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Vision, Mission and Guiding Principles

Vision

The Tampa Downtown Partnership is the leader in fostering vibrant, diverse, 24-hour downtown neighborhoods in which to learn, live, work and play.

Mission

The strategic mission of the Tampa Downtown Partnership is to be the steward of downtown Tampa, while cultivating effective public/private partnerships to facilitate catalytic physical and economic development.

Guiding Principles

The tactical efforts of the Tampa Downtown Partnership to implement our mission shall be:

To improve the collective downtown community
To be an active conduit of information, resources and intellectual capital between the public and private sectors
To foster effective partnerships among members, local government and the downtown community
To create and implement plans for downtown that support the Partnership's stated vision
To promote the vision for downtown and the TDP's membership in the community

Staff

Christine M. Burdick- President
Paul W. Ayres, EDFP- Director of Marketing & Business Development
Kimberly Finn- Director of Programming & Membership
Laura Klopp- Business Manager
Karen Kress, AICP- Director of Transportation & Planning
Lynda S. Remund- Director of District Operations
Sally Santos- Executive Assistant

Resources

The Tampa Downtown Partnership serves to connect people to various organizations working to make downtown Tampa reach its highest potential. Visit the Resources Page to begin to link to these organizations.