DDP BOARD

The Downtown Dayton Partnership’s Board of Trustees includes downtown property and business owners, elected officials, downtown residents, and other key stakeholders. The full board meets on a quarterly basis, while the executive committee and various working committees meet more frequently to focus on projects and issues that are key to downtown’s success.

CO-CHAIRS:
Mayor Jeffrey J. Mims, Jr.* – City of Dayton
Jason Woodard* – Woodard Development (Vice Chair)

Javad Adinehzadeh – Zahra Investments, LTD
Edward Bentley* (Treasurer)
John Buscemi – TriComB2B
Michael Colbert* – Montgomery County
Shelley Dickstein* – City of Dayton
Cory Earl – Dayton Business Journal
Sarah Hackenbracht – Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association
Peter Haley* – Gosiger, Inc. (Vice Chair)
Lisa Hanson – Culture Works
Jeff Hoagland – Dayton Development Coalition
Madeline Iseli* – Sinclair Community College
Lisa Japs* – Dayton Live
Helen Jones-Kelley – Alcohol, Drug Addiction & Mental Health Services
Dan Kane – Citywide Development Corporation
Chris Kershner – Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce
Larry Klaben – Resident, Performance Place
Vincent C. Lewis – The Hub at The Dayton Arcade and UD Crotty Center
Julie Liss-Katz* – Dayton Business Committee
Jason Mahoney – CYMI
Brian Martin – Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission
Kevin McGree – Stratacache
Dan Meixner* – Chaminade Julienne Catholic High School (Immediate Past Chair)
Emily Mendenhall – Lily’s Dayton
Jenny Michael* – Ohlmann Group
Ellen Miller – CareSource
Pam Plageman – Montgomery County Convention Facilities Authority
Ryan Powell – LPI Properties (Ex Officio)
Commissioner Carolyn Rice* – Montgomery County
Marya Rutherford-Long – Fifth Third Bank
Bob Ruzinsky* – Greater Dayton RTA
Greg Scott – City Plan Board
Chris Shaw – City of Dayton
Justin Simmons – Tony & Pete’s
David Taylor* – Dayton Early College Academy
Jeffrey Trzeciak, Dayton Metro Library
Lisa Wagner – Levitt Pavilion Dayton
Sam Warwar* – Coolidge Wall Co. LPA (Attorney)
Dr. Chad Whalen* – Premier Health
Karen Wick-Gagnet – Coco’s Bistro
David Williams* – Cross Street Partners

*Executive Committee

Updated February 2025

For more information about the DDP Board of Directors, contact DDP President Katie Meyer at (937) 224-1518, ext. 224, or at meyer@downtowndayton.org.