Committees
Become a MemberDLI is supported in achieving its goals by three integral volunteer committees: Organization, Promotions, and Economic Development/Design. The description of each committee and its current members is listed below. Committees meet each month and when needed, depending on the nature of a project. If all of these committees work proficiently in tandem with the board of directors and staff, then downtown progress will certainly occur.
Economic Development/Design Committee
The Economic Development/Design Committee focuses on two prongs of downtown: the enhancement of the overall economic wellbeing of the downtown district and improving the experience of being downtown (visual and physical).
Examples of Committee activity include:
Economic Development – working with partners on large projects that make downtown more inviting and spur development, pursuing studies and data that assist economic development, developing business and building inventories, and addressing issues that affect economic wellbeing, to name a few.
Design – focus ranges from codes and ordinances, to landscaping and signage, enhancing public spaces, walkability, public art, and historic preservation.
Committee Members:
Margaret Weisbrod Morris
Lawrence Arts Center
J. Taylor
Collier's International
Kim Anspach
Explore Lawrence
John Gascon
Edward Jones Financial
Organization Committee
The Organization Committee focuses on developing DLI as an organization, increasing awareness of DLI’s mission, programs, and activities, and enhancing membership value.
Examples of Organization Committee activity include board policies and procedures, board elections, Membership Meetings, Annual Meeting, Fall Mixer, membership recruitment and retention, to name a few.
Committee Members:
Pat Watkins
Watkins Law
Mike Logan
The Granada Theater
Margaret Weisbrod Morris
Lawrence Arts Center
J. Taylor
Collier's International
Promotions Committee
The Promotions Committee focuses on promoting and marketing DLI membership businesses and Downtown Lawrence as a whole.
Examples of Promotions Committee activity include creating and managing DLI events such as Midsummer Nights on Mass and Kansas Craft Brewers Exposition, input on social media, DLI’s website, ad buys, brochures, promotional items such as tote bags, to name a few.
Promotions Committee Members:
Committee Members:
Mike Logan
The Granada Theater
Jennifer McKnight
Arizona Trading Company
Blaine Allmond
Kizer Cummings Jewelers
Shauna Swanson
Swanson’s Lawrence
David Hawley
Papa Keno’s
Maren Ludwig
Mass Street Soda
