2024 Aurora Downtown Board of Directors Meeting Calendar
January 18 – Board Training & Orientation
February 15 – Board Meeting
March 8 - Special Board Meeting
March 21 – Board Meeting
April 18 – Board Meeting
May 16 – Board Meeting
June 20 – Board Meeting
July – No Board Meeting
August 15 – Board Meeting
September 19 – Board Meeting
October 17 – Board Meeting
November 21 – Board Meeting
December 5 – Annual Meeting
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Board of Directors —
Executive Committee and Standing Committee Chairs and Staff
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Brian Failing
Board Chair
Brian is the executive director at Aurora Regional Fire Museum.
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Cort Carlson
Vice Chair
Cort is the executive director of Aurora Area Convention and Visitors Bureau.
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Travis Andry
Treasurer, Finance Committee Chair
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Kristine Schmidt
Secretary
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Raquel Rodriguez
Governance Chair
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Nestor "Gio" Rodriguez
Marketing Chair
Gio owns Premil, an urban apparel store in downtown Aurora.
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Tina de Chaud
Executive Director
Tina serves as a centralized voice and conduit for the Property and Business Owners of the Aurora Downtown SSA 1 district. She also connects with other downtown businesses to ensure alignment while collaborating with the City of Aurora and Aurora Regional Management Organizations to represent the business development interests of the Aurora Downtown constituent base.
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Arella Swan
Events & Marketing Assistant
Special Committee Chairs
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Kelsey Cozens
BAR Chair
Kelsey Cozens is the Executive Director of APS Training Academy. She holds a B.A. in Cross-Cultural Communication from the University of Gloucestershire, United Kingdom and graduated with First Class Honours. She also holds a TQUK Level 5 Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language, the top of her class. Kelsey aspires to empower youth and the immigrant/refugee community to succeed in the STEAM fields so they can help build up Aurora to become the first Smart City in the nation.
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Streetscape Chair
TBD
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Bernie Laskowski
Events Chair
Bernie is the Owner (and accomplished Chef) of the Craft Urban Restaurant Group. He is dedicated to business development in downtown Aurora within the restaurant category as well as across all businesses in the downtown district.
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Board Directors-At-Large
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Bart Grometer
Board Member
Bart is divisional manager at Mentor Worldwide, and he serves on the board of The Neighbor Project.
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Jesus Sanchez
Board Member
Jesus is the owner of La Quinta de los Reyes, a Mexican restaurant in downtown Aurora.
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Kim Woodin
Board Member
Standing Directors and Mayor Appointed Directors
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Mayor of the City of Aurora
ex-Officio Member
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Chris Biersdorf
Standing Director
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Kim Caponi
Standing Director
Kim is the Director of Presidential Communications and Operations at Waubonsee Community College.
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Trevor Dick
Mayor Appointed Director
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Jessica Duplessis
Standing Director
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Jen Mendoza
Standing Director
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Jill Morgan
Mayor Appointed Director
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Mike Nelson
Mayor Appointed Director
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Abby Schuler
Mayor Appointed Director