DC PUBLIC BANKING - Key Persons
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- Member of the Steering Committee
- Organizer
- Steering Committee
Allison Basile is an organizer focused on transforming our economy to one that's equitable, democratic, and sustainable, where all people and communities can be self-determining. She co-founded and helps to manage Impact Hub DC, a work and event space for social change groups and organizations. She co-founded the DC Time Bank, an exchange platform that builds circles of reciprocity and mutual aid, building community ties and resilience. She serves on the Shared Leadership Team of Organizing Neighborhood Equity (ONE) DC, which creates and preserves racial and economic equity in the District, and works with Transform Finance, helping to develop tools for non-extractive finance.
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- Member of the Advisory Committee
- Labor Organizer
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- Member of the Advisory Committee
- President Emeritus, Friends of the Earth Board Member Potomac Riverkeeper, Foundation Earth, and Tax Justice Network USA
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- Member of the Advisory Committee
- Executive Director, DC Environmental Network Former Staff to Council Member Phil Mendelson
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- Member of the Advisory Committee
- Co - Founder Wealth for the Common Good, New Economy Working Group
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- Member of the Advisory Committee
- Entrepreneur Former Head of Regional Bank, Manufacturers Hanover of Central NY
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- Member of the Advisory Committee
- Coordinator, Genuine Progress Indicators Project, Institute for Policy Studies
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- Member of the Advisory Committee
- Veteran and Government Analyst
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- Member of the Steering Committee
- Professor
- Steering Committee
David Schwartzman is Professor Emeritus, Howard University.
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- Member of the Advisory Committee
- Economist Director, Center for Popular Economics Director, U.S. Solidarity Economy Network
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- Member of the Advisory Committee
- Historian, Political Economist, Author America Beyond Capitalism Founding Principal of University of Maryland - Based Democracy Collaborative
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- Member of the Advisory Committee
- Rev. Senior Minister, Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ
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- Editor / Administrative Assistant at DoD Legal Medicine / Risk Management Section
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- Chairman of the Advisory Committee
- Executive Director, Institute for Policy Studies Co - Chair, New Economy Working Group
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- Member of the Advisory Committee
- Senior Associate General Counsel, Howard University Co - Founder / President Ward 8 Farmers Market Cooperative
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- Member of the Advisory Committee
- Member of the Steering Committee
- Electrical Engineer at Neophotonics
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- Member of the Advisory Committee
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- Member of the Steering Committee
- Steering Committee
Mary Bolton is a community organizer with over 40 years experience working on social and economic justice, clean energy, women's and peace issues. She has expertise in creating community-controlled institutions, advocating for the interests of low-income individuals, and bringing human services to underserved communities. She served as a court reporter in the U.S. House, Senate, Supreme Court, and other agencies.
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- Member of the Advisory Committee
- Economist
Michael H. Shuman, Economist, attorney, author, and entrepreneur, and a globally recognized expert on community economics
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- Member of the Advisory Committee
- Consultant, International Finance
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- Member of the Steering Committee
- Steering Committee
Raghu has been active on social, economic and environmental justice issues in DC for over 10 years. He works on energy conservation in the Fairfax Public Schools System.
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- Member of the Advisory Committee
- Chairman Economics Dept. Howard University Executive Director, Center for Urban Progress
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- Member of the Steering Committee
- Steering Committee
System change advocate. DC public bank for local jobs, small business, affordable housing, environmental sustainability. http://t.co/zOp0RiUuMl
Ruth Caplan's environmental career began with a decade of organizing and litigation which successfully prevented construction of three nuclear power units on Lake Ontario, followed by a decade as safe energy lobbyist and executive director of Environmental Action, a national grassroots organization. She went on to coordinate the interdisciplinary Economics Working Group which developed a community centered system for full employment and local sustainability. She was awarded Sierra Club's 2004 Special Service Award for her work on corporate accountability, international trade, water privatization, and energy policy. Currently she is National Coordinator for the Alliance for Democracy's Defending Water for Life Campaign.
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- Member of the Advisory Committee
- Director, Initiatives on Independent Business and Community Banking for the Institute for Local Self Reliance
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- Member of the Steering Committee
- Steering Committee
Steve Seuser has over 25 years of experience working with the public, private and nonprofit sectors in affordable housing, renewable energy, economic development, and finance. Steve serves as a Steering Committee member of the DC Public Banking Center. Steve also worked with DC Solar United Neighborhoods, an organization promoting solar energy in Washington, DC. He coordinated DC SUN's activities to reduce barriers to affordable solar energy for residents, nonprofits, and businesses, successfully working with a coalition of organizations to pass legislation through DC Council enabling community solar in the city. Previously, he served as Executive Director of Building Futures, a permanent supportive housing provider for persons living with HIV/AIDS and other disabilities.