Organizations Filed Purposes:
The Downtown Berkeley Association works to strengthen the Downtown as a vibrant and welcoming urban destination for arts, culture,and commerce through effective advocacy, promotion and direct services.
PROGRAM SERVICES:Downtown Berkeley Association is the Owner's Association for the new Property-Based Business Improvement District (PBID), representing 187 property owners and approximately 850 of their merchant business tenants. In June of 2011,Downtown Berkeley property owners approved the PBID self-imposed and self-governed property tax assessment to fund new environmental and economic enhancements that augment - not replace - base level City Services. The purpose of the PBID is to create and sustain a vibrant and prosperous City Center by:1) Producing a consistently clean, welcoming, and attractive Downtown experience; 2) Attracting and retaining new businesses; 3) Cultivating a fun and vibrant Downtown "living roomX; 4) Enhancing property values, sales, and occupancies; 5) Helping Downtown businesses compete locally and regionally. Clean and Safe Services, Downtown Publicity, Events, BART Plaza and the New Market/Economic Development Program are all helping to make Downtown Berkeley a more welcoming place, serving over 960 local businesses on a daily basis, they have helped business owners resolve problems, assisted visitors with directions, connected needy people to social services, and called Berkeley police and mental health services when needed.The District encompasses 25 blocks, bounded by Delaware Street to the north, Oxford and Fulton Streets to the east, Martin Luther King Jr. Way to the west, and Dwight Way to the south.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| John Caner | CEO | 45 | $142,000 |
| Mattew Jervis | Vitality Director | 40 | $83,000 |
| Rion Manning | Marketing manager | 40 | $41,844 |
| Meredith Metz | MARKETING | 0 | $5,365 |
| Bryan Mejia Cuenca | Administration | 0 | $4,954 |
| John Caner | CEO | 0 | $0 |
| John Caner | CEO | 45 | $0 |
| Hae Won Rhow | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Eric Knecht | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Grant Shoaf | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Lu Tipping | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Rhodes | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Bill Shrader | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Muscarella | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Wangmo Dixey | Director | 1 | $0 |
| John Hyjer | Director | 1 | $0 |
| David Shamszad | Vice President | 1 | $0 |
| Laurie Rich | President | 10 | $0 |
| Emily Marthinsen | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Kathryn Collins | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Sharon Dolan | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Ingrid Chen | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Jordan Klein | Director | 1 | $0 |
| John Lineweaver | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
| Chris Hudson | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Rowena Tomaneng | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Adam Stemmier | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Ryan Call | Director | 1 | $0 |
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