The DIA is governed by a 27-member Board of Directors. The Board consists of 23 voting members (Class A, B, & C and 4 non-voting members(Class D):
  • 12 Class A: property owners
  • 6 Class B: tenant businesses
  • 4 Class C: City & County representatives
  • 1 Class D: residential tenant
  • 5 Ex Officio: university and county representatives

The board meets monthly. Members of the board also sit on organization committees. Board Members serve a three-year term with a three-term limit.

DIA Board Members May 2022 – Present

Abby Peterson, Tompkins Trust Company
Amy Cohen, Circus Culture
Benjamin Sandberg, The History Center
Bryan Warren, Warren Real Estate
Susan Salahshor: ex officio, a representative for Ithaca College
Danica Wilcox: Moosewood
Dennis Panagitsas, representative for TC3
Dean Zervos: co-owner of Simeons
Dustin Patte: resident
Elsa Hyde, Travis Hyde Properties
Emily Petrina, Firehouse Architecture Lab
Greg Conard, Hotel Ithaca
Jen Demarest, STREAM Collaborative
Jodi LaPierre, Visit Ithaca
John Guttridge, Urban Core
Larry Hochberger, Ithaca Times
Lisa Swayze, Buffalo Street Books
Mayor Laura Lewis: Ex-Officio for the City of Ithaca
Megan Vidler, Home Green Home
Nathan Lyman, Ithaca Renting
Philip Shay, CFCU
Rob Gearhart, City of Ithaca
Susan Riley: Ex Officio for Cornell University
Teri Tarshus, Hilton Garden Inn
Thomas Knipe, City of Ithaca