For the past 38 years, I have focused exclusively on assisting cities, counties and other public entities as well as businesses, and nonprofits in planning, developing/redeveloping, and/or managing Public Markets.For 15 years, I was a Director of Seattle's Pike Place Market during it $65,000,000 renovation. Pike Place is the nations largest and most successful Public Market. It enjoys 14.5 million customer visits annually and is the largest attraction in a 4 state region.I helped to plan, manage, and/or develop over 50 Public Markets, and visited and photographed roughly 425 Public Markets worldwide. I have been a featured speaker at numerous national conferences including a White House conference on effective community and economic development. I was a convener of a Ford Foundation Task Force on utilizing Public Markets as a proven tool for community and economic development. I have committed the bulk of my career to developing Public Markets because I see them as a critical tool in bringing economic and social vitality to communities.My professional website has lots of helpful information on developing Public Markets. See www.publicmarketdevelopment.com
Listed skills include Leadership, Public Policy, Management, Public Relations, and 10 others.