Mayor Dyer has appointed a task force for the continued revitalization of Downtown Orlando. Sean Frank, Broker and Owner of Mainframe Real Estate has been appointed to this task force with nearly 70 other influential community leaders.
City of Orlando Press Release
March 26, 2014—Orlando, FL –Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer is pleased to announce the appointees of Project DTO – Advancing Downtown. Project DTO, compromised of more than 70 community leaders, is a taskforce for that will undertake a comprehensive visioning process that will serve as the roadmap for the continued revitalization of Downtown Orlando. The process will emphasize heavy public and stakeholder outreach, including crowd sourcing and interactive public experiences to gain insight into the community’s needs and interests. Additionally, the Project DTO Task Force will be working in coordination with the ongoing Parramore Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan.Project DTO will build on the recommendations outlined by the Downtown Strategic Transition Team (DSTT), which was launched by Mayor Dyer in 2003. The DSTT made 166 recommendations of which 136 have been completed or are in progress. In the last 10 years, through these recommendations the number of residential units in Downtown has increased by more than 80 percent; projects like the UCF Center for Emerging Media, the Community Venues, the movie theater and Publix have been completed and Downtown has become a more pedestrian-friendly destination with expanded public transportation options.“This task force is unique because it allows people who are passionate about Downtown to have the opportunity to help shape its future,” said Mayor Dyer. “With this type of collaboration we will ensure that Downtown Orlando remains the region’s cultural, economic and social hub.”
| Name | Organization |
| Ben Noel | Executive Director, The FIEA |
| Brooke Myers | President, Emerge Real Estate Ventures, LLC |
| Ken Goldstone | Chief Operating Officer, Full Sail University |
| Eddy Moratin | Executive Director, LIFT Orlando |
| Eliza Harris | Urban Planner, Canin Associates |
| Danielle Courtenay | Chief Marketing Officer, Visit Orlando |
| John Martinez | Director Public Finance, PNC Bank |
| Karl Hodges | Vice President, Orlando Health |
| Nan McCormick | Senior Vice President, CBRE United States |
| Richard Morrison | Senior Vice President, Florida Hospital |
| Dr. David Swanson | Senior Pastor and Head of Staff at First Presbyterian Church of Orlando |
| Valerie Mundy | Principal, IMDC and Managing Partner at Global One Networks, LLC |
| Gene Zimmerman | Owner, The Courtesy Bar |
| Greg Reynolds | President, Downtown Orlando Condominium Alliance |
| Jeff Gitto | Operating Partner, Vintage Group Concepts |
| Melissa Schuman | Mother Falcon |
| Paul Ellis | President, CNL Commercial Real Estate |
| Sean Frank | Broker/Founder, Mainframe Real Estate & GO3D Expansion |
| John Cabrera | Software Engineer, Orlando Health/ Joca Web Services, LLC |
| Catherine Price | President, Execu-Suites Office Business Centers |
| Fred Kittinger | Associate V.P., Director of State & Government Affairs |
| John Burden | CEO, Old Florida National Bank |
| Maylen Dominguez | Program Manager, Full Sail University |
| Allyson Meyers | VP/General Manger at WOFL-TV Fox 35 |
| Andrae Bailey | Central Florida Commission on Homelessness |
| Bob Orahblo | Solar Bears |
| Kay Rawlins | Director of Community Relations, Orlando City Soccer |
| Lucas Boyce | Orlando Magic |
| Brandon Chandler | Owner, Hyppo |
| Carlos Carbonell | Echo Interaction |
| Christina Pinto | Financial Planner, MPC Solid Financial Strategies |
| Dr. Falecia Williams | Valencia |
| Gregg Pollack | Envy, Starter Studio |
| Maritza Martinez | Vice President, Community Relations, UCF |
| Matthew Alexander | Commercial Insurance Agent, Brown & Brown of Florida, Inc. |
| Mikael Audebert | President, MBA Orlando (Metropolitan Business Association) |
| Phil Holt | President & CEO, Row Sham Bow, Inc. |
| Shawn Seipler | President and CEO, Clean the World, Inc. |
| Gaby Ortigoni | Community Relations Manager, OUC and President of Association of Latino Professional in Finance & Accounting (ALPFA) |
| Julio Rocha | CEO, Rocha Financial Group LLC |
| David Martens | President, Lake Eola Heights Historic Neighborhood Association |
| Lisa Cuatt | Director, Thorton Park Mainstreet District |
| Amanda Day | Marketing Communications Consultant, Day Communications Inc. |
| Michael Taramykin | Vice President, Zynga |
| Eric Jackson | President, Total Roof Services |
| Bobby Jones | Founder & CEO at Purple, Rock, Scissors |
| Cole Nesmith | Creative City Project |
| David Friedrich | Grand Bohemian |
| David Yu | Owner, Bento Group |
| Diane Ketts | Orientation & Mobility Specialist, Lighthouse Central Florida |
| Jason Reynolds | Orange County, Neighborhood Preservation and Revitalization Division |
| Jefre Manuel | Visionary and Design Director, Studio Jefre LLC |
| Joe/Rob Nunziata | Downtown 2.0/FBC Mortgage |
| Mitzi Maxwell | Executive Director, Mad Cow Theater |
| Paul Stephens | Circle of Friends |
| Roger Cook | Senior Vice President, JP Morgan Chase |
| Stuart Newmark | Executive Vice President & COO, Media Management |
| Terry Delahunty | Attorney, Law Offices of Terence J. Delahunty Jr. P.A. |
| Jonathan Perry | Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig |
| Jennifer Quigley | Vice President, WBQ Design & Engineering |
| Shelley Lauten | |
| John Crossman | President, Crossman & Company |
| Michael/Matt Morgan | Attorney, Morgan and Morgan |
| Reverend Larry G. Mills | Pastor, Mt Sinai Baptist Church |
| Doug Taylor | Owner, Church Street Entertainment |
| Jessica Burns | R.L. Burns Inc. |
| Monica May | News/Community Affairs Director, Star 94.5/ STAR CARES |
| Dr. Robert Spooney | Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church |
| Ann Brown | President, Callahan Neighborhood Association |
| Lynn Nicholson | Parramore Community Garden |
| Shanta Barton | New Image, Founder |
| Thomas Kornegay | Chairman, Founder & CEO, TeKontrol |
Executive Committee:
| Cari Coats | President, C2 Advisors, Inc. |
| Paul Mears | President, Hello! Destination Management and Mears Transportation Group |
| Tom Sittema | Chief Executive Officer, CNL Financial Group |
| Harold Mills | CEO, ZeroChaos |
| Carlos Barrios | Partner, Stephens-Barrios |
| Sarah Kelly | Wayne Automatic Fire Sprinklers |
| Steve Garrity | Vice President, Highwood Properties |
| Linda Gonzalez | Orlando Magic |
| Jay Berlinsky | Found & Owner, SC Advisors |
| Kelly Cohen | Manager Partner, Southern Strategy Group |
| C.T. HSU | President, C.T. HSU & Associates P.A. |
| Ken Robinson | CEO, Dr. Phillips Charities |
| Bill Dymond | President, Lawndes Drosdick Doster Kantor & Reed, P.A. |
| Craig Ustler | President, Ustler Development Inc. |
| Jacob Stuart | President, Central Florida Partnership |
| Phil Rawlins | Owner and President, Orlando City Soccer |
| Vernice Atkins Bradley | President/CEO at Votum Construction |
| Tiffany Moore-Russell | Orange County District 6, Commissioner |
| Wendy Oconnor | True Marketing |
| Roger Chapin | Mears Transportation |
| Vivian Bryant | Executive Director, Orlando Housing Authority |
