital @AlfaDemmellash

eric henry TS designs @localaction

ted howard the democracy collaborative

@democracycollab

james johnson-piett urbane development @UrbaneJJP

carmen rojas development committee chair

the workers lab @crojasphd

susan witt schumacher center for new economics @center4newecon


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BALLE is a unique learning community composed of the most innovative local economy leaders across North America working together to reshape the economy. BALLE members envision a new economy that is both resilient and inclusive, one that values local opportunity and ownership, the natural world, and above all else, one where relationships matter most. We know that by connecting leaders, spreading solutions, and attracting

investment, we will become a united force for change. We truly are better together.

Want to be a part of this unique group of innovators who are transforming the economy from the ground up?

Join the BALLE learning community today! bealocalist.org/join

From Appalachia to Oakland, we’re building a new economy one community, one business and one champion at a time, and we can’t do it without friends like you. Help us equip Localist leaders with the resources they need to improve

their communities through the power of independent, local business. Support BALLE.

Make a tax-deductible donation today at

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Your Leadership Fuels the Localist Movement

Intro to Localism Thursday, June 11th

8:00am - 9:00amRENAISSANCE PHOENIX DOWNTOWN HOTEL - SALON 5

The BALLE community and its members actively promote an environment that is safe, positive, welcoming, caring, respectful, and open for all.We are each responsible for creating this environment at BALLE gatherings and events.



Our approach to the BALLE Conference is guided by a belief that all wealth comes from nature. We respect natural boundaries, and therefore have committed to supporting sustainability throughout the conference, including:

• Carbon offset program

• Comprehensive recycling and composting options available on-site

• No plastic water bottles

• Sourcing of local, organic food wherever possible

• Hosting a fully walkable conference

• Reusing and recycling of conference signage

• Program printed on 100% post-consumer waste paper

• Partnership with Waste Not to collect perishable foods

• Used wine bottle corks being repurposed

• Using bicycle pedicabs instead of vans or cars

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thursday & friday7:00am - 5:00pm

Renaissance Phoenix Downtown Hotel, salon 6

One of the main gathering places BALLE Conference attendees go to connect and have important conversations

is the Local Economy Lounge. Convene meetings, host conversations, and continue vital dialogues with fellow

attendees in this attendee-run conference space.

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COCKTAIL HOUR & DINNER FOR PURCHASEAfter the opening session, stay at the historic Orpheum Theatre for mingling, dining, and getting the flavor of Phoenix. Enjoy delicious local fare from several of Phoenix’s most popular food trucks with your fellow conference attendees while you explore this beautiful building that was built in 1929 as a vaudeville house.

7:45PM - 10:00PM ORPHEUM THEATRE

PHOENIX SPARKS - ARIZONA LOCALISM IN ACTIONAt this TEDx-style production, you will hear stories from Arizonan Lightning Speakers about what they are passionate about and what it’s like to live in the 48th state.

6:30PM - 7:45PM ORPHEUM THEATRE

OPENING KEYNOTE: SOIL IS LIFE WELCOME LOCALISTS!A warm welcome and kick-off to the local economy event of the year by BALLE Leadership, followed by an inspiring conversation about the earth beneath our feet.

America’s most famous farmer will join an investor and rancher, a food business entrepreneur, and a BALLE Fellow to explore what’s working to reconnect with and restore our soil. This vision session will offer an inspiring, big-picture perspective — setting the stage for the Soil & Nature conference track taking place the following day.

Sallie Calhoun, Paicines RanchJoel Salatin, Polyface FarmNikki Silvestri, Social Innovation StrategistMark Tilsen, Native American Natural Foods

ORPHEUM THEATRE3:00pM - 5:30pM

WEDNESDAY JUNE 10TH

A.e. England BuildingMICRO MBA FOR PLACE-based impact investing9:00AM - 12:00PM

Pick-up:Renaissance Phoenix

downtown Hotel

Local ECONOMy TOURSAdaptive Re-use TourDesert Urban Agricultural Tour

9:00AM - 1:00PM

REFRESHMENT & NETWORKING BREAK5:30PM - 6:30PM

AFTER-HOURS HANGOUT BITTER & TWISTED COCKTAIL PARLOUR

10:00PM

THESE ICONS SYMBOLIZE SOLUTIONS THAT TOGETHER REPRESENT THE PATH TO REAL PROSPERITY, AS WELL AS THE EIGHT TRACKS OF THE BALLE CONFERENCE.

conference tracks

shared ownershipCultivate democratic economic models

magic, soul, and inspirationLeadership development for a new economy

community capitalDivest from Wall Street and invest in community

soil and natureInvest in soil and nature-based industries, energy and infrastructure; divest from fossil fuels

opportunity for allDeterminedly invest for opportunity in communities that have been historically oppressed

local first 3.0Promote a culture of local, cooperative, and community-owned businesses and organizations

localist policiesAdvocate for Localist policies that level the playing field for local businesses, people, and nature

INNOVATION FOR GOODBuild entrepreneurial capacity to meet local needs and innovate for the greater good



THURSDAY JUNE 11THLocal Economy Lounge Convene meetings, host conversations, and continue vital dialogues with fellow attendees in this attendee-run conference space.

intro to localism New to Localism and BALLE? First time at the conference? Gain valuable insights and background to make the most of your conference experience here. Breakfast will be provided in the session room.

renaissance phoenix downtown hotel

SALON 5

vision session Entrepreneurship and Financing for the Future We WantAmanda Cabot, the founder of Dansko, a national footwear company owned by its employees, and Matt Stinchcomb, who will join us fresh in his new role as the leader of Etsy.org, will begin this session with their experience and vision for how businesses can scale ethically and stay true to their founding missions. Next, four of North America’s leading thinkers and doers in the field of mission-aligned finance will describe how the conventional financial system is maintaining a system of inequality and how we can expand the path to building community wealth and wellness instead.

Amanda Cabot, DanskoMatt Stinchcomb, Etsy.orgLeah Hunt Hendrix, New Economy CoalitionDana Pancrazi, Capital Markets, The F.B. Heron FoundationEsther Park, Common StockCarmen Rojas, The Workers Lab

9:15aM - 11:30aM ORPHEUM THEATRE


SALON 6

renaissance phoenix downtown hotelPUEBLO BALLROOM



BREAKFASTBreakfast is a great time to schedule your one-on-one time with Localist mentors.See page 18 for details.

7:00AM - 5:00PM

8:00AM - 9:00aM

7:00AM - 9:00aM

7:00AM - 9:00aM

11:45am - 1:15pm

The Orpheum Theatrewill host a coffee bar before,during and after this session.

Local economY ExpoConnect with conference sponsors over breakfast and lunch to experience the offerings and services of pioneering Localist businesses and organizations that support this gathering.

Local economY ExpoConnect with conference sponsors over breakfast and lunch to experience the offerings and services of pioneering Localist businesses and organizations that support this gathering.


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FELLOWSHIP LUNCH & LEARNLearn more about the only fellowship program dedicated solely to advancing the local economy movement. Come meet a few of our 42 BALLE Fellows and learn about this 2-year leadership program that BALLE Fellows call transformative. Lunch will be provided in the session room.


salon 5

12:00pM - 1:00PM

LUNCHLunch is a great time to schedule your one-on-one time with Localist mentors. See page 18 for details. Connect with conference sponsors at the Local Economy Expo over lunch to experience the offerings and services of pioneering Localist businesses and organizations.

renaissance phoenix downtown hotelpueblo ballroom

11:45aM - 1:15PM

Cronkite school at aSU cronkite theatre

(rm.202)

A.e. England Building1:30PM - 3:00PM

1:30PM - 3:00PM

INTERACTIVE SESSION COMMuniTy CAPiTAL PART A: MAPPinG THE ECOSySTEM In this session we will focus on mapping the community capital system for your place. Where are the gaps? Where are the connections? How do we systematize a community’s ability to invest locally and for its entrepreneurs to access the financing and technical assistance that they need to succeed? Learn about the most promising new models to connect local businesses with local lenders, investors, and donors to speed and scale entrepreneurial impact.

Deborah Frieze, Boston Impact InitiativeDawn McGee, Good Works Ventures, High Stakes Foundation

INTERACTIVE SESSIONLOCAL FiRST 3.0 PART A: LOCAL STRATEGiES FOR REAL PROSPERiTyConversation hosted by gateway bank We’ll connect the built environment to healthy economies and lifestyles. We’ll demonstrate how new businesses revitalize old buildings, contribute to more diverse and resilient economies, and employ more people of color and more women-owned businesses. You’ll also hear the language being shared from community to community that resonates best with city officials and developers in spreading local first solutions more widely.

FACILITATORSElissa Hillary, Local First West MichiganKimber Lanning, Local First Arizona

SPEAKERSLorenzo Perez, Venue ProjectsMichael Powe, National Trust for Historic PreservationMark Stapp, Arizona State University


12:00pM - 1:00pM Book signings by David Korten and gary Nabhan



THURSDAY JUNE 11TH

A.e. England Building

Cronkite school at aSU studio a

Cronkite school at aSU 1st amendment forum

1:30PM - 3:00PM

1:30PM - 3:00PM

3:30PM - 5:00PM

INTERACTIVE SESSIONSHARED OWnERSHiP PART A: CO-OPS RiSinG In this first session we’ll hear directly from businesses that have chosen employee ownership and financing – either as an ESOP or a worker cooperative – and from the founder of Project Equity about how worker ownership can create pathways to prosperity for low-income communities. This dialogue with nationally recognized leaders will be a unique opportunity for first hand, candid learning about the challenges, opportunities, and “how tos” of this approach.

FACILITATORAaron Tanaka, Center for Economic Democracy, Boston Impact Initiative

SPEAKERSHilary Abell, Project EquityAmanda Cabot, DanskoAlex Linares, The Working WorldArmando Robles, New Era Windows Cooperative

INTERACTIVE SESSION SOiL & nATuRE PART A: THE DiRT On SOiL Carbon soil sequestration is one of the most promising solutions emerging and its expansion should be on the top of the agenda for food systems advocates, conservationists, and environmentalists. Carbon-rich soil means more nutrient-dense crops, better water quality and retention, and stronger rural economies that depend on the productivity of the land. In this case study session, we will chart a course together on how we can bring this exciting solution home.

Sallie Calhoun, Paicines RanchStephen Jones, RestaurateurNikki Silvestri, Social Innovation Strategist

INTERACTIVE SESSIONCOMMuniTy CAPiTAL PART B: SPARkS OF THE nEW ECOnOMy We’ll deliver a hands-on approach to unleash community capital where you live. Learn how to create a local investor network and a community-lending circle, and how to easily acquire values-aligned investment from community members who love your business. Exemplars to include: Emerging Change-Makers Network, E-Money Pool, Community Sourced Capital, Dane County TimeBank and Community Foundation innovators.

FACILITATORSDeborah Frieze, Boston Impact InitiativeDawn McGee, Good Works Ventures, High Stakes Foundation

SPEAKERSFrancisco Cervera, eMoneyPoolJessica Norwood, Emerging ChangeMakers NetworkRachel Maxwell, Community Sourced CapitalStephanie Rearick, Dane County TimeBankSandy Wiggins, Consilience LLC

NETWORKING BREAK3:00PM - 3:30PM


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THURSDAY JUNE 11THCronkite school at aSU

cronkite theatre (rm.202)


3:30PM - 5:00PM

3:30PM - 5:00PM

INTERACTIVE SESSIONLOCAL FiRST 3.0 PART B: MEASuRinG WHAT MATTERS After more than a dozen years of local first campaigns and procurement and investment strategies, 12 communities in the BALLE network partnered with B Lab last year to measure what matters. Together we analyzed the metrics these communities were currently using and what they wished to measure. We cross-referenced the B Corporation Impact Assessment to identify the most relevant questions for local economy impact and customized new questions to create a new Local Economy Quick Impact Assessment (QIA). This unique tool measures the impact of local businesses working together to solve social, environmental, and economic challenges in their communities. In this session, we’ll hear early results from pilot participant Grand Rapids, Michigan.

FACILITATORSElissa Hillary, Local First West MichiganKimber Lanning, Local First Arizona

SPEAKERSLaurie Craft, Grand Rapids Community FoundationLeanne Krueger-Braneky, BALLE

INTERACTIVE SESSIONSHARED OWnERSHiP PART B: COMMOn GOODBuilding from the strategies covered in Part A for individual businesses who want to transition to shared ownership models, we widen the lens in this session to learn what communities and cities can do to cultivate the commons and enable more ownership opportunities. Learn about models for local people to join together to invest in their communities, how land trusts are used to keep rents affordable for local businesses and prevent gentrification, and how a city can kick-start and incubate cooperatives.

FACILITATORSHilary Abell, Project EquityAaron Tanaka, Center for Economic Democracy, Boston Impact Initiative

SPEAKERSAndrew Delmonte, SUNY Buffalo StatePenn Loh, Tufts UniversityLeslie Watson, NE Investment CooperativeEd Whitfield, Fund for Democratic Communities



THURSDAY JUNE 11TH

EVENING PARTY - PARTY IN THE PARKExperience Phoenix’s urban center at the A.E. England Building and Civic Space Park. The building was constructed in 1926 as an automobile dealership, and now is a gallery and event space. Civic Space Park is an award winning green space that acts as a common area for students and city dwellers and features unique shade structures, solar installations and a world renowned Janet Echelman sculpture. Enjoy dinner from a local catering company that focuses on local sourcing, and entertainment that showcases Arizona’s unique cultural heritage.

A.e. England Building7:00PM - 10:00PM

A great time to schedule your one-on-one time with Localist mentors. See page 18 for details.


bitter & Twisted Cocktail Parlour

3:30PM - 5:00PM

10:00PM

INTERACTIVE SESSIONSOiL & nATuRE PART B: RESTORinG LOCAL FOODSHEDSIn Part A we explored how regenerative agricultural practices can serve the planet. In Part B we will examine food systems in particular regions. From the Northeast to the Southwest, we will look at building a healthy food system that is sustainable and climate-resilient. We will go into practical details on the large-scale model being cultivated in the Hudson Valley of New York with a plan to produce all the food that NYC needs.

FACILITATORSSallie Calhoun, Paicines RanchNikki Silvestri, Social Innovation Strategist

SPEAKERSRobert Dandrew, Local Economies ProjectAnthony Flaccavento, SCALE Inc. Gary Nabhan, University of Arizona Southwest Center

AFTER-HOURS HANGOUT



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FRIDAY JUNE 12TH

Vision Session Better Together: A Convergence of Social Movements The current groundswell of social movements — from #Blacklivesmatter to the 2014 People’s Climate March, to worker walk-outs and the upsurge of Localism as an economic development strategy — share at their root a steadfast longing for a more democratic economy. Join some of the most visionary leaders at the forefront of these movements in a discussion on the importance of convergence to forge the more beautiful world our hearts know is possible.

Van Jones, Dream CorpsDavid Korten, Yes! Magazine, book authorAdrienne Maree Brown, Octavia’s BroodMyrlin Hepworth, Myrlindo LLC

ORPHEUM THEATRE

renaissance phoenix downtown hotelpueblo ballroom

BREAKFASTBreakfast is a great time to schedule your one-on-one time with Localist mentors. See page 18 for details. Connect with conference sponsors at the Local Economy Expo over breakfast to experience the offerings and services of pioneering Localist businesses and organizations.

9:00AM - 10:30aM

7:00AM - 8:45aM

NETWORKING BREAK10:30aM - 11:00aM



11:00aM - 12:30PM Interactive SessionOPPORTuniTy FOR ALL PART A: WHERE WE’VE BEEn, WHERE WE’RE GOinG It is with those for whom the mainstream economy has never worked that we will find many of the solutions that will guide us to a new economy. To understand this progression we first need to examine the deep roots of racial oppression in our current economic system and the response from social movements like #Blacklivesmatter. We will then identify and explore the broad range of efforts underway today to build community wealth in low-income communities and communities of color throughout the country.

FACILITATORD’Artagnan Scorza, Social Justice Learning Institute

SPEAKERSJay Bad Heart Bull, NACDIRamon Leon, Latino Economic Development CenterAdele London, Good Work NetworkEuneika Rogers-Sipp, SURREFEd Whitfield, Renaissance Community coop

Local Economy Lounge Convene meetings, host conversations, and continue vital dialogues with fellow attendees in this attendee-run conference space.


SALON 6

7:00AM - 5:00PM

The Orpheum Theatrewill host a coffee bar before,during and after this session.


7:00AM - 8:45 aM Local economY ExpoConnect with conference sponsors over breakfast and lunch to experience the offerings and services of pioneering Localist businesses and organizations that support this gathering.



FRIDAY JUNE 12THCronkite school at aSU

cronkite theatre (rm.202)


11:00aM - 12:30PM

11:00aM - 12:30PM

Interactive Session LOCALiST POLiCiES PART A: THE LOCALiST POLiCy AGEnDA We will begin this session with an overview of what’s working in Localist economic development policy, including a report-out from the Localist policy summit that the Rockefeller Foundation hosted after last year’s conference. You’ll hear about The Democracy Collaborative’s newest research on the five biggest myths in economic development and learn about the inspiring partnership between the Mountain Association for Community Economic Development (MACED) and Kentuckians for the Commonwealth in eastern Kentucky, where community organizers and economic developers have teamed up to effect real political change in their community. Be ready to share your learning with policy makers back home!

FACILITATORSLeanne Krueger-Braneky, BALLEJamee Haley, Lowcountry Local First

SPEAKERSPeter Hille, MACEDTed Howard, Democracy CollaborativeBurt Lauderdale, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth

Interactive Session innOVATiOn FOR GOOD PART A: THE LOCAL ECOnOMy SOLuTiOn COnVERSATiOn HOSTED By inFuSiOnSOFT Operating a social enterprise is different than running a traditional business. To address the unique challenges these entrepreneurs face, cross-sector coordination is needed to create a thriving ecosytem in every community. Michael Shuman will guide us through five key economic development functions that support sustainable local businesses — local planning, local purchasing, local entrepreneurship development, local partnerships and local investment — the topic of his brand-new book The Local Economy Solution. He will share his findings from a year of research into effective revenue and business models to support all of these functions in a community. We’ll also hear from entrepreneurs and innovative exemplars in each of these categories and engage in an interactive discussion.

FACILITATORJose Corona, Inner City Advisors

SPEAKERSMike Auger, PikFly Niambi Cacchioli, 942 SummitEd Quevedo, Mills College, Institute for the FutureMichael Shuman, Cutting Edge CapitalMarie Sullivan, Arizona Women’s Education & Employment


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FRIDAY JUNE 12THA.e. England Building11:00aM - 12:30PM Interactive Session

MAGiC, SOuL, AnD inSPiRATiOn PART A: WELL-BEinG in BuSinESS In February of this year, 40 entrepreneurs in Oakland came together for the nation’s first Well-Being in Business Lab. They are engaging in personal practice and experimentation with business innovation centered on well-being. Unlike the underpinnings of “business school 101,” which emphasizes me vs. my competitor, the science of well-being shows us that kindness is our very nature and that connectedness is the only path to our own deep well-being. The business leaders in the lab are experimenting with models that lead with generosity, optimize for connection, inspire reverence, and cultivate connection with purpose, which they will share in this session. We’ll also be guided through some of the techniques and leadership practices used inside Eileen Fisher by lead members of their management team.

FACILITATORSMichelle Long, BALLEMark Nicolson, Ventana

SPEAKERS:Alok Appadurai, Fed By ThreadsErin Kilmer Neel, Beneficial Bank FoundationAntoinette Klatzky, Eileen Fisher Community FoundationCynthia Power, Eileen Fisher Community Foundation

LUNCHLunch is a great time to schedule your one-on-one time with Localist mentors. See page 18 for details. Connect with conference sponsors at the Local Economy Expo over lunch to experience the offerings and services of pioneering Localist businesses and organizations.

Booksignings with conference speakers.


12:30pM - 1:45PM

20 Years Later and the Path AheadThis session will launch the 20th anniversary edition of the classic international best seller “When Corporations Rule the World.” Author and founding BALLE board member emeritus David Korten returns to BALLE to share reflections on the past two decades and the path ahead to a living economy for a living Earth that meets the needs of all.

Lunch will be served in the meeting room.


SALON 5

12:45PM - 1:30PM


12:45pM - 1:30pM Book signings by judy Wicks, Michael Shuman and gina murphy-Darling

Local Economy Lounge Convene meetings, host conversations, and continue vital dialogues with fellow attendees in this attendee-run conference space.


SALON 6

12:30PM - 1:45PM



FRIDAY JUNE 12TH

Cronkite school at aSU cronkite theatre

(rm.202)


2:00pM - 3:30PM

2:00pM - 3:30PM

interactive Session LOCALiST POLiCiES PART B: unRiGGinG THE GAME Truly deep economic evolution requires political and legal change. Many of our partners are currently mobilizing around the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a trade deal moving through Congress that has been called “NAFTA on steroids.” The TPP has the potential to block local governments from creating local procurement preferences and enforcing policies that promote responsible business practices. You’ll hear firsthand how a local apparel manufacturer in North Carolina was impacted by previous trade deals and learn how you can take action.

FACILITATORSLeanne Krueger-Braneky, BALLEJamee Haley, Lowcountry Local First

SPEAKERSDavid Levine, ASBCEric Henry, TS Designs

interactive Session innOVATiOn FOR GOOD PART B : DETROiT DEEP DiVECOnVERSATiOn HOSTED By inFuSiOnSOFT In this case study session, we’ll dive deep into the cross-sector coordination happening in Detroit to foster place-based supply chains, environmental regeneration, and wealth creation in low-income communities.

FACILITATORSJose Corona, Inner City AdvisorsDevita Davison, FoodLab, Detroit Kitchen Connect

SPEAKERSKenyatta Bridges, Detroit Economic Growth CorporationJess McClary, McClary Bros.Chris Nemeth, Forgotten Harvest


2:00pM - 3:30PM interactive Session OPPORTuniTy FOR ALL PART B: BuiLDinG ECOnOMiC POWER in FERGuSOn In lower-income communities and communities of color we are seeing great innovation — people working to eliminate systemic barriers, invest in good jobs, and assert the rights of labor to be on par with that of capital. In this session we will spotlight Ferguson with local organizers and leaders from Hands Up United who are here looking for counsel on bottom-up economic efforts. This case study session will bring to bear the wisdom of this conference community in solidarity with a community that has mobilized in grief, but intends to move forward by building economic power and greater self-reliance, together.

FACILITATORSSteve Dubb, The Democracy CollaborativeIsoke Femi

SPEAKERSJodie Evans, CODEPINKSarah Day Evans, Accelerating AppalachiaJessica Norwood, Emerging ChangeMakers NetworkCarmen Rojas, The Workers LabT-Dub-O, Hands Up UnitedRika Tyler, Hands Up United


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FRIDAY JUNE 12THA.e. England Building2:00pM - 3:30PM interactive Session

MAGiC, SOuL, AnD inSPiRATiOn PART B: BuSinESS AS ExTRAORDinARy Etsy.org, in partnership with BALLE and others, is committed to creating an open-source social entrepreneurship curriculum, rooted in deep wisdom and aligned with well-being. In this case study session, we’ll provide counsel on the creation of this new “school.” From alternative ownership structures, to how to find mission-aligned community financing partners; to sourcing locally, cooperating for local “economies of scale,” and cultivating our ability to lead with love, we’ll explore what entrepreneurs for this era need in order to best align with who we are and who we want to be as a society.

FACILITATORSMichelle Long, BALLEMark Nicholson, Ventana

SPEAKERSMatt Stinchcomb, Etsy.orgJudy Wicks, BALLEPavi Metha, ServiceSpace



crescent ballroom

crescent ballroom

seamus McCaffrey’s

4:00pm - 5:30pm

5:30pm - 9:00pm

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Closing Keynote: The Compassionate Way ForwardCOnVERSATiOn HOSTED By WEBPT We are living in uncertain times, but one truth has emerged as an organizing principle for this era: interdependence. New systems conditions require new leadership capacities — we cannot build a new economy without tapping into a deeper level of our humanity, of who we really are and who we want to be as a society. In this session, visionary leaders will share their journey putting compassion first and exciting projects they are involved with that will fundamentally shift how we do business and how we treat each other — for the better.

Tolu Ilesanmi, Zenith Cleaning Pavi Mehta, ServiceSpaceTyler Norris, Kaiser PermanenteJudy Wicks, BALLE

Bailamos! The conference closes out with a party at the Crescent Ballroom, which started out as a garage and now is a music venue that hosts a dizzying array of touring bands. Enjoy a catered dinner from Chef Doug Robson, whose fare is influenced by his Mexican, French Vietnamese, and English roots, as well as a performance by a Latin big band that you won’t be able to stay seated for.

After-hours hangout



SATURDAY JUNE 13TH8:00AM - 3:30PM

Pick-up:renaissance phoenix

downtown hotel

8:00AM - 4:00PM

Pick-up:renaissance phoenix

downtown hotel

Revitalizing Main Street in Rural Arizona Tour Once known as the bootlegging capital of Arizona, Cottonwood has experienced resurgence in recent years due to an influx of independent businesses. Hear from Cottonwood Economic Development Director Casey Rooney about how the city collaborates with restaurateurs, wineries, and retail shops to turn this once sleepy Main Street into a popular destination. We’ll also hear from neighboring city Clarkdale’s Community/Economic Development Director Jodie Filardo on how entrepreneurs are changing the face of the town. We will also learn about the economic impact and job creation that the Arizona wine industry has had in the region. This is a great tour to combine with a trip to Sedona or the Grand Canyon!

Transportation, tour guides, lunch, and site admission included in the cost of this tour. Go to the registration table for more information and to sign up.

Arcosanti TourExperience a one-of-a-kind intimate guided tour of Arcosanti, Paolo Soleri’s prototype town designed to house 5,000 people. Arcosanti is an urban laboratory focused on innovative design, community, and environmental accountability. Their goal is to actively pursue lean alternatives to urban sprawl based on Paolo Soleri’s theory of compact city design, Arcology (architecture + ecology). You will have a private tour of the grounds with Mary Hoadley, Arcosanti site coordinator, where you will see how a sustainable community exists in the desert and how local agriculture, green building materials, energy and a unique workshop program all come into play.

Transportation, tour guides, lunch, and site admission included in the cost of this tour. Go to the registration table for more information and to sign up.


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Take advantage of this rare opportunity for 30-minute private mentoring sessions with some of the Localist movement’s most successful social entrepreneurs, network builders, funders, and philanthropists. Below is just a sampling of the mentors available. The complete list of mentors is available at registration and in the BALLE 2015 Guidebook; see page 5 for download instructions.

Contact mentors directly to schedule meeting time.

Suggested mentoring times:Thursday, June 11 7:00 - 9:00AM, 11:30AM - 1:15PM, 3:00 - 3:30pm, 5:00 - 7:00pm

Friday, June 127:00 - 9:00AM, 10:30 - 11:00aM, 12:30 - 1:45pm, 3:30 - 4:00pm

1-on-1 mentoring sessions

hilary abelco-founder project equity@hilaryabell

derek m. longexecutive director sustainable connections@sustainconnect

RACHEL MAXWELLCEO COMMUNITY SOURCED CAPITAL@rachelmrmaxwell

sallie calhounowner paicines ranch@sjcalhoun

michael h. shumanco-founder & research director cutting edge capital@cuttingedgecap

steve dubbresearch director the democracy collaborative@democracycollab

RUTH CARTERATTORNEY CARTER LAW FIRM, PLLC@rbcarter

judy wicksauthor “good morning, beautiful business”@jwicks333

eric henrypresident ts designs@localaction

sandy wiggins principal consilience llc@sandwig

tolulope ilesanmicleaner zenith cleaning@zenithcleaners

euneika rogers-sippchief regenerative officer Sustainable Rural Regenerative Enterprise for Families (SURREF) @sippeuneik

camilLe kerrdirector of field buildingdemocracy at work institute@camikerr



meet the balle local economy fellows

the bALLE Local Economy Fellowship is the nation’s only fellowship focused on the development of a new economy that is healthy, equitable, and democratic. Each Local Economy Fellow is selected based on their vision, their leadership, and their role as strategic connectors of thousands of community entrepreneurs. Whether leading local social enterprise incubators, community business networks, or regional food labs, they are all pioneering champions for a new economic vision.

As speakers, mentors, and participants, BALLE Fellows, and the innovative work they’re doing in their places, are showcased throughout the conference. To identify a Fellow, look for the “Fellow” ribbon on their nametag; in the program speaker roster (pages 20-31), look for the * next to their name.

BALLE Fellows at the 2014 Conference (Photo credit TR Proz)

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we are recruiting 2016 Fellows! Learn more about what it takes to be a BALLE FellowBALLE Fellowship Lunch and Learn Thursday, June 11 | 11:45am – 1:15PM | Renaissance Phoenix Downtown Hotel, Salon 5

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speakers and presenters Hilary Abell | Co-Founder | Project Equity @hilaryabellHilary is one of our nation’s experts on cooperative development in low-income communities. As executive director of Women’s Action to Gain Economic Security (WAGES) from 2003 to 2011, she led the organization through a period of major growth, resulting in a network of five worker-owned green cleaning businesses that sustain 100 high-quality jobs in Bay Area communities. Her white paper, Worker Cooperatives: Pathway to Scale, was published by The Democracy Collaborative in June 2014. While launching Project Equity, Hilary is pursuing her MBA at Presidio Graduate School and continues her consulting practice with leading cooperative developers. Presidio recently awarded her its first “Big Idea Prize” for Project Equity.

alok appadurai | co-founder & ceo | fed by threads @alokappaduraiAlok is co-founder of Fed By Threads, the market for American-made sustainable apparel designers and producers that feeds 12 emergency meals to hungry Americans per item sold. He is a social entrepreneur, public speaker, poet, writer, environmentalist, vegetarian, project builder, and proud father. To date, Fed By Threads has generated 282,088 meals for Americans in need and supported American jobs across the nation.

Mike Auger | CEO | Pikfly @pikflylocalMike is a life-long entrepreneur specializing in working with small businesses. Currently CEO of PikFly, he combines all of his previous small business experience with his passion to build stronger local communities through the power of technology. His previous experience as CEO and Founder of Pinnacle Cart provides the dynamic insight into the e-Commerce small business world on the Internet. Pinnacle Cart has served over 30,000 small business in almost 100 countries.

kenyetta hairston bridges | director of business development detroit economic growth corporation (degc) @DEGCAllBusinessKenyetta is Director of Business Development for the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation (DEGC), lead economic development agency to the City of Detroit. She manages initiatives that are uniquely focused on helping Detroit’s existing business industry scale and expand their operations. This includes implementing strategies aimed at supporting new business investments and business clusters while addressing and mitigating critical issues identified by Detroit firms.

adrienne maree brown | co-editor | octavIA’s brood @adriennemareeAdrienne is a writer, healer, doula, artist, facilitator, pleasure activist and the co-editor of the forthcoming anthology Octavia’s Brood: Science Fiction from Social Justice Movements with Walidah Imarisha.

Jay Bad Heart Bull* | President and CEO Native American Community Development Institute (NACDI) @nacdimnJay is the president/CEO of the Native American Community Development Institute (NACDI) in South Minneapolis. Prior to joining NACDI, he served as vice president of the Little Earth of United Tribes housing community (the largest and only American Indian preference housing community in the nation). He has worked extensively in youth leadership, nonprofit administration, American Indian housing development and community engagement. In 2013 he served as chair of the Metropolitan Urban Indian Directors. Jay is a poet and has read his work extensively throughout the Twin Cities. He is a charter member of the Frogtown Curling Club and a nationally ranked amateur curler. Jay is a proud graduate of both the Oglala Lakota Tribal College and University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Originally from the Pine Ridge Indian reservation in South Dakota and Standing Rock reservation in North Dakota, he has called Minneapolis home for the last 14 years.

Mandy Cabot | Co-Founder/President/CEO | Dansko @danskoMandy and her husband co-founded Dansko [lit. “Danish Shoes”] in 1990. Recognized for its socially and environmentally responsible business practices, Dansko is the winner of the “Triple Bottom Line Award” from the Social Business Network of Greater Philadelphia, the “Green Build Award of Excellence,” and the first ever “Corporate Goodwill Award” from Footwear Plus. A founding B Corporation, Dansko operates out of its LEED® certified headquarters in Chester County, Pennsylvania and is 100% employee owned.


niambi cacchioli | owner and head artisan | bloomsbery sq bath and body @bloomsburysqNiambi is the owner and head artisan of Bloomsbury Sq. Bath and Body. Named after the garden near her London-based graduate school, Bloomsbury Sq. encourages women to find beauty in balance. She co-founded 942 Summit, a shared creative space in Jersey City Heights, NJ. Alongside fellow artisan companies, Do You Tea? and WHOS Gluten Free, Niambi makes and sells her goods, hosts wellness events, and invites the local community to learn, shop and connect.

Sallie Calhoun | Owner | Paicines Ranch @sjcalhounSallie worked as an engineer, manager, COO, and CFO in the high-tech world for 25 years. In 2001 she and her husband, Matt Christiano, purchased the Paicines Ranch in central CA. Since that time, Sallie has operated the ranch, implementing holistic management to improve the health of the grasslands, producing grass fed beef, and creating an event center out of restored ranch buildings. Sallie sits on the boards of Holistic Management International, Valley Verde, and the Women’s Fund Advisory group at the San Benito County Community Foundation. She is president of the I Have a Dream Foundation – Clio, SC, and manager of the Globetrotter Foundation, a family foundation, as well as a member of the BALLE Local Economy Investors Circle. Over the last few years, Sallie has been exploring the use of investment capital to create change in agriculture and communities.

Francisco Cervera | ceo | eMoneyPool @emoneypoolFrancisco is the CEO and co-founder of eMoneyPool, an online platform based on a centuries-old community finance model where members borrow and save together. Francisco has an 11-year finance background and has presented at conferences across the country, including BALLE 2013, Pop!Tech 2013 and SOCAP 2014. Most recently, eMoneyPool won the 2014 Village Capital FinTech accelerator in Silicon Valley, a nationwide competition among financial technology startups.

Jose Corona* | CeO | Inner City Advisors @ICAdvisorsAs the leader of Inner City Advisors (ICA) since 2004, Jose has built a reputation as a leader with strong and innovative management and as a convener of public, private, and community leaders working towards fundamentally changing the way communities and all its residents benefit from economic development efforts. Jose serves as vice chairman the board of the YMCA of The East Bay and on the GreenLight Fund advisory committee. He holds a B.S. degree from UC Davis, and Entrepreneur Management Development Certification from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Born in La Piedad, Michoacan, Mexico, and raised by a family of farming entrepreneurs in Watsonville, California, Jose understands by way of practical experience how growing businesses have the power to transform communities.

Laurie Craft | Program Director | Grand Rapids Community Foundation @GRCommFoundLaurie joined the staff of the Grand Rapids Community Foundation in 1990 and has worked in a number of capacities for the foundation. She currently serves as a program director, with an emphasis in neighborhoods, housing and economic development. In her role, Laurie is responsible for assisting the Foundation’s Community Action Committee and Board of Trustees in making decisions regarding grants and program related investments (PRIs).

bob dandrew | director | local economies project @bdandrew1Bob is the Director of the Local Economies Project of the New World Foundation. The Local Economies Project (LEP) was founded in 2010 with a mission to build a more resilient food system in the Hudson Valley. LEP’s strategic approach places equal emphasis on environmental, economic and social goals. It supports regional agriculture through grant making, program development, and research in collaboration with a broad network of partner organizations. As part of this, LEP is managing the development of the Hudson Valley Farm Hub, a major center for resilient agriculture on 1,255 acres of prime farmland in Hurley, New York.

speakers and presenters


devita davison | community kitchen director | foodlab/detroit kitchen connect @foodlabdetroitDevita spearheads Detroit Kitchen Connect, a network of shared, commercial kitchen spaces city-wide that provides community resources and an array of industry-specific services to burgeoning food entrepreneurs. Since the program’s inception in 2012, Devita has worked to grow the program from a visionary idea to a multiple facility operation that is bringing people together, building a more inclusive food economy, and challenging the social, political, and economic structures that reinforce inequities.

andrew delmonte | social enterprise coordinator, certified business advisor small business development at suny buffalo state Andrew is a Certified Business Advisor and Social Enterprise Coordinator at the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at SUNY Buffalo State; the only business advisor in the NY SBDC system providing specialized counseling services for social entrepreneurs in the areas of social business planning, financing strategies, Benefit Corporation and Cooperative Corporation filing, and social impact measurement and reporting. Andrew serves as Vice President of the Board of Buffalo First, Inc., whose advocacy efforts led to passage of Benefit Corporation legislation in New York State in 2012. He also serves on the Board of the Nickel City Housing Cooperative, on the leadership team of the New York State Sustainable Business Council, and on the Economic Development Committee of the Elmwood Village Association.

Steve Dubb* | Research Director | The Democracy Collaborative @democracycollabSteve is Research Director of The Democracy Collaborative at the University of Maryland. He is principal author of “Linking Colleges to Communities: Engaging the University for Community Development” (2007) and “Building Wealth: The New Asset-Based Approach to Solving Social and Economic Problems,” published by The Aspen Institute in 2005, and has co-authored a number of other reports. Steve conducted (with Ted Howard) the initial strategic planning that led to the development of the Evergreen Cooperative initiative in Cleveland, Ohio. Previously, he was executive director of the North American Students of Cooperation (NASCO). For much of the past two decades, he has worked in various positions in the cooperative or civil society sector.

Jodie Evans | Co-Founder | CODEPINK: Women for Peace @msjodieevansJodie has been a peace, environmental, women’s rights and social justice activist for over 40 years. She is the co-founder of CODEPINK with a new campaign to build a Local Peace Economy. A member of the Advisory Board of Schumacher Center for New Economics, she works to integrate new economy values and social justice needs through her work in Ferguson. CODEPINK leads trips to Cuba that highlight local economy models.

anthony flaccavento* | founder | scale inc @afor9thAnthony Flaccavento is a certified organic farmer and sustainable economic development consultant in the Appalachian region of southwest Virginia. He has been involved in local foods, sustainable forestry and other aspects of building the “bottom up” economy for over 30 years, in Appalachia and around the nation and world. He frequently writes and speaks on these issues, including a book scheduled for release in 2016.

Deborah Frieze | Co-Founder | Boston Impact Initiative @dfriezeDeborah is founding partner of the Boston Impact Initiative, an impact investing fund that seeks to create systemic shifts in opportunity for urban communities. She is co-author of Walk Out Walk On, an award-winning book that profiles pioneering leaders who walked out of organizations failing to contribute to the common good—and walked on to build resilient communities. Deborah is also founder of the Old Oak Dojo, an urban learning center in Boston, MA.


urban giff Urban was selected as Operations Manager of the Gila River Indian Community in 1981 and held that position until 1986 when he was appointed as Community Manager. He retired as Community Manager in February 2006. He has previously served as an Other Disciplines representative for the U.S. Department of Labor’s Native American Employment and Training Council. From 1994 to 2002, he was a Director on the Board of the Arizona Town Hall. And in 2005, he was appointed, by Arizona Governor Napolitano, to the Governor’s Council on Workforce Policy. He continues to serve on the Board of Directors of the Lone Butte Industrial Development Corporation, and he has been a member of the NCAIED Board of Directors since 1995.

jamee haley* | executive director | lowcountry local first @jameehaleyJamee is co-founder and executive director of Lowcountry Local First, which launched in 2007. She has built a movement around supporting local, independent businesses and farmers throughout Charleston, SC. She was named one of Charlie Magazine’s 50 Most Progressive in 2010, selected as one of nine local economy leaders in North America for the first BALLE Fellows cohort in 2011, and in 2014, the Charleston Regional Business Journal named her one of the Most Influential Women in Business.

Leah Hunt Hendrix | Director | Solidaire @lhunthendrixLeah is the co-founder and director of Solidaire, a donor community dedicated to funding social movements. She has her PhD from Princeton University, where she studied political theory and philosophy. She is from New York, and has lived around the world, including in Egypt, Syria, and the West Bank where she did research on the effects of international aid and explored contemporary Arab political thought. The focus of her work is on progressive political power, economic justice and racial justice. She is on the board of the EDGE Funder Alliance, Free Speech for People, and the New Economy Coalition.

eric Henry | PRESIDENT | TS DESIGNS @localactionEric is president of TS Designs and has been in the screen-printing and apparel business for over 30 years. He was named Sustainable North Carolina Champion in 2009. Outside of TS Designs, Eric devotes much of his time to furthering the sustainability agenda in various community organizations, including roles as founder of Burlington Biodiesel Co-op and co-founder of Company Shops Market, a co-op grocery in downtown Burlington. Eric serves on BALLE’s board of directors.

Myrlin Hepworth | Teaching Artist | Myrlindo, LLC @myrlindoMyrlin is a professional teaching artist, writer, and musician whose art and educational work is performed in spaces across the United States. Myrlin is a dynamic wordsmith, writer, poet, and MC whose work exhibits an engaging array of subject matter based in social justice and love, hip hop and academia.

Elissa Hillary* | Executive Director | Local First West Michigan @localfirstSince 2007, Elissa has served as executive director of Local First, an entrepreneurial non-profit working to build a sustainable West Michigan economy. A graduate of the Community Leadership program at Aquinas College, her energy and creativity have helped Local First quintuple its business membership from just 150 to more than 800 and develop programs that promote sustainable business development, reduce waste, and increase community vibrancy. Led by Elissa, Local First has attracted national media recognition for its efforts, and is regarded as the premier organization advocating for local businesses in the Midwest. Local First has also begun federally supported work to deepen local connections to our food systems in partnership with local farms and the USDA.

Peter Hille | President | MACED @peterjhillePeter is the President of MACED, which works to build a brighter economic future for Appalachia through programs addressing energy, forestry, enterprise development, research and policy. Previously, Peter was director of the Brushy Fork Institute of Berea College and has also conducted community development projects internationally, in Russia and Slovakia. A 1977 graduate of Swarthmore College, he lives with his wife in a passive solar home they designed and built near Berea, Kentucky.



ted howard | executive director | the democracy collaborative @democracycollabTed is the co-founder and executive director of The Democracy Collaborative at the University of Maryland. In July 2010, Ted was appointed the Steven Minter Senior Fellow for Social Justice at The Cleveland Foundation where he was member of a team that developed a comprehensive job creation and wealth building strategy, resulting in the Evergreen Cooperative Initiative. Ted has lectured recently at the Clinton Global Initiative-America, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, the Co-operatives United World Conference (Manchester, England) and the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank, and several universities. He is the author of numerous articles appearing in popular and community development publications. Ted serves on the board of LIFT, a founding board member of the Evergreen Cooperative Corporation, was designated a CFED Innovation Award recipient in 2010, and Utne Reader named him one of “25 visionaries who are changing your world.”

Tolulope Ilesanmi | Cleaner | Zenith Cleaning @zenithcleanersTolu is a Cleaner. Through his company Zenith Cleaning, he uses cleaning as a transformational practice for immersive outside-the-box experiences that utilize the practice of cleaning to not only transform physical spaces but also individuals and the non-physical spaces that are in urgent need of transformation. Tolu speaks at conferences, organizations and institutions. He is a regular guest speaker at McGill University and a visiting scholar at Columbia University.

stephen Jones | chef | yard bird + the larderChef Stephen recently opened the Downtown Phoenix restaurant Yard Bird + The Larder with much fanfare at the beginning of 2015. Stephen who came to Phoenix by way of Chicago in 2008, made his name in the local food scene when he opened Blue Hound Kitchen and Cocktails at Kimpton’s Hotel Palomar in 2012. He’d been at a handful of other local restaurants prior, but it was his distinctive take on classic American and Southern cuisine at Blue Hound that propelled him to the forefront of the Valley’s culinary scene.

Van Jones | Founder and President | Dream Corps @vanjones68Van is a globally recognized, award-winning pioneer in human rights and the clean-energy economy. Van, who served as adviser to the White House Council on Environmental Quality, is currently a senior fellow in the Energy and Environment program at the Center For American Progress. He also holds a joint appointment as a distinguished visiting fellow in the Center for African American Studies and in the Program in Science, Technology and Environmental Policy at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. Van is a Yale-educated attorney, an inspiring visionary and a bridge builder. He is the New York Times best-selling author of The Green Collar Economy, the definitive book on green jobs. As president of Rebuild the Dream, Van is striving to make sure that we invest in our shared future once again.

antoinette klatzky | program director | eileen fisher community foundation @fresachocolatAntoinette is the Program Director for the Eileen Fisher Community Foundation and co-creator of the young women’s leadership initiative, the Eileen Fisher Leadership Institute (EFLI). She is passionate about facilitating profound connection to self, each other and the larger community in service of local and global systemic change.

david korten | co-founder and board chair | yes! magazine @dkortenDavid is co-founder and board chair of YES! Magazine, co-chair of the New Economy Working Group, president of the Living Economies Forum, and a founding board member emeritus of BALLE. His books include Change the Story, Change the Future: A Living Economy for a Living Future; Agenda for a New Economy; and the international best sellers When Corporations Rule the World and The Great Turning.

Leanne Krueger-Braneky* | Senior Director | BALLE @leannekbLeanne has received national attention for her skills in economic development, program development, and public policy and has been invited to the White House Business Council on multiple occasions to advise on the needs of local businesses. For eight years, Leanne served as the first Executive Director of the Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia (SBN), growing it into a 400+ member business organization working to build a just, green, and thriving economy in the Greater Philadelphia region. She is a current Mayoral appointee to the Philadelphia Food Policy Advisory Council, a Senior Fellow of the Environmental Leadership Program, a 2009 Fellow of the Center for Progressive Leadership Program and a proud BALLE Fellow with the inaugural 2011-2012 cohort.


Kimber Lanning* | Executive Director | Local First Arizona @LocalFirstAZKimber, BALLE Board Secretary, is an entrepreneur and economic specialist who works to cultivate strong, vibrant communities and inspire a higher quality of life throughout Arizona. Kimber is actively involved in fostering cultural diversity, economic self-reliance and responsible growth for the Phoenix metropolitan area. In 2003, Kimber founded Local First Arizona, a grassroots, nonprofit organization dedicated to raising public awareness of the economic and cultural benefits provided by locally owned businesses. In late 2005, Local First secured nonprofit status, and proceeded with Kimber as the executive director. The organization has since mushroomed to over 2,000 members, and Kimber works extensively with city and state policymakers to create a supportive environment for entrepreneurs of all sizes. She works to inform, educate, and motivate consumers to support local enterprises, and encourages public policy that enables locally owned and operated businesses to thrive.

burt lauderdale | executive director | kentuckians for the commonwealtH Burt is the executive director of Kentuckians For The Commonwealth. KFTC is a statewide, membership-based social justice organization that uses community organizing and grassroots leadership development to address a wide range of public policy issues. Burt lives and works in rural Laurel County, Kentucky and has worked for KFTC as a chapter organizer, staff coordinator and executive director. He has served on various national network and organization boards or steering committees related to community organizing and progressive change, including Pushback Network, Alliance for Appalachia, Progressive Technology Project, Southern Organizing Cooperative and New World Foundation.

RAMON LEON* | founder, president and ceo | latino economic development centerRamon is the founding President and CEO of the Latino Economic Development Center of Minnesota (LEDC) - a statewide membership based community development financial institution (CDFI) certified by the U.S. Department of Treasury - community developmentorganization member of the National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders (NALCAB), and Opportunity Industrialization Center (OIC) member of the Minnesota state council of OICs, and also member of OIC America. Ramon was one of the initiators of Latino community organizing and pioneer of the Latino economic development movements in Minneapolis in the early 1990’s. Ramon was the founding president of Cooperativa Mercado Central (a 47-business incubator and cooperative in Minneapolis), and co-founder of Plaza Verde, and Midtown Global Market. He has been an active social justice leader in his community, serving on several boards and committees at nonprofit organizations and local, state, national, and international governmental entities to bring forward the voice of immigrant and minority communities. He was born in Mexico City but has lived continuously in the United States since 1987 and moved to Minnesota in 1991.

david levine | co-founder, ceo and president | american sustainable business council @ASBcouncilDavid is the co-founder and CEO of the American Sustainable Business Council. ASBC is a growing coalition of business organizations and businesses advancing market and policy shifts to support a sustainable economy. The Council brings together the business perspective, experience and political will and strength to stimulate our economy, benefit our communities, and preserve our environment. Today, the organizations that have joined in this partnership represent over 225,000 businesses.

alex linares | Project Officer | The Working World @workingworldorgAlex joined the Working World in January of 2015, after 7 years of working for labor rights and workforce development non-profit organizations in Chicago. He assisted the non-profit, Chicago Community and Workers’ Rights, to establish Mujeres Ayudando Mujeres, a women’s cleaning cooperative. Alex holds a BA in Sociology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a Masters in Urban Planning and Policy from UIC.

PENN LOH | lecturer and director of community practice tufts university @lohpennPenn is Lecturer and Director of the Master in Public Policy Program and Community Practice at Tufts University’s Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning. He partners with various community base building organizations in the Right to the City Alliance and Center for Economic Democracy.



adele london* | Director Of Business Development | Good Work Network @goodworknetworkAdele is the Director of Business Development for the Good Work Network, a leading microenterprise development organization in New Orleans. She has worked in the small business development field for over 17 years and has helped build the capacity of minority and women contractors, connecting these small business owners to millions of dollars in contract opportunities. Adele profoundly believes that developing small minority and women businesses is critical to growing an inclusive local economy.

Michelle Long | Executive Director | BALLEMichelle is the founding executive director of BALLE. Previously Michelle was the founding executive director of Sustainable Connections, an organization that prompted NPR Marketplace to call Bellingham, WA, the “epicenter of a new economic model.” A regular keynote speaker, she is also the co-author of Local First: A How-to Guide. Michelle is an advisor to the Schumacher Center for New Economics, was named one of the West Coast’s “top five leading ladies of sustainability” by the Sustainable Industries Journal, and in 2014 was named one of The Purpose Economy 100 for North America.

RACHEL MAXWELL | ceo | community sourced capital @rachelmrmaxwellRachel is co-founder and CEO of Community Sourced Capital. CSC has helped over 50 neighborhood businesses in eight states access nearly $1million in capital from 4,000 members of their communities. Formed to help small businesses and local economies thrive, CSC is an online platform that brings love into finance. In the CSC system, money builds generosity and reciprocity into a world of finance that needs a whole lot more of both.

jess mcclary | Shrubist Extraordinaire/CEO | McClary Bros. VinegarSJess founded McClary Bros. in 2012, named for her twin 4-year-old sons. It began as a home-based business, selling at local farmers’ markets. Today, McClary Bros. Drinking Vinegars are served or sold in over 250 locations in 15 states. Jess attended culinary school at Oakland Community College in Farmington Hills, MI, and is a graduate of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business program.

Dawn McGee | CEO | Good Works VenturesPresident | High Stakes Foundation @GoodWVenturesDawn is the CEO of Good Works Ventures, LLC, a Montana-based company that invests in high social impact companies. She is also President of the High Stakes Foundation, which provides support to visionary people and organizations that are leading and implementing changes that create a sustainable future for Montana. She loves to play outside and play music as often as possible.

Pavi Mehta | Author | ServiceSpace @aravindeyePavi is the lead author of Infinite Vision: How Aravind Became the World’s Greatest Business Case for Compassion, a book that explores the revolutionary business model of the world’s largest eye care center. She is a board member of The Aravind Eye Foundation, and ServiceSpace, a non-profit that runs a series of projects designed to ignite transformation. She is co-editor of its inspiring news service DailyGood and co-founder of its pay-it-forward restaurant, KarmaKitchen.

Gary Nabhan | author | University of Arizona Kellogg PrograMGary has collaborated with farmers, ecologists, chefs and communities on innovations in local food systems and on-farm wildlife habitat restoration for 40 years. He is the W.K. Kellogg Endowed Chair in Food and Water Security for the Borderlands at the University of Arizona, and co-founder of makewayformonarchs.org and other non-profits. He farms and writes from Patagonia, Arizona.


Erin Kilmer Neel* | Chief Impact Officer | Beneficial State Foundation Executive Director | Sustainable Business Alliance @erinkilmerneelErin is Deputy Director and Chief Impact Officer at Beneficial State Foundation in Oakland, CA, where she helps to measure and communicate the social and environmental impact of Beneficial State Bank, and build a beneficial banking industry. Erin is Executive Director of the Sustainable Business Alliance, an Oakland-based BALLE chapter, which helps businesses do well and do good, engages the community in conscious spending, and connects local capital to local businesses.org and other non-profits. She farms and writes from Patagonia, Arizona.

chris nemeth | PRESIDENT | hopeful harvest @nemeth9Chris has 35 years of leadership experience throughout the United States and Virgin Islands in the areas of sales, marketing, organizational development, training, product and market development and social enterprise. He has a B.A in Sociology and Psychology from the University of Michigan-Dearborn and a M.A. in Marketing from Webster University in St. Louis, Mo. Chris is currently the President of Hopeful Harvest and Senior Director of Social Enterprise for Forgotten Harvest.

Mark Nicolson | Principal | VENTANA GROUPMark, founder of the Nicolson Group and co-founder of Ventana Group, has coached thousands of organizations, teams, and individuals to achieve peak performance. He has been consulting and teaching for over 20 years on transformative leadership and in September 2012, delivered a TEDx talk on How Leaders Learn. His clients include such companies as IDEO, Sony Computer Entertainment, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Desmond Tutu and his family foundation. He has also frequently taught executive education at Harvard and at Stanford Universities. With a passion for transgressing taboos, he has a special affinity for working with social change visionaries and leaders who are committed to building values-driven organizations. Mark’s passion for continuous learning led him to get an MBA from Stanford and MAs from Oxford and Meridian Universities.

tyler norris | Vice President | Total Health, Kaiser PermanentETyler, MDiv, is an entrepreneur and founder of over a dozen businesses and social ventures. His three decades’ service in the public, private and non-profit sectors have focused on population health, community vitality, and equitable prosperity. Currently, he serves as vice president, Total Health at Kaiser Permanente, where he guides “anchor institution” work, investing in the well-being of people and place. He is a mountain biker, backcountry skier and pilot, residing in Oakland, CA.

Jessica Norwood* | Executive Director | Emerging ChangeMakers Network @EmergeChangeJessica is the executive director of the Emerging ChangeMakers Network, an organization dedicated to working with inspiring leaders and innovative ideas that end economic inequality. She supports strengthening social enterprise and social investing as a way to build community resiliency. Recently, she created SOUL’utions, a community investment and economic development project that works with businesses in the South by providing an accelerator business program, micro-loans, capacity grants and private capital investment clubs in order to strengthen historically vulnerable communities.

dana pancrazi | Vice president | capital markets, the f.b. heron foundatioNDana joined Heron in 2006. She is responsible for deal sourcing, identifying and developing relationships across a spectrum of investors, syndicating capital when possible, and cultivating opportunities to deploy the full range of Heron’s “toolbox” including grants, program related investments and market-rate mission related investments. Prior to joining Heron, Dana was with Merrill Lynch in the Private Banking & Investment Group where she specialized in Philanthropy and Nonprofit Management. She is currently on the board of Capital Impact Partners, a $1B CDFI, serves on the steering committees for Mission Investors’ Exchange and Markets for Good, and as a reviewer for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as part of its Grand Challenge Exploration Program.



Esther Park | President | Common StocKEsther is the President of Commons Stock, an impact-focused due diligence consulting firm. Clients include high net worth individuals, foundations, and investment advisors. She has over 12 years of experience in mission-based financial services ranging from microfinance to risk capital investments. She also serves as a Board member at New Resource Bank, Nutiva, and City Fresh Foods, as well as an Advisor to Mary’s Gone Crackers, Kitchen Table Advisors, and the Sustainable Business Alliance.

Lorenzo Perez | Co-Founder and Principal | Venue ProjectSDesigner, builder, developer, and entrepreneur, Lorenzo is a co-founder and directing principal of Venue Projects: Kitchell-Perez, a dynamic entrepreneurial and opportunistic real estate practice based in Phoenix, AZ. Passionate advocates for local community culture, business and place making, the creative firm focuses on crafting inspired commercial and residential, adaptive re-use and redevelopment projects that serve the Metro Phoenix marketplace.

Michael Powe | Senior Research Manager Preservation Green Lab - National Trust for Historic Preservation @m_poweMike is the Senior Research Manager at the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Preservation Green Lab. An ardent fan of Jane Jacobs and the lead researcher on the Green Lab’s “Older, Smaller, Better” project, Mike uses maps and statistics to demonstrate the critical role that older, smaller buildings play in supporting dense, diverse neighborhoods and robust local economies. He works in cities across the country to strengthen policies supporting building reuse.

cynthia power | Special Projects Facilitator | Eileen Fisher @eileenfisherCynthia has worked at Eileen Fisher for eight years, and has worked closely with Eileen, the founder, for the last five to help bring her ideas and priorities to life. Most recently, Cynthia has been working on a Company Purpose project as well as a local factory initiative. Cynthia’s work is intimately connected to the heart of the Eileen Fisher organization, and she is passionate about sharing her company’s values and practices with others. She deeply believes that business can be a force for positive change in local economies and those that span the globe.

Ed Quevedo | Faculty, Sustainable Enterprise/Research Affiliate Mills College/Institute for the FutureEd is faculty in Sustainable Enterprise at the Lokey Graduate School of Business at Mills College. Ed also teaches in the Mills College Public Policy Program, and is director and senior research fellow in the Mills College Center for Socially Responsible Business. Ed serves as a Research Affiliate at the Institute for the Future in Palo Alto, CA, directing their program in Regenerative Future Economies the Institute’s Peace and Social Justice Lab.

stephanie rearick | director | dane county timebank @stephanierearicStephanie is the founder and co-director of the Dane County TimeBank, recognized as one of the highest functioning timebanks in the world. Out of that experience she has worked with a far-flung and ever-changing team to create Mutual Aid Networks, a new way to organize our work and resource flows to build a regenerative economy from the ground up. She also works as a musician and co-owns Mother Fool’s Coffehouse in Madison WI.

armando robles | Treasurer and Union President | New Era Windows CooperativeArmando was born in Tijuana, Mexico, and moved to the US in 1997. In 2004, Armando became chief union steward of the UE at Republic Windows and Doors. In December 2008, Armando led the historic factory occupation of Republic that captured national attention. In 2012, Armando again led his coworkers to create a worker-owned company, New Era Windows Cooperative. Armando is currently treasurer and union president of a now profitable cooperative venture.


Euneika Rogers-Sipp* | Chief Regenerative Officer Sustainable Rural Regenerative Enterprise for Families (SURREF) @sippeuneikSocial design activist and community developer Euneika is founder of Sustainable Rural Regenerative Enterprises for Families (SURREF) and Social Enterprise Development at the Black Belt Community Based Tourism Network where she focuses on cooperative action, entrepreneurship, and impact investment strategies that reflect local cultural and legal traditions, preserve land-based wealth and reduce family vulnerability. Her creative practice addresses topics like regenerative agriculture and creative economy planning in historically oppressed environments globally.

CArmen rojas | ceo | the workers lab @crojasphdCarmen is the CEO of The Workers Lab an innovation lab that invests in replicable and revenue generating solutions that improve conditions for low-wage workers. Prior to assuming this position, she was the acting director of Collective Impact at Living Cities and was the director of strategic programs at the Mitchell Kapor Foundation. Carmen holds a Ph.D. in City Planning from the UC Berkeley and was a Fulbright Scholar.

Joel Salatin | president | Polyface Farm @joelsalatinJoel is a third generation beyond organic farmer and author whose family owns and operates Polyface Farm in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. The farm produces salad bar beef, pigaerator pork, pastured poultry, forage-based rabbits and direct markets everything to 5,000 families, 50 restaurants, and 10 retail outlets. A prolific author, Salatin’s nine books to date include both how-to and big picture themes. The farm features prominently in Michael Pollan’s NYT bestseller Omnivore’s Dilemma and the award-winning documentary, Food Inc.

d’artagnan scorza* | executive director | social justice learning institute @urbanscholar1D’Artagnan is a U.S. Navy Iraq-War Veteran with a Ph.D. in Education from UCLA. D’Artagnan is a former UC Regent, a 2010 Education Pioneer Fellow and a 2013-2014 BALLE Fellow. He is community organizer with extensive program development and policy experience having passed green school policies and statewide policies democratizing food access. He serves on the Los Angeles and California Food Policy Councils and was recently elected to the Inglewood School Board.

Michael Shuman | Co-Founder and Research Director | Cutting Edge Capital @cuttingedgecapMichael is one of the world’s leading experts on community economics. He has authored, coauthored, or edited eight books. His most recent book, just published by Chelsea Green, is Local Dollars, Local Sense: How to Move Your Money from Wall Street to Main Street and Achieve Real Prosperity. His previous book, The Small Mart Revolution: How Local Businesses Are Beating the Global Competition (Berrett-Koehler, 2006), received as bronze prize from the Independent Publishers Association for best business book of 2006. He is a cofounder and research director with Cutting Edge Capital LLC and a founding board member of BALLE. Michael has given an average of more than one invited talk per week, mostly to local governments and universities, for the past 30 years. He is a fellow with the Post Carbon Institute.

Nikki Silvestri* | Social Innovation Strategist @nikkicsilvestriOver the last ten years, Nikki has been a thought leader in creating social equity for underrepresented populations in food systems, social services, public health, climate solutions, and economic development. She had the honor of being named one of The Root’s 100 Most Influential African Americans in 2014.



Mark Stapp | Director | Master of Real Estate Development, Arizona State UniversityExecutive Director of the Master of Real Estate Development Program and the Fred E. Taylor Professor of Real Estate and a faculty associate in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University. He completed his undergraduate work in environmental studies and urban design at William Paterson University, did his graduate work in urban economics at ASU, Stanford University Graduate School of Business Executive and Professional Education program and received a Doctor of Humane Letters from A.T. Still University.

Matthew Stinchcomb | Executive director | Etsy.org @stinchcombMatt is the executive director of Etsy.org, a 501(c)(3) dedicated to empowering under-represented entrepreneurial populations to build businesses and programs that regenerate the planet, the community, and the self.

Marie sullivan | President/CEO | Arizona Women’s Education and EmploymentMarie Sullivan is the president and CEO of Arizona Women’s Education and Employment. AWEE has been transforming the lives of Arizonans into economic success stories for 32 years. Since inception, it has helped create successful beginnings and renewed hope for more than 160,000 women, men and young adults. Today, AWEE is Arizona’s preeminent workforce development organization, offering a diverse range of evidence-based training and support services throughout Maricopa and Yavapai counties.

t-dubb-o | Hip-Hop Artist @tdubbohmygodT-Dubb-O, a hip-hop artist born in Saint Louis, Mo in 1987, is as dedicated to the streets as he is to his art of music. He began freestyling at the age of 6 and progressed to writing, producing and recording by the age of 11. In 2010 T-Dubb entered the Streets Status Battle League arena and was quickly recognized as one of the best battle rappers coming out of Missouri. In the aftermath of the Michael Brown killing in August 2014, T-Dubb’s new persona arose as a political spokesperson for his community and he fused this into his career as a Hip Hop artist. T-Dubb is a director for Hands Up United - a grassroots community that rose from the Ferguson resistance building towards liberation of oppressed Black, Brown and Poor people through economic development, education, art, civil disobedience, advocacy, and agriculture.

aaron tanaka* | director | Center for Economic Democracy managing director | boston impact initiative @tanakatalkAaron is a Boston-based activist, grantmaker and impact investor. As the director of the Center for Economic Democracy, Aaron stewards funding and technical assistance to grassroots groups that build power and vision in low income communities of color for a new economy. As the startup manager for the Boston Impact Initiative (BII), Aaron helps lead Boston’s first local impact fund, directing loans and private equity investments towards Boston’s growing Localist economy. Until 2012, Aaron was the co-founder and executive director of the Boston Workers Alliance (BWA). From 2010-2012, Aaron served as a Special Commissioner appointed by the Governor to advise on equitable job creation strategies for Massachusetts. He is a former Green For All Fellow, a visiting practitioner at Tufts University, and serves on several boards including the Asian American Resource Workshop and the New Economy Coalition. Aaron holds a BA from Harvard University and a MS in Community Economic Development from Southern New Hampshire University.

Mark Tilsen | President/Co-Founder | Native American Natural FoodsMark is president and co-founder of Native American Natural Foods, innovator of the Tanka Bar, the first national meat snack bar. He is also co-founder of the Tanka Fund, a campaign to return buffalo to Indian people. In 2011, Mark received the Social Venture Network Innovation Award for his efforts with Native American Natural Foods. A recognized expert in Native American economic development, Mark has testified twice before U.S. Senate subcommittees.

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rika tyler | program director | hands up unitedRika was born and raised in the heart of Saint Louis, MO. Moving to Saint Charles County, a rural area out of the Saint Louis region, Rika experienced a lot of racism. Rika was the only black cheerleader, soccer player, and gymnast for a long time. Rika was a 3-year high school graduate and went to Lincoln University of Missouri, a historical Black College where she studied history. For two years Rika interned at the State Capitol in Jefferson City where she began to learn more about government. In 2012 after the uprising from the Trayvon Martin’s case, Rika organized her first social justice rally and protest and has been focused on social justice work ever since. Rika has planned direct actions and bridged international solidarity with communities in Mexico and Palestine. She has been on the forefront of every protest since the killing of Michael Brown Jr. as a strong voice for her community. Rika is a program director of Hands Up United - a collective grass roots organization of politically engaged minds building towards the liberation of Black, Brown and Oppressed people through economic development, art, education, agriculture, advocacy and civil disobedience.

Leslie Watson | Board President | Northeast Investment CooperativeLeslie is a cooperative development consultant based in Minneapolis. She served on the Eastside Food Co-op’s startup board and helped to found the Northeast Investment Cooperative, a co-op formed to make transformative investments in distressed real estate along her neighborhood’s commercial corridor. She embraces the co-op model as a great way to reorient commerce and industry to serve people and planet ahead of other interests. But she thinks that cooperative Scrabble is just wrong.

Ed Whitfield | Co-Managing Director | Fund for Democratic Communities @ed_whitfieldEd is co-founder and co-managing director of the Fund for Democratic Communities (F4DC), former chairman of the Greensboro Redevelopment Commission, and Greensboro’s Triad Minority Development Corporation. He helped initiate the Southern Grassroots Economy Project and is now working to develop a Southern Reparations Loan Fund to finance community-led cooperative economic development. For Ed, engaging communities in meaningful, democratic, just, sustainable and productive wasy is a key motivation.

Judy Wicks | c0-founder & author | BALLE, GOOD MORNING BEAUTIFUL BUSINESS @jwicks333Judy is an international leader and speaker in the local economy movement. In 1970, Judy co-founded the original Free People’s Store, now well-known as Urban Outfitters. As founder of White Dog Cafe in 1983, Judy was a front-runner in the farm-to-table movement. In 2001, she founded Fair Food Philly and the Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia, and co-founded BALLE, in which she serves as board chair emeritus. She is the author of Good Morning, Beautiful Business. Her work has earned numerous awards, including the James Beard Foundation Humanitarian of the Year Award, the International Association of Culinary Professionals Humanitarian Award and the Women Chefs and Restaurateurs Lifetime Achievement Award. She lives in Philadelphia where she mentors the next generation of beautiful business entrepreneurs.

Sandy Wiggins | Principal | Consilience LLC @sandwigSandy is a senior advisor to RSF Social Finance - whose purpose is to transform the way the world works with money - and he is Principal of Consilience LLC - a national consultancy with a mission to foster environmentally, socially and economically sustainable communities. Sandy currently serves as board chair of BALLE. He is past chair of the U.S. Green Building Council, and was founding chair of the Green Building Certification Institute.


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