DLA President Todd Ogden Selected to Join International Emerging Leadership Group

Todd Ogden, Downtown Lincoln Association‘s (downtownlincoln.org) president and CEO, has been selected to join the International Downtown Association (IDA) 2021 Emerging Leader Fellowship. IDA selected 30 of the industry’s brightest professionals for the 2021 Emerging Leader Fellowship (ELF) program. These senior staff members hail from 27 cities around North America. Alumni of the IDA Emerging Leader Fellowship program, launched in 2016, are fast becoming sought-after leaders for the future of city building worldwide.

The Emerging Leader Fellowship is a week-long experiential program bringing together a cohort of IDA professionals from within the urban district management industry. The fellows learn essential leadership and place management skills and gain practical tools in the areas of place-based economic development, the live-work-play experience, and public-private partnerships. This program typically takes place each June in New York City. Due to the impacts of the pandemic, this year’s cohort will receive their intensive instruction delivered by IDA partners at Coro New York Leadership Center over a virtual platform. The group will meet in-person in the spring of 2022 where they will continue their learning with professionals from several business improvement district organizations across the city providing technical in-the-field training. To learn more, visit downtown.org.

Founded in 1967, the Downtown Lincoln Association was originally established as a merchants’ association by downtown retailers who recognized the need for an organization to serve downtown’s unique needs. DLA has since evolved to a multi-faceted organization supporting a wide range of programs and activities including maintenance, economic development, and advocacy. Go to downtownlincoln.org for more information.