Huntington Beach Downtown Business Improvement District Visit: www.hbdowntown.com

MISSION STATEMENT

The Downtown Huntington Beach Business Improvement District is a business organization, dedicated to enhancing the downtown business environment by providing opportunities, service, information, and encourages businesses to work together for their collective best interest. It perpetuates the spirit, values and vision that a community must exercise in order to achieve an exemplary life style.

                                            2008 - 2009 BOARD MEMBERSHIP CANDIDATES

Steve Daniel, President

Meet the 2008/2009 Board Member Candidates

The Downtown Business Improvement District Board Nominating Committee has met and reviewed all the submitted applications that have been submitted to fill Board seats for 2008/2009.  They will be will be proposing the following individuals to fill the following open Board Seats. See what some of their goals and objectives are for the organization and its future growth and development. Note:  General Membership Meeting/Inaugural Celebration November 13th, at 5:30-7:30pm, Location Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort.
 

President - 1 year term

Susie Smith, Owner Operator, Makin Waves Salon 

*Currently Ambassador Chairwomen and Serves on the Board as a Director

*Her personal objective is to continue to preserve and protect the uniqueness of the downtown

  community, where she lives, owns a business and has raised her son.

*Wants to continue to encourage BID Stakeholders participation, and to grow and prosper 

   together as a business community

*Being a past Treasurer of the Downtown Merchants Association and being involved in the Specific

  Events Committee, has provided her a wealth of experience in the needs of downtown area.

Vice President - 1 year term

Bill Cuppy, Agent, Remax Real Estate Services

*Currently serves on the Board as a Director

*Looks to help improve the downtown area where he works, lives and plays

*Wants to better understand and achieve the goals of the downtown businesses

*He feels the key to fostering cooperation in the downtown area is communication

Treasurer- 1 year term

Stephanie Inbody, Manager, Fred’s Mexican Café

*Currently serves on the Board as a Director

*Wants to see financial growth come to downtown

*Wants to work on enhancing the marketing and advertising of downtown

*Looks forward continued growth in the area of communication with the downtown Stakeholders

Secretary- 1 year term

Moe Memon, V.P of Operations, Electric Chair

*Currently serving as a BID Block Ambassador

*Wants to raise his level of involvement in the HBDBID

*Hopes to continue to bring exciting events to downtown that will benefit all the Stakeholders

*Willing to act as a liaison to the city on behalf of the BID to make doing business downtown

   a smoother process

Director - 2 year term

Tom Black, Owner, Crabby Boat House

*Wants to help to continue to improve downtown in a positive direction and establish objectives

   for future downtown improvement

*Wants to keep close contact with the city officials

*Wants to seek ways to help increase business revenue and ways to control the safety of the downtown

   guests

Director-2 year term

Moe Kanoudi, Owner, Main Street Eyewear

*Wants to see financial growth come to the downtown

*Wants to work on Marketing and Advertising of downtown

*Looking to discover better ways to communicate with the general membership for stronger Stakholder

  participation

Director –2 year term

Lee Love, President, L3 Associates, Inc.

*Currently a BID Block Ambassador

*Says she loves Huntington Beach and has a vested interested in seeing HB Downtown prosper

*Wants to continue to find solutions to improve the downtown area

*Has served in numerous community organizations

Director- 2 year term

Aaron Pai, President, Huntington Surf & Sport

*Currently Serving as a BID Block Ambassador

*Wants to contribute to improving the downtown area

*Co-sponsor of HB Surf Contest

*Wants to assist in improving the marketing of all BID activities

Currently Serving a 2 year term as a Director, with one year remaining on his term

Tony Motakef, Director of Food and Beverage, Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort

Immediate Past President, 1 year term-Non voting Board member

Steve Daniel, owner, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory

Please note the right of application is available.  Ballots to be sent out in October with full instructions and a return envelop. Ballots will kept sealed and with the approval of the Board the ED will select (3) judges who are not candidates to count ballots and certify in writing to the Board the results of the election.