On Wednesday, June 22, representatives from the local Business
Improvement Districts (BIDS) gave their insight on the day to
day operations of a BID. Panelists included Angie Fox of the Crystal
City BID, Leona Agouridis of the Golden Triangle BID, Elizabeth
Price of the NoMA BID and Michael Stevens of the Capital Riverfront
BID.
Sadhvi Subramanian, President Elect, welcomed the audience and
then introduced Wendy White who gave an update on the CREW Convention.
Wendy announced that $246K has been secured in sponsorship so
far. Jubilee Support Alliance and Executive Director Maria Payne
spoke about the upcoming Back to School Store Drive.
The Scholarship Winners for the CREW Convention & Marketplace
were announced:
• Tara Connell, ECS
• Karen Widmayer, KW Communications
• Susan Goldstein, Donohoe Construction Company
• Fran Doherty, Cassidy Turley
• Jennifer lves, MOl
• Elizabeth Karl, Intrepid Real Estate
• Winona Leaman, GPl
• Jennifer Perkins, BentaII Kennedy
• Angela Poliskey, Cassidy Turley
• Jane Gustafson, Studios
• Rachael Preston, Mosaic Urban Partners
• Greta Perry, Mark Anderson Consulting
• Lindsay Snow, JLL
• B.A. Spignardo, Locke Lord, Bissell, and Liddell
• Ruth Jannson, AECOM
• Dorlise O'Hara, Workspaces LLC
J Street Development Founder Bruce Baschuk served as moderator
and kicked off the panel discussion by asking each of the panelists
to give an overview of their respective BIDS. Some of the highlights
included that BIDS help to shape neighborhoods; and BIDS were
and will always strive to be “clean and safe”; and
the Return on Investment (ROI) is pretty good overall for residents
and the city.
An interesting point made my Leona Agourdis of the Golden Triangle
BID is that her group spends $200 million a year on their famous
Ambassador Program. Leona also mentioned that sometimes the services
provided by a BID are sometimes better than what a city can provide
and often times with a lower budget.
The other panelists concurred and even chuckled through their
agreement.
The panel wrapped up the discussion with questions from the audience.
Again, another insightful and thought provoking panel discussion
for CREW DC.
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