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7 <br /> Page 2 of 3 Diane Beecham <br /> RESEARCH/SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER, DOWNTOWN PARTNERSHIP <br /> DES MOINES, IOWA MAY 1995 - OCTOBER 1996 <br /> Coordinated efforts to establish a downtown Des Moines business improvement district, <br /> including development of programs, budget, promotional materials and implementation <br /> strategies; Designed comprehensive relational database of downtown information, <br /> including collection and analysis of demographic and real estate data; Developed strategic <br /> plan to guide future policy and programmatic decisions of the organization. <br /> STAFF ASSISTANT, OFFICE OF U.S. SENATOR TOM HARKIN <br /> DES MOINES, IOWA JULY 1994 - APRIL 1995 <br /> Coordinated constituent requests for federal assistance for veteran and disability issues. <br /> LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR, GREATER WASHINGTON URBAN LEAGUE <br /> WASHINGTON, DC OCTOBER 1992 - NOVEMBER 1993 <br /> Directed legislative and social advocacy initiatives, including formulating policy positions, <br /> monitoring legislation and preparing public hearing testimonies; Developed technical <br /> assistance manuals for a Federal Transit Administration program to assist minority and <br /> women-owned businesses compete for transit-related contracts. <br /> SENIOR PLANNER, DC DOWNTOWN PARTNERSHIP <br /> WASHINGTON, DC OCTOBER 1988 - JULY 1992 <br /> Assisted Executive Director in multi-year effort to establish a downtown Washington, DC <br /> business improvement district, including development of programs, budget, community <br /> outreach strategies, promotional materials and public hearing testimonies; <br /> Worked with public-private working group of local government officials, property owners, <br /> developers, major tenants and other downtown stakeholders to develop and implement <br /> mandatory mixed-use zoning ordinance for the Washington, DC downtown East End area; <br /> Edited the Downtown Development Portfolio, a publication of downtown office and retail <br /> development data; <br /> Awarded a $5,000 grant to develop and implement survey of downtown arts space needs <br /> for planned economic impact study; <br /> LAND PLANNER, RAPPAHANNOCK AREA DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION <br /> FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA OCTOBER 1985 - AUGUST 1987 <br /> Awarded a $700,000 Community Development Block Grant for regional municipal <br /> infrastructure improvements; Prepared Comprehensive Plan for member community; <br /> Supervised regional ridesharing program for the heavily travelled Fredericksburg- <br /> Washington, DC Interstate 95 corridor, including budget preparation, marketing and <br /> software updates. <br /> Volunteer Experience: I have not had the opportunity to participate in volunteer <br /> opportunities until I moved to North Carolina. I have been involved in affordable housing <br /> issues during my tenure as a city and regional planner. <br />