Copper Square and the Downtown Phoenix Partnership

The Downtown Phoenix Partnership Inc. is a non-profit organization funded by an assessment on property owners within the 90 square block core of Copper Square. The Partnership provides enhanced services to the Copper Square core area. These include: security, marketing, economic development, transportation/parking coordination, streetscape/urban design, and streetscape maintenance services and public policy facilitation. The Copper Square core is generally bounded by Fillmore Street to south of Jackson Street, Seventh Street to Third Avenue. There are additional properties that receive Partnership services through fee-for-service contracts.

Board of Directors

R. Neil Irwin

Chairman
Partner
Bryan Cave, LLP

Mark Stephens

Treasurer
Office Managing Partner
Ernst & Young, LLP

Gene Blue

President - Arizona OIC

Richard Bowers

President and CEO
Herberger Theater Center

Donald Brandt

President/CEO
APS

David Cavazos

Deputy City Manager
City of Phoenix

Jerry Colangelo

Chairman Emeritus
Chairman/CEO
Phoenix Suns

Andy Conlin

Managing Director, Mesirow Financial Real Estate

Rich Dozer

Michael Ebert

Managing Partner, RED Development

Frank Fairbanks

City Manager
City of Phoenix

Debra Friedman

Vice President/ASU Downtown Phoenix Campus
Dean/College of Public Programs

Lisa Gordon

V.P./Group Director, General Growth Properties

Honorable Phil Gordon

Advisory
Mayor
City of Phoenix

MaryAnn Guerra

Chief Operating Officer, TGEN

Derrick Hall

President, Arizona Diamondbacks

Don Henninger

Publisher
The Business Journal

Dale Jensen

Principal, DDB Ventures

Michael Johnson

Advisory
Councilmember, District 8
City of Phoenix

David Krietor

Deputy City Manager
City of Phoenix

Andrew Kunasek

Advisory
Supervisor, District 3
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors

Mary Martuscelli

President, Arizona, JP Morgan Chase & Co.

Michael Ratner

Owner
Tom’s Restaurant & Tavern

Lisa Riley

Regional Manager/ Metro Phoenix West Region
Wells Fargo Bank

Robert Sarver

Managing Partner
Phoenix Suns

Ted Shortliffe

Dean of the Faculty
U of A College of Medicine - Phoenix

Bill Smith

Owner
Stoudemire’s Downtown

David Smith

County Administrative Officer
Maricopa County

John Strittmatter

President/ Southwest Region
Ryan Companies

David Wallach

President
W Developments, LLC

John Zidich

President/ Publisher
The Arizona Republic

Community Dev Corporation

The Downtown Phoenix Community Development Corporation ("DPCDC") is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to advance the redevelopment of community development projects in Copper Square and the Downtown area by assisting private and public developers, and/or taking the lead role in the acquisition, redevelopment, rehabilitation and construction. A primary focus is on residential development. The DPCDC provides assistance through:

  • Market research
  • Project feasibility and site readiness analysis
  • Liaison services to expedite permitting, codes and other regulatory issues
  • Developer assistance to attract financing from a variety of public and private funding sources
  • Supporting desirable development projects through the public review process

Contact Information

Do you wish to contact one of the staff members at Copper Square? Please visit the Downtown Phoenix Partnership staff page.