Colleen Hawkinson is an accomplished executive with a 20-year proven record of delivering results in the areas of placemaking, place management, urban planning, and infrastructure delivery. During her tenure as the inaugural Executive Director at the Dupont Circle BID, Colleen successfully advocated for and secured $30 million dollars for the construction of the Dupont Plaza and Streetscape project. She founded the weekly Dupont Farmers Market and, during the 2022 events season, planned, organized and executed over 50 events and activations that welcomed people into the neighborhood. She pioneered the Dupont Circle Foundation, a 501 c3 organization, to provide services in the neighborhood, and enhance and activate public spaces. Colleen is a passionate leader, innovative problem solver and consensus builder.
Listed skills include Sustainability, Transportation Planning, Economic Development, Urban Planning, and 15 others.