Saylor leaving DIA board, Goldstein set to replace him

[thelakelander]

Congrats on the new opportunity, Mike!

With his term expiring and an opportunity 2,000 miles away, Mike Saylor is stepping away from the Downtown Investment Authority board.
Saylor was appointed by former City Council President Bill Bishop to the board in January 2013 for a term that expires June 30. He was eligible for re-appointment, but said a possible opportunity to teach and lecture in the urban planning department at the University of Wyoming would make it near impossible to come back.

"I just decided I had done just about enough damage," Saylor joked Monday.

He has family members and a cabin in Wyoming, but Jacksonville will still be home and has local consulting work to accomplish.

He recommended his replacement, Doris Goldstein, who he says will be a strong voice on the board.

"I think you can count on that," he said.

full article: http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=543206

[IrvAdams]

Goldstein is an attorney and urban planner who "works toward the creation and effective management of sustainable, pedestrian-friendly mixed-use communities," according the biography on her firm's website. The published author on urban development and University of Florida graduate has done work in both the private and public sectors and Saylor says her appointment will bring "some real horsepower to the board."

(the above quote from the link)
Looks like she will be a strong, informed replacement who has metropolitan interests at heart, similar to many on this forum.