Board of Directors
Chairman of the Board - Norman Pernick, Esq.
Financial Institutions
*Stephen Fowle - Executive VP & CFO, WSFS
*Peggy Strine - Retired, Senior VP of Public Affairs & Community Relations, Citizens Bank
Eric Wexler - VP/Facilities Optimization - Card Services, Bank of America
Paul Zelissen - Chief Risk Officer, ING Direct
Government/Business Associations
Theopalis K. Gregory, Sr. - President, City Council, City of Wilmington
Stan Soja - Executive Director, Wilmington Parking Authority
Law
*Norman Pernick, Esq. - Managing Member (DE), Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard, P.A.
*David Swayze, Esq. - Partner, Parkowski, Guerke & Swayze P.A.
Adam Landis - Founding Partner, Landis, Rath & Cobb, LLC
Developers
*Karl Wagner - VP, Acquisitions & Finance, Buccini/Pollin Group
Don Meginley - President, Preservation Initiatives
Michael Schwartz - President, LOMA
Real Estate
Kevin McGonegal - VP, Bellevue Realty
*John Kaczowka - First VP, Brokerage Services, C.B. Richard Ellis
Transportation
Jed Hatfield - President, Colonial Parking
Non-Profits
*Martin Hageman - Executive Director, WDBID Management Co., (Downtown Visions)
Stephen Bailey - Executive Director, The Grand Opera House
Stuart Baron - Executive Director, DCAD
Jerry Bilton - Executive Director, Community Services Building Corporation
Robert Mulrooney - V.P., Facilities & Services, Christiana Care
Scott Loehr - CEO, Delaware Historical Society
Local Businesses
Dan Butler - Chef / Restaurant Owner
Rick Deadwyler - Government Affairs, Dupont Company
Vito I. DiMaio - Executive V.P., Parcels Inc./Virtual Dockett LLC
Julia Han - Owner, Sports Connection
Bret Morris - Owner, A.R. Morris Jewelers
Derek Newton - General Manager, World Cafe Live (Wilmington & Philadelphia)
*denotes members of the Executive Committee
Downtown Visions is administered by a professional staff and devotes the overwhelming share of its resources to highly visible and effective on-street programs.
