The ADRR

Davon Barbour is a passionate urban advocate and possesses more than 20 years of progressive leadership in catalytic economic and community development. His areas of expertise include public/private partnerships, business attraction, retail revitalization, public policy and research. Davon has worked for private sector, public sector, and non-profit organizations revitalizing urban communities across the nation. He is a former faculty member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) University School of Shopping Centers and
former board member of the International Downtown Association (IDA). Davon has also served on advisory panels and/or authored works for ICSC, Urban Land Institute, Rose Center for Public Leadership in Land Use, and IDA. He currently serves as ICSC’s Western Division P3 Public Chair.

Civitas is a Maryland-based consulting corporation formed in 2009. Feehan is a world-recognized expert in downtown revitalization. For more than fifty years, Feehan has provided leadership and management to successful downtown and business district organizations, founded and directed a technical assistance center for community development organizations and a public policy organization, authored numerous books and articles, and taught at two universities. He has provided consulting services to many government agencies, organizations and associations. He has served on numerous boards of directors, and has chaired the boards of the International Downtown Association and other organizations. As the chief executive of three downtown organizations and two community development corporations, Feehan managed major real estate and infrastructure projects, successful business attraction and retention programs, major events, and an award-winning parking system.

The Center is a non-profit organization that inspires civic engagement and leadership, invites creative urban solutions, and expands our understanding of the ecology of cities. He’s an artist and founder of Artspace, a non-profit organization developing affordable live/work space for artists and other creators, and incubator space for non-profit agencies. His work across disciplines includes design collaborations on many public spaces including the design of parks, large scale water features, multi-use streets and public walkways. As planning director during the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, he produced an international symposium titled, The Physical Fitness of Cities: Vision and Ethics in City Building. His book What We See: Advancing the observations of Jane Jacobs, co-authored with Lynn Elizabeth, won the Jane Jacobs Urban Communication Prize in 2010. Stephen also spent 13 years as an Associate Professor in the College of Architecture + Planning the University of Utah where he developed their undergraduate program in Urban Ecology.

Larisa brings over 20 years of experience advising public, private, and non-profit sector clients on retail real estate strategy in urban environments. Prior to joining Streetsense, Larisa founded Larisa Ortiz Associates, leading award-winning projects including The City of Cambridge Massachusetts Retail Strategy, The City of New York’s Commercial District Needs Assessment, and the formation of the first Business Improvement District in Latin America. Larisa is the author of Improving Tenant Mix, published by the International Council of Shopping Centers, and currently serves as a Mayoral Appointee to the NYC Planning Commission. She also serves on the Boards of the International Downtown Association, the Coro New York Leadership Center, the National Advisory Committee of the ICSC P3 Retail
Program and is Co-Chair of the City of New York’s OneNYC Plan Advisory Committee.