Who We Are

Downtown Visions is administered by a professional staff and devotes the overwhelming share of its resources to highly visible and effective on-street programs.

Professional Staff

Tucker Casey
Public Space Manager

Michael Maggitti
Executive Director

Loshawn Maxwell
Senior Director of Finance & Administration

Norman Pernick
Senior Advisor

Tabria Pinkett
Administrative Assistant

Herbert Poe
Evening Manager

Amy Rausch
Director of Safety

Maureen Feeney Roser
Main Street Wilmington Special Projects Coordinator

Lani Schweiger
Main Street Wilmington Program Director
Senior Brand & Marketing Manager

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Board of Directors

Downtown Visions

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

  • Adam Landis, Esq.

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

  • Samira Aird Sr. VP-Digital Card Marketing, Bank of America

  • Vernita Dorsey — Senior VP , WSFS Bank

GOVERNMENT/BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS

  • Hon. Stephanie T. Bolden — Delaware State Representative

  • Bob Chadwick — President and Director, New Castle County Chamber of Commerce

  • Jeff Flynn — Director, City of Wilmington Office of Economic Development

  • Ernest Trippi Congo — President, Wilmington City Council

  • Stan Soja — Executive Director, Wilmington Parking Authority

  • Chief Wilfredo Campos — Wilmington Police Department

LAW

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

  • Danielle Andrisani Nowaczyk, Esq. — Attorney Development Specialist, Richards, Layton and Finger, P.A.

  • Hillary Patterson, Esq. — Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

  • John Williams, Esq. — The Williams Law Firm

DEVELOPERS

  • Sallie Hendricks — Residential Operations Manager, Reside BPG

  • Julie Topkis Nason President, Nason Construction, Inc.

  • Debbie Schwartz — STM II, LLC, 2nd & LOMA

REAL ESTATE

  • Julia Han Owner, Han Real Estate

  • John Kaczowka — Senior VP, CBRE

  • Kevin McGonegal — VP, Bellevue Realty

TRANSPORTATION

  • Jed Hatfield — President, Colonial Parking

NON-PROFITS

  • Jaime Bohn — Executive Director, Community Service Building Corporation

  • Theresa Foraker, MSN, RN, ONC — Campus Operations Officer, Christiana Care Wilmington Hospital

  • Michael Maggitti — Executive Director, WDBID Management Co., (Downtown Visions)

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

  • Peggy Strine Non-Profit Consultant

LOCAL BUSINESSES

  • Vito DiMaio Executive VP, Parcels Inc./Virtual Docket LLC

  • Skip Panella Executive Director, The Grand Opera House

  • John Hawkins — Founding Partners, Aloysius Butler & Clark

  • David Shelton Sr. VP, General Counsel & Corp. Secretary, The Chemours Company

Main Street Wilmington

Chairwoman of the Board

  • Debbie Schwartz

Board Members

  • Julia Han — Owner, Sports Connection

  • Michelle Harlee — Wilmington City Council Member, 4th District

  • Sallie Hendricks — Residential Operations Manager, Reside BPG

  • Tad Hershey — Property Manager, The Buccini Pollin Group

  • Liv McClintock — Owner, Town & Shore Handcrafted

  • Noah Meranda — Owner, Spaceboy Clothing

  • Sean Parks — Director, City of Wilmington Office of Economic Development

  • Norman Pernick, Esq. — Managing Partner (DE), Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard, P.A.

  • David Sanchez — Owner, Spaceboy Clothing

  • Debbie Schwartz — STM II, LLC, 2nd & LOMA

  • Buck Simpers — Owner, Buck Simpers Architect & Associates, Inc.

  • James C. Williams — Small & Minority Business Development Manager, City of Wilmington Office of Economic Development

Ex-officio

  • Michael Maggitti — Executive Director, Downtown Visions/Main Street Wilmington

  • Norman Pernick, Esq. — Cole Schotz, P.C., Downtown Visions’ Senior Advisor

  • Tabria Pinkett — Administrative Assistant, Downtown Visions/Main Street Wilmington

  • Lani Schweiger — Main Street Wilmington Program Director and
    Senior Brand & Marketing Manager,
    Downtown Visions/Main Street Wilmington