Employee Membership Benefits
Get yourself involved...The Downtown Orlando Partnership is a member-driven organization, which means that it depends on its members to make things happen.
The following is a list of Partnership committees and the functions they oversee. Some committees are active all year, some seasonally, so you can plan your involvement around your schedule. Please pick the one (or more!) that interest you the most, and either contact the Chair directly or call the Partnership office at 407-228-3891.
Membership
Events
Vice President: Mimi Scanlon, R. L.
Haines Construction, LLC,
mscanlon@rlhaines.com, 407-384-1908
Spreading the word of all the Partnership has to offer, recruiting new
members, tailoring programs to meet the needs of ALL the members, and
getting the membership involved in the Partnership is the job of this
committee.
Membership Chair: Lee Ricci,
LRhr,
lncricci@aol.com,
407-426-7979
The Membership Committee recruits new members to DOP on an ongoing
basis. The Membership Committee also organizes several membership drives and
special membership events throughout the year.
Socials Chair:
Gabe Mitchell,
Flagbright, Inc.,
gabemitchell@hotmail.com
The Partnership's monthly Socials are the perfect after-work unwinding
and networking events. Held at a different downtown venue on the 4th
Thursday of every month, these events keep the Socials committee busy
all year. The Partnership’s Annual Beer Tasting is an after hours event
that features over 30 different types of beer that takes place in the
Fall at one of downtown’s popular establishments.
Midday Mixers/Hot Topics Chair: Eileen
Antonescu, Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar,
privatediningwinterpark@flemingssteakhouse.com ,
407-699-9463
The Partnership's luncheon events are the
perfect lunchtime networking events. Held three times a year in a different
downtown restaurants, this lunchtime event features a downtown "Hot Topic"
with a guest speaker. The format for this event gives attendees the
opportunity to take part in an informal question and answer session with the
guest speaker.
Corporate Events
Vice President:
Christa Werder, Baker Hostetler,
cwerder@bakerlaw.com, 407-649-4000
Golden Brick Awards Chair: Christie Hill, Workscapes Inc.,
chill@workscapes.com,
407-599-6770
Downtown's prestigious
awards are presented in the fields of architecture, interior design, office,
public art, public projects, special events and more. The Partnership's 20076
Golden Brick Awards luncheon awards program will be held from 11:15 am -
1:00 pm on Thursday, May 1 at The Embassy Suites Hotel in downtown
Orlando.
State of Downtown Address Chair:
Christa Werder, Baker Hostetler,
cwerder@bakerlaw.com, 407-649-4000
This annual Fall event
features the Mayor of Orlando as the keynote speaker in a timely discussion
about issues of interest to Downtowners.
Annual Events
Vice President: Elliott Jamison,
REALTY CAPITAL,
Taste of Downtown Chair: Betsy Granade, Territo Electric, Inc. and Territo Information Systems,
betsy@territoinfosys.net , 407-798-0266This annual Taste of Downtown event will be held from 5:30 - 7:30 pm on Thursday, June 5, 2008, in the rotunda of Orlando's City Hall. The event features delicious samplings from more than a dozen downtown restaurants.
DOP Golf Tournament Chair: Roger Cook, RBC Centura Bank,
roger.cook@rbc.com, 407-428-3029A four-person scramble held annually in the Fall at one of Orlando’s finest country clubs.
Community Relations
Vice President: Kimbra Hennessy,
Bitner/Hennessy PR,
Charitable/Civic Involvement: Cheryl Mellin, Winter Park Blueprint & Color Graphics,
cmellin@wpblue.com, 407-647-3034Formed in 2008, this committee will explore ways to involve the entire DOP membership in downtown Orlando's philanthropic endeavors.
