2006: MARCH PROGRAM


Operation Downtown Renaissance
Revitalizing Yakima's Community Spirit
by
Rena Leddy, Project Manager
Urban Place Consulting Group, Inc.


Prior to joining Urban Place, Rena Leddy served as the executive director of the Portland, Maine Business Improvement District (BID). Prior to that, she was the assistant director and director of operations for the Stamford, Connecticut BID. She has more than 12 years experience in downtown management, operational management and marketing for BIDS, and she has implemented and maintained BID programs involving traffic and parking, cleaning, landscaping, graffiti removal, banners and security ambassadors patrols.

Her extensive experience in downtown management includes:

  • Establishing and maintaining business, community and governmental partnerships to facilitate a BID's mission
  • Developing and forecasting budgets, ranging from $50,000 project budgets to $1 million operating budgets
  • Creating organization-wide benchmarking programs to quantify individual project results
  • Creating strategic plans and program guidelines

Rena received her Masters of Public Administration from New York University, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Connecticut. She has spoken at conferences of the International Downtown Association, Quebec Downtown Center, U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services and various community groups.

Wednesday, March 15 • 12-1:30PM • Clarion Hotel
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