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class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#about-ida" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="about-ida"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>About IDA</h2> <p> </p> <p><strong>IDA Vision<br /></strong>IDA is the essential membership organization for professional place management leaders worldwide.</p> <p><strong>IDA Mission<br /></strong>IDA connects and empowers place management leaders with knowledge, research and public policies for creating prosperous city centers, commercial neighborhoods and livable urban places for all.</p> <p><strong>IDA Executive Committee<br /></strong>The IDA Executive Committee acts for the Board of Directors in the interval between Board Meetings and considers items for recommendation to the Board.</p>  <div class="row member-block"> <div class="col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-lg-6 col-xl-4"> <div class="about-member"> <div class="member-image bg-cover" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#myModal-11118" style="background-image:url('https://downtown.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IDA20_KrisLarson_Headshot-263x263.jpg');" > <img src="https://downtown.org/wp-content/themes/ida/images/about-member.jpg" alt="member" /> <div class="member-overlay-content"> <h4>Kris Larson, LPM, AICP</h4> <p>Chair</p> </div> </div> <div class="modal fade" id="myModal-11118"> <div class="modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered"> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="modal-header"> <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal">×</button> </div> <div class="modal-body"> <div class="modal-member-image"> <img 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He’s held positions on the public and private sides of community leadership and served as the President & CEO for the downtown organizations in Raleigh, NC, and Grand Rapids, MI, where he led TIF and special-assessment districts. He earned an MPA from NC State University, was a Daniel Rose Fellow through the Rose Center for Public Leadership, and was a Vice Chair of the IDA’s Executive Committee. The IDA has awarded four Pinnacle Awards to his projects in the fields and Leadership, Planning, Advocacy, and Marketing.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-lg-6 col-xl-4"> <div class="about-member"> <div class="member-image bg-cover" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#myModal-13047" style="background-image:url('https://downtown.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IDA22_Nicole_Thompson_Sq-1-263x263.jpg');" > <img src="https://downtown.org/wp-content/themes/ida/images/about-member.jpg" alt="member" /> <div class="member-overlay-content"> <h4>Nicole J. Thompson</h4> <p>Chair Elect</p> </div> </div> <div class="modal fade" id="myModal-13047"> <div class="modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered"> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="modal-header"> <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal">×</button> </div> <div class="modal-body"> <div class="modal-member-image"> <img src="https://downtown.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IDA22_Nicole_Thompson_Sq-1-263x263.jpg" alt="member" /> </div> <div class="modal-member-content"> <h3>Nicole J. Thompson</h3> <h4>Chair Elect</h4> <p>Nicole J. Thompson joined Downtown Durham, Inc. as its President & CEO in 2017. Prior to arriving in Durham, Nicole was in Leadville, CO as the Executive Director of the Lake County Economic Development Corporation. However the majority of her economic development career has been in Virginia, her home state, working for the Commonwealth of Virginia and the cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth and King George and Fairfax counties. Nicole began her economic development career almost 25 years ago in Durham, NC working for the North Carolina Institute of Minority Economic Development. She earned an M.A. in City and Regional Planning from UNC-Chapel Hill and a bachelor’s degree in Urban Studies and Political Science from the University of Richmond in Virginia.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-lg-6 col-xl-4"> <div class="about-member"> <div class="member-image bg-cover" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#myModal-7668" style="background-image:url('https://downtown.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IDA22_KateBorders-sq.jpg');" > <img src="https://downtown.org/wp-content/themes/ida/images/about-member.jpg" alt="member" /> <div class="member-overlay-content"> <h4>Kate Borders, LPM</h4> <p>Past Chair </p> </div> </div> <div class="modal fade" id="myModal-7668"> <div class="modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered"> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="modal-header"> <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal">×</button> </div> <div class="modal-body"> <div class="modal-member-image"> <img src="https://downtown.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IDA22_KateBorders-sq.jpg" alt="member" /> </div> <div class="modal-member-content"> <h3>Kate Borders, LPM</h3> <h4>Past Chair </h4> <p>Kate Borders has recently relocated to Cleveland to assume the role of President of University Circle, Inc. (UCI). However, Kate has been in the Place Management industry for almost twenty years. She began in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as the Executive Director of East Town Association, then assumed the role as the first CEO of the newly formed Downtown Fresno Partnership, and most recently was the President & CEO for the Downtown Tempe Authority in Tempe, Arizona. In addition, Kate is currently serving as the Board Chair for the International Downtowns Association (IDA). Kate grew up in South Carolina, received her BA in Music from The University of Arizona and a master’s degree in non-profit Arts Management from Columbia College in Downtown Chicago.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-lg-6 col-xl-4"> <div class="about-member"> <div class="member-image bg-cover" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#myModal-14713" style="background-image:url('https://downtown.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IDA23_JonScholes-263x263.jpg');" > <img src="https://downtown.org/wp-content/themes/ida/images/about-member.jpg" alt="member" /> <div class="member-overlay-content"> <h4>Jon Scholes</h4> <p>Treasurer</p> </div> </div> <div class="modal fade" id="myModal-14713"> <div class="modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered"> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="modal-header"> <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal">×</button> </div> <div class="modal-body"> <div class="modal-member-image"> <img src="https://downtown.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IDA23_JonScholes-263x263.jpg" alt="member" /> </div> <div class="modal-member-content"> <h3>Jon Scholes</h3> <h4>Treasurer</h4> <p>Jon Scholes is president & CEO of the Downtown Seattle Association, where he is responsible for the operations and programs of the DSA, a 650-member association formed in 1958 to create a healthy, vibrant downtown. In this capacity, Jon is also responsible for the management of the Metropolitan Improvement District (MID), which was established by property owners and the City of Seattle in 1999 to provide cleaning, safety, transportation, marketing and public-realm management services across 285 square blocks in downtown. He was appointed president and CEO of DSA in November of 2014 following six years as DSA’s vice president of advocacy and economic development. He has led the growth and expansion of the organization’s services, advocacy agenda and response to the impacts of the pandemic on downtown Seattle.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-lg-6 col-xl-4"> <div class="about-member"> <div class="member-image bg-cover" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#myModal-7672" style="background-image:url('https://downtown.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Kate-Fenske_DWB--263x263.jpg');" > <img src="https://downtown.org/wp-content/themes/ida/images/about-member.jpg" alt="member" /> <div class="member-overlay-content"> <h4>Kate Fenske</h4> <p>Vice Chair</p> </div> </div> <div class="modal fade" id="myModal-7672"> <div class="modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered"> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="modal-header"> <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal">×</button> </div> <div class="modal-body"> <div class="modal-member-image"> <img src="https://downtown.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Kate-Fenske_DWB--263x263.jpg" alt="member" /> </div> <div class="modal-member-content"> <h3>Kate Fenske</h3> <h4>Vice Chair</h4> <p>Kate Fenske is the CEO of Downtown Winnipeg BIZ, providing strategic direction and a voice for downtown, working with her team to create a neighbourhood where everyone feels welcome. </p> <p>Kate currently serves on the Executive of the International Downtown Association (IDA) Board of Directors and chairs IDA Canada. She is also on the Board of the Downtown Community Safety Partnership (DCSP) and previously served on the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce Board. </p> <p>Before joining the Downtown Winnipeg BIZ team in 2018, Kate worked as a journalist at major local and national media outlets and then as a communications and public relations advisor for various charities, government and private and public agencies. </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-lg-6 col-xl-4"> <div class="about-member"> <div class="member-image bg-cover" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#myModal-14715" style="background-image:url('https://downtown.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IDA22_D_Hughes.jpg');" > <img src="https://downtown.org/wp-content/themes/ida/images/about-member.jpg" alt="member" /> <div class="member-overlay-content"> <h4>Derreck Hughes</h4> <p>Vice Chair</p> </div> </div> <div class="modal fade" id="myModal-14715"> <div class="modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered"> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="modal-header"> <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal">×</button> </div> <div class="modal-body"> <div class="modal-member-image"> <img src="https://downtown.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IDA22_D_Hughes.jpg" alt="member" /> </div> <div class="modal-member-content"> <h3>Derreck Hughes</h3> <h4>Vice Chair</h4> <p>Derreck Hughes is the Vice President of Operations for Block by Block, the leader in street level services for Improvement Districts across the United States. Derreck believes the key to successful programming hinges upon having a deep understanding of an area’s needs, cultivating engaged teams, and evolving processes to keep step with ever-changing public realms. 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Her professional career spans over two decades in theater and event management, pyrotechnics, marketing, and urban place management. Her marketing background has a strong influence on every project her organization undertakes. Jordan is an alumni of the IDA Emerging Leader Fellowship’s inaugural 2016 cohort, a member of the IDA Board of Directors and serves as the Awards Committee Chair.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-lg-6 col-xl-4"> <div class="about-member"> <div class="member-image bg-cover" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#myModal-1039" style="background-image:url('https://downtown.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IDA22_DavidDowneyheadshot-sq.jpg');" > <img src="https://downtown.org/wp-content/themes/ida/images/about-member.jpg" alt="member" /> <div class="member-overlay-content"> <h4>David Downey, IOM, CAE, ASSOC. 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David has been a city advocate since the 1980s having received his degree in Architecture and Design with a focus on Urban Design. He speaks frequently throughout North America and has delivered talks in the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Australia, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, El Salvador and Japan. David has served on numerous not for profit boards over his career including recently for the Golden Triangle Business Improvement District in Washington, DC and the Responsible Hospitality Institute in California. 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