ITHACA, May 4, 2021 —  Six individuals —  four downtown Ithaca property owners,  and two commercial tenants —  were elected to the Downtown Ithaca Alliance (DIA) Board of Directors during the nonprofit organization’s Annual Meeting held Monday.

Downtown property owners re-elected Teri Tarshus and elected Elsa Hyde, Emily Petrina and Bryan Warren. 

Tarshus serves as a representative for the Seneca Place Building and is the general manager of the Downtown Hilton Garden Inn;  Hyde is a partner at Travis Hyde Properties; Warren owns Seneca Way residential and office development, and Petrina has been a downtown property owner since 2011. 

For the commercial tenant’s seat, business owners re-elected Jan Norman Rhodes, owner Ithacamade in the Dewitt Mall; and elected Adrina Graham, owner of Adrina Dietra located in Press Bay. 

Members serve a three-year term on the board. This group of individuals is tasked to oversee the use of special assessment funds collected within the 22-block Business Improvement District of downtown Ithaca. To review a complete Board of Directors list, visit downtownithaca.com. 

The Board of Directors meetings are held on the third Monday of each month.  Meetings are open to the public. The next meeting is at 6 p.m. on May 17. The board is currently conducting meetings via Zoom. If you want the link to the meeting, please email info@downtownithaca.com.