To: newelong2005 who wrote (116 ) 3/17/2006 3:10:38 PM From: newelong2005 Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 363 LFWK`s Directors [more info] ...Charles Loveman serves as HHP's Executive Director. Charles has an extensive real estate background, specializing in historic commercial and residential rehabilitation projects. Some of the Los Angeles area projects he has worked on include the rehabilitation of the Hollywood Equitable Building, the conversion of the downtown L.A. Old Bank District buildings into residential lofts, the proposed Museum of Creativity, the Capitol Records’ expansion in Hollywood, the redevelopment of Glendale’s Town Center area, the master plan development for Marion Davies former guest house in Santa Monica, and the implementation plans for Barnsdall Park and the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Hollyhock House. Before venturing into the private sector, Charles was a Senior Planner with the Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency and a principal author of the draft Core Area Development Framework for focused growth and development issues through 2010. Charles was educated at Stanford (B.A.), UCLA (M.B.A.) and Harvard (Master’s in City Planning). Since joining HHP in 2001, Charles has acquired over 20 new sites for our affordable homeownership projects. heritagehousingpartners.org Merrick Malone joined Metropolis in 2000 and brought with him a wealth of experience, having worked both in public and private economic development. While President of URBANCITYFOODS, Merrick directed a minority-owned development company, constructing multiple restaurants in Baltimore, Washington, Detroit, and Chicago. Previously, Merrick served as the District of Columbia's Deputy Mayor for Economic Development and the Director of Housing and Community Development and led the formation of public/private partnerships which financed the construction of neighborhood retail centers. He also negotiated the development of the MCI Arena from concept to completion. Merrick has a law degree from Georgetown University School of Law.metropolis-dc.com newe