DIA Board

The DIA is governed by nine Board Members, with five appointed by the Jacksonville Mayor and four by the City Council President. All nine are confirmed by the Jacksonville City Council. DIA Board Members are subject to all applicable sunshine laws, public records laws and ethics laws, and serve on an unpaid, volunteer basis. The Board comprises leaders in their respective fields, including real estate and finance, and Downtown business owners.

Patrick Krechowski

Chair, DIA Board

Partner, Balch & Bingham LLP

Jill Caffey

Vice President, Property & System Administration, Regency Centers

Sondra Fetner

Director of Placemaking, Jessie Ball duPont Fund

Micah Heavener

Vice Chair, DIA Board

Chief Operations Officer, Universal Ledger

John Hirabayashi

Retired CEO and President of Community First Credit Union

Scott Wohlers

President, Riverplace Capital Management, Inc.

Annually, the DIA Board Chair appoints fellow Board members to committee assignments with the Chair serving as a "roving" committee member.

Strategic Implementation Committee (SIC)

Micah, Heavener, Committee Chair
Scott Wohlers
John Hirabayashi
Sondra Fetner

Retail Enhancement & Property Disposition Committee (REPD)

Jill Caffey, Committee Chair
Sondra Fetner
Scott Wohlers
John Hirabayashi
Micah Heavener

Finance & Budget Committee

Scott Wohlers, Committee Chair
Micah Heavener
Jill Caffey

Governance Committee

Sondra Fetner, Committee Chair
John Hirabayashi

For questions about the DIA Board, meetings, public notices, or other documents, please contact Ava Hill at avah@coj.net or (904) 255-5302.