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 - ING Direct
Government/Business Associations
Stan Soja - Executive Director, Wilmington Parking Authority
Norman D. Griffiths - President, City Council, City of Wilmington
Michael Szczerba - Chief, Department of Police, City of Wilmington
Joe DiPinto - Director of Economic Development, City of Wilmington
Law
Mary Catherine Biondi, Esq.*
Adam Landis - Founding Partner, Landis, Rath & Cobb, LLC
Norman Pernick* - Managing Member (DE), Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard, P.A.
David Swayze* - Partner, Parkowski, Guerke & Swayze P.A.
Developers
Karl Wagner - VP, Acquisitions & Finance, Buccini/Pollin Group
Mary Lou Schaffer - McConnell Johnson Real Estate Co., LLC
Real Estate
Kevin McGonegal - VP, Bellevue Realty
John Kaczowka* - First VP, Brokerage Services, C.B. Richard Ellis
Transportation
Jed Hatfield - President, Colonial Parking
Corporations
Rick Deadwyler - du Pont Company
Non-Profits
Robert Mulrooney - Corporate Director of Facilities Engineering, Christiana Care
Jerry Bilton - Executive Director, Community Services Building Corporation
Stephen Bailey - Executive Director, The Grand Opera House
Local Businesses
Dan Butler - Chef / Restaurant Owner
Julia Han - Owner, Sports Connection
Bret Morris - A.R. Morris Jewelers
Vito I. DiMaio - Executive VP, Parcels Inc.
*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.
