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JACKSONVILLE, FL, April 30, 2013 – Jacksonville Unity Plaza Inc., the 501(c)(3) non-profit better known as Unity Plaza, announced today that Jen Jones has been hired as Executive Director. Unity Plaza, adjacent to the 220 Riverside mixed-use project currently under construction on Riverside Avenue, is a public-private partnership that will effectively deliver downtown Jacksonville’s premiere ‘central park’ with full-time staff, a dedicated funding source and 260-plus days of programming throughout the year. Unity Plaza is currently in design with a fall construction start and a scheduled opening summer 2014.
“Jen Jones is a long-time advocate for Jacksonville’s creative class and brings a passion for community and place-making that will assure Unity Plaza is developed and delivered with world class results,” said Alex Coley, visionary of the Unity Plaza project and Co-Founder and Principal at Hallmark Partners, developer of 220 Riverside. “We like to say this is actually a community service project disguised as a real estate deal. Jen will direct a great deal of planning over the next years until our 2015 grand opening when we welcome a new era for Jacksonville.”
Jones appointment is announced today in conjunction with a press conference to be held at the 220 Riverside construction site where she and Mayor Alvin Brown will receive a ceremonial deed on behalf of Jacksonville Unity Plaza Inc., the 501(c)(3) non-profit which will serve as the managing entity of the public-private partnership. The media event is being held at 1:30 pm today at 220 Riverside.
Jones community involvement is extensive. She is the Visual Arts Chair for the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, serves on the Boards of the Cathedral Arts Project and Patrons of the Hearts – a Wolfson Children’s Hospital initiative, and is a supporting Board member of the Florida Hospital Engineer Association. She is an honorary board member for the University of North Florida– Thomas G. Carpenter Library.
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