Andre Ballard is an architect located in Bowling Green, Ohio, a town in the Toledo area. He has a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Hampton University in Virginia. He also has a Master of Architecture degree from Miami University of Ohio. He has been married for 40 years to his wife Sherri, and they have three children and nine grandchildren. Andre has taught architecture at the collegiate level for the past decade and is an adjunct faculty at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. Andre is the principal of his rm, Ballard Architectural Studio, LLC. He has been in business for over 22 years. The Studio focuses on private sector work, custom homes, churches, multi-family, mix-use buildings, and economic/community development projects in urban settings. Recently, he has focused on encouraging churches and non-prots to transform the neighborhoods surrounding their properties economically. His company offers clients architecture, construction management, and urban design services. He is a member of the AIA, NOMA and an NCARB certicate holder.