Over the last 15 years, BALLE has been privileged to work with many leaders in the localism movement. Our past Board members include: Baye Adofo-Wilson, Deputy Mayor for Economic Housing and Development (City of Newark) Matt Bauer, CEO and Co-Founder at Sparrow Betsy Burton, The King’s English Bookstore Leslie Christian, Leslie Christian Financial Merrian (Fuller) Goggio Borgeson, Senior Scientist at Natural Resources Defense Council Laury Hammel, Co-Founder BALLE; CEO, Long Fellows Club Manny Hidalgo, Latino Economic Development Center David Korten, Author, Co-Founder Yes!Magazine Chris Morrow, Northshire Book Store Kinde Nebecker Derrell Ness, Feathered Nesst Public House Jamila Payne, Soul Purpose Company Guillermo Quiroga Paul Saginaw, Zingerman’s Community of Businesses Don Shaffer (now Special Advisor), RSF Social Finance Andy Shallal, Busboys and Poets Ellen Shepard, CEO Community Allies Michael Shuman, Adjunct, Community Economic Development Program at Simon Frasier University Judy Wicks, (now Board Chair Emeritus), Co-Founder BALLE; Founder, White Dog Café
