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<h2>Sherryl</h2> <h3>West Palm Beach</h3> <p>“Acquiring the LPM certification from IDA validates the expertise needed to be an urban place management professional.”</p> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="col p-0 data-hj-ignore-attributes"> <div class="team-member-block bg-cover data-hj-ignore-attributes" style="background-image: url('https://downtown.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IDA24_Michael-Edwards_Chicago_Headshot-240x400.jpg')" > <img src="https://downtown.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IDA24_Michael-Edwards_Chicago_Headshot-240x400.jpg" alt="team-image" /> <a href=https://chicagocrusader.com/new-study-reveals-chicago-loop-tops-u-s-downtowns-by-most-value-metrics target="_blank"> <div class="team-overlay-content data-hj-ignore-attributes" style="background: rgba(77,37,130,0.7 );"> <h2>Michael</h2> <h3>Chicago </h3> <p><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW170383465 BCX0">“</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW170383465 BCX0">A variety of factors show the Loop as not only a legacy 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Place needs places.”</p> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="col p-0 data-hj-ignore-attributes"> <div class="team-member-block bg-cover data-hj-ignore-attributes" style="background-image: url('https://downtown.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IDA24_Derrick-Belgarde-Headshot-240x400.jpg')" > <img src="https://downtown.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IDA24_Derrick-Belgarde-Headshot-240x400.jpg" alt="team-image" /> <a href=https://youtu.be/FwcEdHtwaZs target="_blank"> <div class="team-overlay-content data-hj-ignore-attributes" style="background: rgba(237,2,140,0.7 );"> <h2>Derrick</h2> <h3>Seattle</h3> <p><span class="TextRun SCXW138631203 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW138631203 BCX0">“</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW138631203 BCX0">Please do more. 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