Board of Directors

Who We Are


Matt Bauer - Chair/Founder - President BetterWorld Telecom

Andrew Gowder - Vice Chair Pratt-Thomas and Walker, PA

Jenny Wiedower - Secretary - Navy Yard Community Association

Ken Adcock - Brainstorm Design

David Anderson - Chernoff Newman

Megan Barkes - Michauex Conservancy

Bryan Cordell - SC Sustainability Institute

Lowell Grosse - Charleston Coffee Roasters

Karalee Nielsen - Revolutionary Food Group

Andrea Schneck - Plum Elements

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Mission:
Lowcountry Local First advocates the benefits of a local living economy by strengthening community support for independent locally owned businesses and farmers.
 
 We are an alliance that educates the public on the importance of supporting the local economy, and encourages businesses and consumers to be environmentally sustainable and socially responsible. We are one of 52 chapters of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) www.livingeconomies.org.
 
 We envision a sustainable global economy as a network of Local Living Economies, building long-term economic empowerment and prosperity in communities through local business ownership, economic justice, cultural diversity and a healthy natural environment. Independent businesses create wealth by engaging local people in the production, marketing, and consumption of goods, they pay taxes, and reinvest in our communities.
 
We educate the public to:
 
• Reduce material and energy costs
 
• Recycle and reuse waste
 
• Buy and sell locally.
 
• Support local agriculture
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