About the District

This body supports the revitalization of the city's downtown commercial district by providing enhanced municipal services without the expenditure of public funds.

City Code: Sec. 44-153. - Establishment of the Wilmington Downtown Business Improvement District.

Members

Samira Aird, Sr.
Vice President of Digital Card Marketing, Bank of America

Stuart Baron

Jaime Bohn
Executive Director, Community Service Building Corp.

Representative Stephanie T. Bolden
Delaware General Assembly

Dan Butler
Restaurateur

Bob Chaddwick
Acting President and Director, New Castle County Chamber of Commerce

Phil Christian
Managing Director, JP Morgan Chase

Ernest "Trippi" Congo
President, Wilmington City Council

Vito DiMaio
Executive Vice President, Parcels Inc./Virtual Docket LLC

Vernita Dorsey
Senior Vice President, WSFS Bank

Mark Fields
Managing Director, The Grand Opera House

Martin P. Hageman
Executive Director, WDBID Management Co. (Downtown Visions)

Julia Han
Owner, Sports Connection

Jed Hatfield
President, Colonial Parking

John Hawkins
Founding Partner, Aloysius Butler & Clark

John Kaczowka
Senior Vice President, CBRE

Adam Landis, Esq.
Partner, Landis, Rath & Cobb

Kevin McGonegal
Vice President, Bellevue Realty

John Marion
President, Comenity Bank

Jeffrey Mitchell, Sr.
Vice President, Siegfried Advisory, LLC

Bret Morris
Owner, A.R. Morris Jewelers

Robert Mulrooney
Vice President of Facilities & Services, Christiana Care

Julie Topkis Nason
Vice President of Development & Administration, Nason Construction, Inc.

Mona Parikh, Esq.
Managing Director, Start It Up Delaware

Norman Pernick, Esq.
Managing Partner, Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard, P.A.

David Powlen, Esq.
Managing Partner, Barnes & Thomburg LLP

Debbie Schwartz
STM II, LLC, 2nd & LOMA

Geraldine Shaw
Global HR Business Partner-Functions, HR, Chemours Company

Bryan Sikora
Restaurateur

Robert Snowberger
Vice President of Development, Buccini/Pollin Group

Stan Soja
Executive Director, Wilmington Parking Authority

Peggy Strine
Non-Profit Consultant

David Swayze, Esq.
Partner, Parkowski, Guerke & Swayze P.A

Linda Vandever
Owner, The Nomad

One seat on this body is currently vacant.

Mayor’s Designees (Non-Voting Members)

Mayor Michael S. Purzycki

Sean J. Park
Deputy Director, Office of Economic Development

Jeffrey J. Starkey
Commissioner, Department of Licenses and Inspections

J. Brett Taylor
Director, Department of Finance

Robert J. Tracy
Chief, Wilmington Police Department