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Board of Directors<\/h1>
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Meet the Board<\/h2>

We are thankful for our Board of Directors who support us in our work to build a just, green, and thriving local economy.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n
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Alisa Shargorodsky<\/h6>

ECHO Systems<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a>

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Bo Zhao<\/h6>

Baby Gear Group <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a>

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Carmel Deane<\/h6>

PIDC <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a>

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Bria George<\/h6>

I Love Thy Hood <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a>

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Jenn Richey Nicholas<\/h6>

Pixel Parlor<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a>

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Jessica Hartley<\/h6>

Vicinity Energy <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a>

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Joe Martinez<\/h6>

Entrust Financial LLC<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a>

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Joe Pelusi<\/h6>

Green Investment Strategies, Inc.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a>

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Melissa R. Gilbert<\/h6>

Temple University<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a>

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Marsha Levell<\/h6>

PolyMath Consulting, LLC<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a>

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Nima Etemadi<\/h6>

Cake Life Bake Shop<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a>

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Stanford B. Ponson<\/h6>

Dilworth Paxson, LLP<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a>

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Tom Paluszynski<\/h6>

Morgan Stanley<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n

SBN Founder<\/h2>

Judy Wicks founded the White Dog Caf\u00e9 on the first floor of her Philadelphia row house in 1983. As the restaurant grew, so did her notion that the strength of her business relied upon the quality of its locally grown ingredients. Envisioning how strengthening relationships among independent, community-rooted enterprises could inspire profound social change, she founded the Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia in 2001, and co-founded the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies that same year.<\/p>\n

Judy also founded Fair Food, dedicated to building a local food system in the Philadelphia region. In 2009, she sold the White Dog through a unique agreement that preserves local, independent ownership and maintains sustainable business practices, including buying from local farmers, composting and using renewable energy. In March of 2013, Judy released her memoir, Good Morning, Beautiful Business.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Judy Wicks<\/h4>

Founder and Board Emeritus<\/strong>
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