Mission
To be a champion and advocate for downtown Chapel Hill through programming, marketing, business support, and community building.
Vision
Make downtown Chapel Hill welcoming to all – inclusive, unique, and magnetic for visitors, students, and residents. Create a vibrant and walkable downtown, filled with experiences which honor the rich traditions and evolving future of our community.
Click here for a copy of the Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership 2024 Annual Report presentation
Our Staff
Executive Director
(919) 928-5352
Director of Operations and Business Services
(919) 928-5602
Board of Directors
Doug Rothwell -Chair, Downtown Property Owner
Sheryl Waddell – Vice Chair, Director of Economic Development at Innovate Carolina
Jared Sokolosy – Treasurer, CFO at Well
Mimi Hock – Immediate Past Chair, Former Downtown Property Owner
Jim Fine, CEO of Investors Trust Company
Paula Gilland, Co-owner of The Purple Bowl
Cody Johnson, Owner and studio manager of Chapel Hill Training
Tanya Moore, Assoc. Vice-Chancellor of Communications at UNC-Chapel Hill
Andrey Shenin, Venue Operations Manager at Carolina Performing Arts
Ivy Taylor, Director of Local Relations at UNC-Chapel Hill
Advisory Board Members
Amanda Garner, Assistant Director, Orange County Economic Development
Patty Griffin, Communications Director, CH/OC Visitors Bureau
Pam Hemminger, Former Mayor of the Town of Chapel Hill
Aaron Nelson, CEO, The Chamber for a Greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro
Sarah Potter, Business Vitality Manager, Town of Chapel Hill
Theodore Nollert, Council Member, Town of Chapel Hill