CCD Leadership

Paul R. Levy

President and CEO

Paul is the founding chief executive of the CCD, serving in that capacity since January 1991. The CCD is a $23.5 million downtown management district, which provides security, cleaning, place marketing and planning services, as well as streetscape and park improvements for the central business district of Philadelphia.

Rob Nicol

Vice President for Business Services

Rob provides strategic and management oversight of revenue-generating partnerships for CCD, including licensing activities, venue rentals, corporate sponsorship of events, streetscape banner and transit shelter advertising. His team seeks new business opportunities to support CCD programs and activities from non-assessment revenue sources.

Emrah Ulcay

Vice President of On-Street Operations

Emrah oversees the day-to-day internal coordination, management and quality control for the Center City District’s (CCD) highly visible, signature, uniformed on-street, cleaning and safety programs that have transformed the pedestrian experience in Center City Philadelphia

Anthony E. Pipitone

Vice President of Finance & Administration

Tony is responsible for the management of a $23-million-plus operating budget and day-to- day operations for the CCD and affiliated organizations. He oversees financial reporting, human resources, insurance and legal issues, and is heavily involved in programming and long-term strategic planning for the organization.

Michelle Shannon

Vice President of Marketing & Communications

Michelle oversees CCD’s marketing and communication programs, including print, television and radio promotions, website content and design, media communications, events, retail attraction and other marketing and promotional activities in support of the CCD’s mission.

CCD Board of Directors

A 23-member board of directors governs CCD, representing Center City's major property owners and a wide cross section of downtown businesses, labor unions, neighborhood, civic and health-care organizations.

  • John J. Connors, Chairman
  • Joseph S. Zuritsky, Chair Emeritus
  • Maureen Anastasi, CBRE
  • William M. Boone, Marsh USA Inc.
  • Julie Coker Graham, Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau
  • Joseph F. Coradino, Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
  • Gregory L. DeShields, PHL Diversity
  • Jeffrey DeVuono, Brandywine Realty Trust
  • Romulo L. Diaz, Jr., PECO Energy Company
  • John S. Gattuso, Liberty Property Trust
  • Paige Jaffe, Jones Lange Lasalle Retail
  • Ernest E. Jones, Esq., EJONES CONSULTING, LLC
  • Richard H. Kenwood, BOMA*
  • Robert D. Lane, Jr., Esq., Greenberg Traurig, LLP
  • Drew Murray, Logan Square Neighborhood Association
  • Randall L. Scott, Coretrust Capital Partners, LLC
  • H. Hetherington Smith, Savills Studley 
  • Peter Soens, SSH Real Estate
  • Jack Soloff, Newmark Knight Frank
  • Christophe P. Terlizzi, KeyBank
  • Tina Byles Williams, FIS Group
  • Paul R. Levy, President and CEO  
     

* Ex officio

The Center City District (CCD), Central Philadelphia Development Corporation (CPDC) and Center City District Foundation (CCDF) work together to enhance the vitality and competitiveness of Philadelphia's downtown. In 1991 the business leadership organization CPDC created the CCD business improvement district to deliver daily services with the goal of making Center City clean and safe. This helped transform Center City into a vibrant 24-hour downtown, attractive to businesses, residents, students, shoppers and tourists. In addition, the CCD is responsible for the management of Dilworth, Sister Cities, John F. Collins and Cret Parks, four extraordinary public spaces in the heart of Center City. CCDF, the charitable affiliate of the CCD, was launched in 2016 to support the next generation of public space improvements in Center City Philadelphia.

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