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Contact: Marcia Hope Goodwin 407-246-3107

MAYOR DYER ANNOUNCES 
DOWNTOWN STRATEGIC TRANSITION TEAM

ORLANDO, FL (April 30, 2003) – Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer Wednesday announced the formation of a 26-member Downtown Strategic Transition Team, chaired by Cari Coats.

The team has been charged with looking at all facets of how to best redevelop the downtown area. It will make recommendations to the Mayor and will not be confined to fact-finding. As a result, all meetings of the team will be open to the public.


Jacqueline L. Bradley – Ms. Bradley is the vice-chairperson of the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority.

Betsy Franceschini – Ms. Franceschini is the advocacy manager for the Corvel Corporation.

Rick Gonzalez – Mr. Gonzalez is president and CEO of T&G Constructors, one of Florida’s fastest-growing Hispanic-owned businesses.

Edward E. Haddock, Jr. – Mr. Haddock, an attorney, is co-chairman and CEO of Full Sail Real World Education.

Doug Head – Mr. Head is the executive director of a national trade group.

Sarah Kelly – Ms. Kelly is the vice-president of business development at Wayne Automatic Fire Sprinklers. She also chairs the Downtown Development Board and Community Redevelopment Agency.

Richard C. Kessler -- Mr. Kessler is the CEO of The Kessler Enterprises, Inc., a hotel development and operations company.

Ford W. Kiene – Mr. Kiene is the CEO of City Beverages and a board member of the Metro Orlando Film & Entertainment Advisory Board.

Dan Kirby – Mr. Kirby is development manager at Sandspur Housing Partners, LTD. He is responsible for design, scheduling and permitting of new multi-family and mixed-use communities.

Cameron Kuhn – Mr. Kuhn is the president of Kuhn Management, a development company with heavy emphasis on downtown Orlando.

William F. Merck, Jr. – Mr. Merck is vice president for administration and finance for the University of Central Florida.

Susan Morris – Ms. Morris is senior vice president/broker of Colliers Arnold and owns her own real estate consulting firm, Resource Development Investment Properties, Inc. 

Mark E. NeJame – Mr. NeJame is a partner with NeJame, Harrington, Barker, Quintana, LaFay & Tumarkin, P.A. 

Steven W. Patterson – Mr. Patterson is president and CEO of ZOM Holding, Inc., and Orlando-based real estate company.

Michael W. Poole – Mr. Poole is a principal in Poole Carbone Eckbert Investment Bank.

Philip C. Rampy – Mr. Rampy is the president and founder of Old Town Brokers, Inc., a company that sells, leases and manages residential and commercial property throughout Central Florida. 

Jodi L. Rutmann – Ms. Rutmann is a planner with Glatting Jackson Kercher Anglin Lopez Rinehart, Inc.

John Saboor – Mr. Saboor is the executive director of The Central Florida Sports Commission, Inc.

Joanie Schirm – Ms. Schirm is president of Geotechnical and Environmental Consultants, Inc. (GEC).

Geri Spriggs – Ms. Spriggs is a retired business-owner and downtown resident.

Joel Springman – Mr. Springman owns and operates downtown establishments Wall St. Cantina, One-Eyed Jacks, Loaded Hog, the Globe, Tuk-Tuk Room and Slingapours.

George Stuart – Mr. Stuart is senior vice-president of Stellar Fundraising Executives, a company specializing in consulting services for non-profit organizations.

Holly Stuart – Ms. Stuart is president of Stuart Communications, Inc. a marketing and public relations consulting firm with specialties in local community issues, government and professional sports.

Edmund C. Timberlake, Jr. -- Mr. Timberlake is the Central Florida president and commercial administration executive for Florida, Georgia and Tennessee with Bank of America.

Kathleen M. Waltz – Ms. Waltz is the president and CEO of Orlando Sentinel Communications and publisher of The Orlando Sentinel.

Thomas J. Wilkes – Mr. Wilkes is a partner at GrayHarris. He specializes in all aspects of state and local government law such as land use, taxation and finance, utility, constitutional, administrative and litigation.

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