[Akroncooperative-news] Ken Stapleton to speak at 2nd Wednesday Connections

[Lawrence Parker]

Lawrence A. Parker
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The Akron Cooperative
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Dear Sharon,
 
Please join us on the Second Wednesday of October as Ken Stapleton from the University Park Alliance presents "Wilderness as Sacred Space."   
Ken Stapleton, Executive Director, University Park Alliance

Wilderness as Sacred Space
  
Ken will discuss the connections between his spirituality, conservation ethic, collaborative leadership style, global perspective, career, and goals for a purpose-driven life. In the process he hopes you will come to understand how the biologist, coffee farmer, safety expert, urban planner, and "papi" parts of his life provide daily energy, direction, and resilience in a complex and daunting world.
 
October 14th, 2009  
7:15 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. American Red Cross of Summit and Portage Counties
501 West Market Street, Akron, OH  44303 
$15.00 per person
  
About Ken

With over 20 years of urban revitalization and economic development experience, Ken currently serves as Senior Economic Development Advisor and Executive Director of the University Park Alliance for The University of Akron. Reporting directly to University President Luis M. Proenza, Ken is responsible for the revitalization of the neighborhoods surrounding this prominent urban university. He also provides strategic guidance for UA's local and regional economic development initiatives. 

 Previously, Ken served as a Sr. Vice President for the Downtown Cleveland Partnership (DCP) where he initiated and led their efforts to revitalize Euclid Avenue, Cleveland's Main Street, resulting in over $400 million in real estate investment in only six years. Ken's other projects at DCP included the implementation of the first system of wayfinding kiosks in the U.S. financed entirely with advertising revenues, and management of DCP's advocacy efforts on over $1 billion in major infrastructure projects.

 Prior to his accomplishments in Cleveland, Ken worked as a redevelopment expert in several South Florida cities, including work in Downtown Miami and South Beach. He is also an expert in urban safety programs and holds a master's degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Illinois.

 Ken serves on the boards of the Downtown Akron Partnership and Rebuilding Together of Summit County. He is a 2004 University of Miami Fellow of the Knight Program in Community Building, a graduate of Leadership Akron Class XX, a member of the Urban Land Institute, and a member of the International Economic Development Council.
 
 
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To reserve your seat for this event, please click hereor call Jody at 330.434.3278.     
  
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