Board of Advisors
& Committees

The Downtown Alliance Advisory Board is made up of 12 at large representatives who represent commercial property interests in the Central Business District bounded by 300 East, North Temple, 400 South and Interstate-15. Six additional ex-officio members represent the Salt Lake City Redevelopment Agency, Salt Lake City Mayor, Salt Lake County Mayor, Salt Lake City Council, Visit Salt Lake and Downtown Merchants Association. The Board sets policy objectives and provides oversight for the Downtown Alliance and its affiliated companies and programs. The Board meets monthly. Members also serve on the Salt Lake Chamber Board of Governors. New members are nominated and elected by the existing Board. Members serve two year terms with an unlimited number of possible terms.

Downtown Alliance Board of Advisors

  • Kim Abrams

    Goldman Sachs

  • Allison Behjani

    Ray Quinney & Nebeker
    (Past Chair)

  • George Arnold

    Hamilton Partners

  • Tracy James

    Boyer Company

  • John Dahlstrom

    Wasatch Commercial Management

  • Michael Dehner

    PRI

  • Chloe Gehrke

    Lyonis Property Management
    (Chair)

  • Mark Powell

    Vivint Arena

  • Nico Bamberger Priskos

    Internet Properties

  • Linda Wardell

    City Creek Center/Taubman

  • Amy Leininger

    RUIN

  • Chris Kirk

    Colliers

  • Lloyd Allen

    Hamilton Partners
    (Past Chair)

  • Benjamin Brown

    Fidelity Investments
    (Vice Chair)

  • Nadia Letey

    CBRE

  • Garrett Parker

    Hilton

  • Ana Valdemoros

    Argentina’s Best Empanadas

  • Wendy Leonelli

    J Fisher Co.

  • Kelsey Berg

    LHM Company

Ex-officio

  • Kaitlin Eskelson

    Visit Salt Lake

  • Mayor Erin Mendenhall

    Salt Lake City

  • Open

    Downtown Merchants Association

  • Josh Caldwell

    Mortenson Company
    (Development Committee Co-Chair)

  • Terese Walton

    Gaddis Investments
    (Development Committee Co-Chair)

  • Matthew Castillo

    Salt Lake County Mayor Representative

  • Eva Lopez Chaves

    Salt Lake City Council District 4

  • Lorena Riffo-Jenson

    Salt Lake City Economic Development

  • Det. Marie Stewart

    SLCPD District 4 Liaison

  • Carlton Christensen

    Utah Transit Authority

  • Dawn Payton-Killinger

    SLC Fire Department

Two women enjoy a concert in downtown Salt Lake.

Downtown Development Committee

The Downtown Development Committee provides a platform for downtown stakeholders interested in developing and implementing economic development strategies and influencing public policy that enhances downtown's economic prosperity and regional competitive advantage. This group advocates for important issues to improve the ability of downtown Salt Lake City to compete for additional investment and for stakeholders to achieve their property and investment goals. Participation in this committee is by invitation.

Co-Chairs: Josh Caldwell, Mortenson Company, and Terese Walton, Gaddis Investments.

To learn more about this committee, please contact Jessica Thesing at jessica@downtownslc.org.

A beautiful lobby of a downtown hotel.

Downtown Merchant Association

The Downtown Merchant Association is a business organization that has been an advocate for downtown business owners for more than 80 years. It is attended by business owners and managers from retail, restaurants, bars, and arts organizations to discuss downtown issues related to business operation, getting updates on upcoming relevant events, and creating new ways to develop the downtown retail core. Meetings are open to any business in the downtown area.

To receive communications or participate in committee meetings, please contact Kristen Lavelett kristen@downtownslc.org.