15th ANNUAL MEETING OF THE EISENHOWER PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
The Eisenhower Public/Private Partnership held its 15th annual meeting on
Friday, December 18, 2009 at the U.S.
Patent & Trademark Office. Despite an impending snowstorm, the event was well attended. Food was provided by R & L Catering of Springfield, VA. Special thanks are in order to Zikaryet Lebanese Restaurant & Lounge for providing middle eastern dishes such as stuffed grape leaves and hummus.
Door prize drawings were held throughout the evening. Among the prizes donated were a weekend stay at The Westin Alexandria, a weekend stay at the Holiday Inn Eisenhower Avenue, brunch for 2 at the Holiday Inn Eisenhower Avenue, two $50 gift certificates to The Carlyle Club, and a $50 gift certificate to Zikaryet Lebanese Restaurant & Lounge.
Election of Officers and Directors was one of the main agenda items at the Annual Meeting, highlighted by the appointments of a new President, Vice-President and Secretary to the Board of Directors. Congratulations are in order to the following who were elected to the Board of Directors:
Ben Webster- President
Kay Tyler- Vice President
Robin Barnes- Secretary
Deborah Johnson- Treasurer
Greg Moore- Director
Lucy Kitchin- Director
Margo Vickers- Director
Aimee Alix- Director
Donnie Simpson, Jr.- DIrector
John Irvine- Director
Holly Nolting- At-Large Director
Monty Duncan- At-Large Director
Special thanks and appreciation were given to outgoing Board President Andres Domeyko for his committed and dedicated service on the Board of Directors. Mr. Domeyko has assumed the position of ex-officio on the Board. Outgoing Directors Joe Brennan, Phil Weber, Ted Lewis and Stephanie Landrum were recognized for their time and dedication on the Board.
The speakers at the annual meeting were
Vice- Mayor Kerry Donley
of the City of Alexandria who talked about the City of Alexandria Strategic Planning Goal 1 Land Use Economic Development ,
Mr. Christian Winkler
from Robert Charles Lesser & Co (RCLCO) who presented mixed-use projects nationwide and public/private partnerships and
Mr. Bruce Leonard from
Streetsense Inc. who discussed potential synergies and constraints in developing mixed-use projects.
Special thanks are in order to the following sponsors of the 15th Annual Meeting: