JEUNES PROFESSIONNELS.
During last council
session, a group of Young Professionals emerged suddenly, almost conveniently.
The group wrote a
white paper reaffirming some well known downtown needs while endorsing a
couple of fresher ideas .
From increased diversity
to a downtown Incubator, the group made a visible impression on our Mayor...In
fact Mayor Perkins was so impressed, that he almost immediately created
a special committee to work with the group on Downtown's future.
So who are these Young Professionals
joining the cause for the (r)evolution of Downtown Greensboro?
Here is what I know...
The N&R identified
the Young Professionals as follow:
” Leaders of the
groups SynerG Young Professionals, Greensboro Jaycees, the Future Fund, Face to
Face and the young lawyers section of the Greensboro Bar Association. "
synerG
"synerG is staffed
by Action Greensboro’s Director of Projects, Cecelia Thompson."
“...synerG, under the
umbrella of Action Greensboro, is an active organization of young adults
who lead initiatives with the mission to attract, engage and connect young
professionals to Greensboro, North Carolina.
Jaycees
The organization lost
its relevance and was recently plagued by a financial scandal. Characterized as
politically savvy, in need of a positive collaboration.
Future Fund
"The Future Fund
was started in 1999 by the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro".
The Future Fund was
instrumental in raising money for the Jaycees.
Face to Face
Probably the only
credible grassroot organization of the bunch. It was started by Donovan
McKnight, a good and creative guy…the kind of guy that is indeed good for
downtown to have around. He also serves(ed) on one of the DGI committees so he has seen first hand what not to be.
Young Lawyers section.
of the Greensboro Bar Association
"To serve as
professional group to help new and young lawyers of the Greensboro Bar
Association meet
other lawyers and serve the greater Greensboro community."
In Summary:
-Tim Tsujii ,the group's
co chair, is a board member of Action Greensboro's operating group along
with Ed Kitchen, Ken Mayer, Denise Turner, Walker Sanders and Susan Shwartz to
name a few.
-Action Greensboro is
SynerG and SynerG is Action Greensboro.
-Cecilia Thompson works
for Action Greensboro, and heads synerG. She also used to work for the
Community foundation and, to her credit, is solely responsible for bringing the
food trucks downtown.
-Future funds was
started by the Community foundation
-The Community
foundation is pushing hard for the GPAC
-The Young
Professionals advocate for "large transformative projects – the Downtown
Greenway, Downtown Performing Arts Center and Downtown University
District"
DANG!!!
What is the group's position on the current downtown divisive issues such as the Noise Ordinance and Entertainment Facility use ordinance?
White Paper here
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