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The Downtown Denver Partnership is a non-profit business organization that creatively plans, manages and develops Downtown Denver as the unique, diverse, vibrant and economically healthy urban core of the Rocky Mountain region.
Three boards fall under the Downtown Denver Partnership umbrella: Downtown Denver, Inc., Denver Civic Ventures, and the Downtown Denver Partnership Management Group.
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Business Improvement District (BID), is a public organization funded by private commercial property owners. It strives to provide a clean, safe and vibrant Downtown environment for workers, residents and visitors. Through their annual assessments to this quasi-governmental entity, BID property owners fund a series of district-wide programs that enhance Downtown Denver, including cleaning and maintenance efforts, safety initiatives and targeted visitor marketing. The BID is an independent organization, with a separate board of directors, that contracts with the Downtown Denver Partnership to manage its work program. For a complete list of the the BID Board of Directors, please click here.
DDP also oversees 8 different committees and councils that bring together DDP members with similar backgrounds and/or similar interests. For more information on DDP councils and committees, please click here.
DDI is the Downtown Denver Partnership's membership organization that cultivates private sector leadership and develops and implements programs to enhance Downtown Denver's business, cultural and residential environment.
2008 - 2009 CHAIR: BRAD BUCHANAN, Buchanan Yonushewski Group, LLC
Areas of focus:
- Membership services
- Advocacy
- Investor marketing
- Consumer marketing
- Transportation Management
Brad Buchanan , Chair
Buchanan Yonushewski Group, LLC
Bruce James, Vice Chair
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
Ron Tilton, Treasurer
FirstBank of Denver
Cole Finegan, Secretary
Hogan & Hartson, L.L.P.
Paul Andrews
Kroenke Sports Enterprises
James Basey, Past DDP Chair
Home Basey
Scott Bemis
Denver Business Journal
Tony Bolazina
Northern Trust Bank
Don Brandes
Design Studios West, Inc.
Molly Broeren
Molly's of Denver
Carol Burt
Burt Hilliard Investments
Steve Clark, Past DDP Chair
S.B. Clark, Inc.
Rob Cohen
IMA Financial Group, Inc.
Chris Collins
Frontier Airlines
Mark Cornetta
9News
Dana Crawford, Lifetime Appointment
Urban Neighborhoods, Inc.
Tami Door, President
Downtown Denver Partnership
Benita Duran
CH2M Hill Companies, LTD.
Bob Flynn
Crestone Partners, LLC
Jaime Gomez
Colorado Housing and Finance Authority
Lisa Halbleib
Qwest Communications
Jeff Hermanson
Larimer Square
Paula Herzmark
Denver Health Foundation
Walter Isenberg
Sage Hospitality Resources, LLC
Karen Samuels Jones
Perkins Coie LLP
Steve Katich
David Kenney
The Kenney Group
Dick Kirk, Past DDP Chair
Richard A. Kirk & Associates
Gail Klapper, Past DDP Chair
The Klapper Firm
Charles Knight
Abaco Investment Group
Kim Koehn
Corporex Colorado, LLC
Mike Komppa
Corum Real Estate Group, Inc.
Harry T. Lewis, Jr., Past DDP Chair
Lewis Investments
Sharon Linhart
Linhart Public Relations
Dan May
Quitman Consulting
Sherman Miller
Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.
Jerry Morgensen
Hensel Phelps Construction Co.
John Moye, Past DDP Chair
Moye Giles, LLP
Will Nicholson, Past DDP Chair
Rocky Mountain BankCard Systems, Inc.
Ralph Pace
U.S. Bank
Heather Parness
Fuller Towne & Country Properties
Kile Powers
Wells Fargo Bank
Susan Powers
Urban Ventures LLC
John Shaw, At Large
Opus Northwest
Marc Spritzer
CoBiz Financial
Tom Stokes, Past DDP Chair
Gates Capital Management
Tim Taylor
Public Service Company of Colorado,
an Xcel Energy company
George Thorn, Past DDP Chair
Mile High Development, LLC
Bill Tresham
Callahan Capital Partners
Andre van Hall
The Denver Athletic Club
David Wollard, Past DDP Chair
Retired
Charlie Woolley
St. Charles Town Company
Wes Zepelin
KeyBank
DCV is the Downtown Denver Partnership's charitable public purpose corporation, mobilizes resources to implement civic design and development initiatives to enhance Downtown Denver's business, cultural and residential environment.
2008 - 2009 CHAIR: FERD BELZ, Cherokee Denver LLC
Areas of focus:
- Events
- Resource development
- Civic design and planning
- Center city housing support
- Downtown development
DCV Board Members:
Ferd Belz, Chair
Cherokee Denver, LLC
Gary Desmond, Vice Chair
AR7 Architects, PC
Ron Tilton, Treasurer
FirstBank of Denver
Joe Vostrejs, Secretary
Larimer Square
Bruce Alexander, Past DDP Chair
Vectra Bank Colorado
Sueann Ambron, At Large
University of Colorado at Denver
Bob Bach
Holme Roberts & Owen LLP
Ferd Belz
Cherokee Denver, LLC
Barry Benware
Global Pacific Properties, Inc.
Dawn Bookhardt
Bookhardt & O'Toole
Peter Bowes, Past DDP Chair
Bowes and Company
Marvin W. Buckels, Past DDP Chair
Retired
Dee Chirafisi
Kentwood City Properties
Gene Commander
Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, P.C.
Tami Door, President
Downtown Denver Partnership
Greg Feasel
Colorado Rockies Baseball Club
Patty Fontneau
IMA Financial Group, Inc.
Mac Freeman
Denver Broncos
Jerry Glick
Columbia Group LLLP
Tom Gougeon
Continuum Partners, LLC
Tom Grimshaw, Past DDP Chair
Grimshaw & Harring, P.C.
Steve Hamline
J.E. Dunn Construction, Inc.
Rus Heise, Past DDP Chair
RBC Capital Markets
Fabby Hillyard
LoDo District, Inc.
Gene Hohensee, Past DDP Chair, Retired
Arnold & Porter
Don Hunt, Past DDP Chair
The Antero Company
Jerry Jaramillo
Dr. Stephen Jordan
Metropolitan State College
Michael King
The Ritz-Carlton, Denver
Brian Klipp
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Dan Lewis
Molson-Coors Brewing Company
Bill Lucas
Brookfield Properties Colorado
Roland Lyon
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado
Denise Maes
Berenbaum, Weinshienk & Eason
Evan Makovsky
Shames-Makovsky Realty Group
James Mansfield
Opus Northwest, LLC
Bill Mosher
Trammell Crow Company
Gene Myers
New Town Builders
Cindy Parsons
Comcast
Bill Pruter
The Nichols Partnership
Sarah Rockwell
Kaplan Kirsch Rockwell LLP
Trinidad "Trini" Rodriguez
George K. Baum Company
Ken Schroeppel
Matrix Design Group
Tim Schultz, Chair Appointee
Boettcher Foundation
Glen Sibley
Corporex Colorado, LLC
Ron Tilton
FirstBank of Denver
David Tryba
Tryba Architects
Meg VanderLaan
Gates Corporation
Elbra Wedgeworth
Denver Health
Roxane White
Timothy & Bernadette Marquez Foundation
Angela Williams
Angela Williams Agency, Inc.
The DDPMG, made up of representatives from Denver Civic Ventures (DCV) and Downtown Denver Inc. (DDI), ensures consistency and clarity of policy and public positions. It ensures that DDP speaks with one voice. It is also responsible for the fiscal policy and financial reporting, with the exception of the BID.
2008-2009 CHAIR: KIM KOEHN, Corporex Colorado, LLC
DDPMG Board Members:
Kim Koehn, Chair
Corporex Colorado, LLC
Jerry Glick, Chair-Elect
Columbia Group LLLP
Gene Commander, Past Chair
Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, P.C.
Ron Tilton , Treasurer
FirstBank of Denver
Sharon Linhart , Secretary
Linhart Public Relations
David Kenney, Appointee
The Kenney Group
Tamara Door, President & CEO
Downtown Denver Partnership
Brad Buchanan
Buchanan Yonushewski Group, LLC
Ferd Belz
Cherokee Denver, LLC
Gary Desmond
AR7 Architects
Benita Duran
CH2M Hill Companies, LTD.
Cole Finegan
Hogan & Hartson, L.L.P
Walter Isenberg
Sage Hospitality Resources, LLC
Bruce James
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
Evan Makovsky
Shames-Makovsky Realty Company
John M. Shaw
Opus Northwest, LLC
Joe Vostrejs
Larimer Square
Elbra Wedgeworth
Denver Health
Evaluates nominees for the Downtown Denver Annual Awards, and selects, based on defined criteria and through extensive deliberations, a distinguished group of winners that have made significant contributions towards creating a unique, vibrant and diverse Downtown environment.
Co-Chairs: Cindy Parsons, Comcast and Jerome Davis, Xcel Energy
The Awards Jury meets weekly January - April
Staff contact: Susan Rogers Kark, srogerskark@downtowndenver.com 303.571.8217
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
Identifies, develops and facilitates the Downtown Denver Partnership's role in city, regional and state economic development activities to enhance and maintain the economic vitality of Downtown Denver.
Co-Chairs: Sherman Miller, Cushman & Wakefield and Christin Crampton-Day, Schenkein
The Economic Development Council meets the fourth Thursday of the month, 12:00 – 1:30 pm
Staff contact: Jim Kirchheimer, jkirchheimer@downtowndenver.com 303.571.8209
CENTER CITY HOUSING COUNCIL
Provides advocacy to remove constraints in providing a diverse supply of housing types for households of all income levels, and educates the public on the advantages and attractiveness of living in Downtown and the center city neighborhoods.
Co-Chairs: Susan Powers, Urban Ventures LLC and Chris Frampton, East West Partners
Center City Housing Council meets the second Wednesday of every month, 3:00 - 4:30pm
Staff contact: Brian Phetteplace, bphetteplace@downtowndenver.com 303.571.8205
Establishes strategies and policy recommendations to ensure that the Downtown Denver Partnership recruits and retains business members from diverse industries represented Downtown. The committee is also responsible for the review and analysis of member benefits and dues.
Co-Chairs: Dan May, Quitman Consulting and Derek Marlin, CBS4
Membership Committee meets the first Thursday of each month from 8.00-9.00am
Staff contact: James Waddell, jwaddell@downtowndenver.com 303.571.8225
Recruits and retains jobs in Downtown by providing leadership, advocacy and education on issues affecting the Downtown office market, and by developing and implementing programs that assist the commercial real estate community in marketing Downtown toclients and prospects.
Co-Chairs: Joe Cantalamessa, CB Richard Ellis and Mark Ballenger, Grubb & Ellis Company
The Office Council meets quarterly, the final Wednesday of July, October, January, and April from 11:30am-1:00pm
Staff contact: Jim Kirchheimer, jkirchheimer@downtowndenver.com 303.571.8209
SAFETY COMMITTEE
Works with Downtown users, social service agencies, police and other city officials in identifying issues and trends that affect both the level of safety and perception of safety in Downtown Denver, and advocate approaches and solutions to resolve or mitigate those issues and trends.
The Safety Committee meets quarterly, the second Wednesday of July, October, January, and April 9:30 – 11:00am
Staff contact: Don Pesek, dpesek@downtowndenver.com 303.571-8222
TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
Promotes the coordination of land use and transportation in planning and development endeavors in Downtown. The committee will also work to promote high quality, successful transit oriented development throughout Downtown.
Co-Chairs: Brad Buchanan, Buchanan Yonushewski Group, and Gary Desmond, AR7 HooverDesmond Architects
Transportation and Development Council meets the fourth Wednesday of every month, 12:00 - 1:30pm
Staff contact: Aylene Quale, ayleneq@downtowndenver.com 303.571.8237
Provides a working forum for Downtown Denver Partnership members to develop and implement cross promotion strategies and networking opportunities.
Chair: Chad Hacker, Rialto Cafe
Marketing Committee meets the second Tuesday of every month, 3:00 - 4:00pm
Staff Contact: Sarah McClean, smcclean@downtowndenver.com 303.571.8214
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