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Aaron Pohl-Zaretsky

Public Market

Consulting

498 Upper Flat Creek

Rd.

Weaverville NC 28787

(828)

645-9291

Website:

www.publicmarketdevelopment.com

Email:

abpirg@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY:

C.E.O.

Nonprofit and For Profit Corporations - 29 years

C.E.O.

Grant Making Foundation - 8 years

Director

Public Corporation - 15 years

Project

Management - 33 years

Developer

Multimillion-Dollar Housing and Commercial Renovation and New Construction

Projects - 33 years

Developer

Human Services - 17 years

Fund-raiser

Raised Scores of Millions of Dollars in Public and Private Resources - 33 years

Expert

in assembling complex, mixed use projects including retail, housing and offices

- Free Acquisition of Federal Property, Historic Tax Credits, Facade Easements,

Sale of Air Rights, etc.

RECENT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

President: Public Market Consulting

Consultant to a variety of nonprofit, for-profit, and public entities including:

Palm

Beach County, Florida

Sole Public Market Consultant on the development of a comprehensive

feasibility, business and development plan for 2 new Public Markets in this

Florida community. Client - Palm Beach County (2007-2009)

Madison,

Wisconsin Sole

Public Market Consultant on the development of a comprehensive feasibility study

and business plan for a new Public Market. Client - Commonwealth

Development/Blue Planet Partners (2007-2009)

Savannah, Georgia Consultant to a private

developer building a public market-like food complex in Savannah's downtown.

(2009)

Willits, California Development Consultant regarding

the highest and best use for a 152,000 Sq. Ft. building in Northern California.

Client - Pepsi America (2009)

Columbia

S.C. Sole Public

Market consultant on a project to move an existing state run wholesale farmers

market and to add a retail Public Market component. $23,000,000 state funded

project. Teamed with Wilbur Smith & Co. (2005 2006)

Atlanta

Farmers Market Sole

Public Market consultant on the development of a comprehensive redevelopment

plan for the largest farmers market in the U.S.. The plan includes adding a new

retail Public Market to the renovated State wholesale farmers Market. Teamed

with EDAW. (2005-2006)

La Marqueta Consultant on the redevelopment of a

$25 million, ten block long, historic retail/wholesale Public Market in

Manhattan. Client East Harlem Business Capital Corporation (2004-2005)

Atlanta Farmers Market Feasibility study for a new

retail Public Market at the nations largest wholesale farmers market. Client

City of Forest Park (2004-2005)

Executive Director Emeritus,

Grove Arcade Public Market Foundation

Consultant to the Board of Directors of the Grove Arcade Public Market

Foundation in the areas of funding, tenant mix, policy development, etc.

Asheville, NC (2004)

Ford Foundation - Assisted in creating a

multimillion dollar funding initiative, coordinated with a variety of new

Federal initiatives, using Public Markets as a vehicle for community economic

development in low wealth communities. - Ford Foundation (2003-2005)

Charlotte, North Carolina - Initial Feasibility

study for a potential new Downtown Public Market. Client - City of Charlotte

(2003-2004)

Minneapolis/Saint Paul Public Market consultant

for a major new 'Global Marketplace located in a 1.1 million square foot

historic Sears building. Client - Neighborhood Development Center (2003-2005)

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina - New Public Market

feasibility study for the City of Myrtle Beach (2002), Comprehensive Development

Plan including market and demographic studies, funding and development strategy

etc. (2004 - 2005)

STAFF EXPERIENCE

FOUNDING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,

GROVE ARCADE PUBLIC MARKET FOUNDATION

Asheville, NC. Responsible for award winning redevelopment and

management of the historic Grove Arcade. Western North Carolina's largest

commercial building (269,000 sq. ft.), into a $13,000,000, Public Market,

including 64 locally owned and operated small retail businesses, as part of a

mixed use, $30,000,000 redevelopment (1992 to 2004).

DIRECTOR OF PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT,

PIKE PLACE MARKET PRESERVATION AND

DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

Seattle, Washington. Part of a 3-6 person executive management team

directing a nonprofit public corporation which owns, manages and has redeveloped

($65,000,000) the nationally acclaimed eleven acre Pike Place Market. The

historic Market has grown to almost a million sq. ft. of commercial and

residential space, including 300 permanent merchants, 250 craftspeople, 100

local farmers, 800 units of low and moderate-income housing, and a comprehensive

network of public and human services. More than 14 million customers visit the

Market annually. (1977-1991)

FOUNDING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,

THE MARKET FOUNDATION

Seattle, Washington. Conceived, organized, and directed a nationally

award-winning Foundation which raises and has disbursed millions of dollars in

support of a comprehensive network of human services and low-income housing.

(1982-1991)

PAST EXPERIENCE - PUBLIC MARKET CONSULTING:

Covington, Georgia - Comprehensive feasibility study

for a new Public Market in the historic 'Square'. Client - Arnold Fund

(2002-2004)

Los Angeles, California - Ford Foundation funded,

comprehensive, assessment of an existing Latino Public Market, El Mercado La

Paloma. Client - Ford Foundation (2002)

Waterloo, Iowa - Development study for a Heritage

Tourism funded Public Market (1997)

Miami, Florida - Lead development consultant for a

private developer planning a Public Market in the historic Pan Am seaplane

hanger in Coconut Grove. Client - Lima Development (1996-1998)

Cincinnati, Ohio - Redevelopment action plan and

lead consultant for the City of Cincinnati, for a 17 million dollar renovation

of the historic Findlay Market and the surrounding "Over the Rhine"

neighborhood. Client City of Cincinnati (1995-97)

Baltimore, Maryland - Initial feasibility analysis

for the 'Avenue Market,' an African-American Market (previously Lafayette

Market) in West Baltimore. Client - James Rouse (1996)

Penn Center, South Carolina - Public Market

development and master/business plan for revitalization of Afro-American sea

island community commercial center. Penn Center was the first school

(established 1862) for freed slaves. (1995)

La Marqueta, New York - Assisted in redevelopment

planning for historic Hispanic New York City Public Market. Assisted in RFQ and

RFP development. Client was New York City Department of Economic Development.

(1993)

Chattanooga, Tennessee - Conceived and developed

plan and feasibility study for Public Market in downtown Chattanooga. Client -

River City Corporation. (1993)

Fort Worth, Texas - Conceived and developed plan for

Public Market in downtown Fort Worth. Client - Sundance Square Management

Corporation (Bass Family). (1993)

Greenville, South Carolina - Assisted City of

Greenville Economic Development Division in developing a new Public Market in

the West End neighborhood of downtown Greenville. Client City of Greenville

(1993)

Public Web Market - Lead Public Market consultant on

the development of this virtual Public Market web site - one of the earliest

commercial e-commerce sites. Project was funded by

USDA. (1992)

Baltimore, Maryland - Developed plan, which was

implemented, to transform Baltimore's 8 neighborhood markets from City to

nonprofit management. Client - Baltimore's Goldsecker and Able Foundation.

(1991)

OTHER PAST NON-CONSULTING WORK EXPERIENCE:

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,

MILITARY LAW OFFICE

San Francisco, California. Directed a legal program sponsored by a

national bar association, providing civilian legal defense for American military

personnel. Responsible for management, publicity, legal coordination, and

fund-raising. (1973-1977)

PRINTER, R.P.M., INC.

Madison, Wisconsin. Assisted in running a print shop. (1971 - 1972)

ACTING DIRECTOR, YOUTH PROJECT COORDINATOR, DAYTON HOUSE

Madison, Wisconsin. Assisted in organizing and managing one of the first

court-sponsored shelters for runaway street youth. Responsibilities included

administration, youth and family counseling, public speaking and fund-raising.

(1969-1971)

DEVELOPER,

BLUE BUS MEDICAL CLINIC

Madison, Wisconsin. Assisted in organizing and managing one of the first

nonprofit "community health clinics" in the country. Received paraprofessional

medical training, assisted in health education, planning, and fund-raising.

Helped to develop suicide prevention and drug abuse counseling program.

(1969-1971)

VOLUNTEER ORGANIZER, FUND-RAISER, STUDENT NON-VIOLENT

COORDINATING COMMITTEE - SNCC

New York, New York. Participant in numerous civil rights support

activities. (1963-1967)

HONORS AND AWARDS:

ORGANIZER: Intergovernmental task force with

leadership from E.D.A., U.S.D.A., S.B.A. and the National Trust for Historic

Preservation, along with private sector and foundation representatives, to

create a national agenda using Public Markets as a proven tool for community

economic development and historic preservation in center-city communities.

(1994-95)

FEATURED PRESENTER: White House Conference on

Successful Models of Community Economic Development: One of 4 guest presenters.

(1991)

FIRST PLACE: Bruner Foundation Award for Excellence

in the Urban Environment: The Market Foundation was chosen as the best urban

project in the United States from 81 competitors. $20,000 award. (1987) Served

on the Awards Jury for the next awards cycle. (1989)

FIRST PLACE: Management Excellence Award for

Outstanding Administrative and Fiscal Management, Medina Foundation, Washington:

Statewide $5,000 award - for Market Foundation management. (May 1988)

FIRST PLACE: Outstanding Organization, Municipal

League of King County: Market Foundation. (June 1987)

FIRST PLACE: Best Civic Idea - Fratelli's

Corporation: To create Rachel", a half-ton bronze piggybank which collects

$20,000/year for the Market Foundation. $14,000 award. (June 1986)

FEATURE COVERAGE: CBS, "Sunday Morning with Charles

Kurault": Feature on the work of the Market Foundation

PUBLICATIONS:

"Funding Guide for the Development of Public Markets"

- Ford Foundation sponsored. (2006)

"Ford Foundation Report" (2005) Public Market

Article

"Public Markets and Community Revitalization" -

Contributing writer. Book published by U. L. I. (1995)

"Urban Genius" - Contributor to this Neil Pierce

book, commissioned by the Bruner Foundation. (1991)

"Urban Excellence" - Contributor to this Philip

Langdon study of the Pike Place Market. Von Nostrand Reinhold. (1990)

"Sustaining a Vital Downtown Community" - Conceived

and obtained Ford Foundation sponsorship of this book which details the

nationally significant work of the Market Foundation. (1987)

"Lifelines" - Founder and regular contributor to

Pike Place Market Foundation Newsletter. (1988-1991)

"Down the Pike" - Founder and regular contributor to

the Pike Place Market Farmer Newsletter. (1978-1984)

Numerous articles published in newspapers and other

publications. Quoted in the NY Times, Washington Post, AP, UPI, Cleveland Plain

Dealer, Charlotte Observer, Atlanta Constitution, Seattle Times, etc.

EDUCATION:

B.A. University of Wisconsin - Anthropology. Vilas

Scholar. Significant graduate level course work. (1966 - 1971)

Extensive Professional Continuing Education -

including seminars in non profit management, business planning, direct mail,

corporate and foundation funding, board management, special events funding,

program planning and proposal writing, nonprofit business ventures, deferred

giving, charitable estate planning, web site development, and team building.

Leadership Seattle, Leadership Asheville

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

American Society of Association Executives (ASAE)*

National Development Officers Association (NDOA)*

National Society of Fund-raising Executive (NSFRE)*

BOARD AFFILIATIONS:

North

Buncombe Association of Concerned Citizens - President

Grove Arcade Preservation Inc - President*

Grove Arcade Restoration Inc - President*

Citizens Alliance to Keep the Market Public - Founding

member.*

King County Low Income Housing Development Consortium*

King County Committee to Save Our Local Farmlands -

appointed by County Executive to organization which wrote and campaigned for

successful $50,000,000 initiative for purchase of farmland development rights.*

Washington State Farmers Market Association - Founding

member.*

Tolt Community Club - Founding member, officer.*

King County Rural Development Committee*

Sno-Valley Multi-Age Center - Officer.*

Pike Market Medical Clinic - Founding member, officer,

incorporator.*

Pike Market Childcare Center - Founding member, officer,

incorporator.*

Pike Market Senior Center - Founding member, officer,

incorporator.*

Downtown Food Bank*

Blue Bus Medical Clinic - Founding member, officer.*

* = Past Affiliation

PUBLIC SPEAKING - INVITED GUEST PRESENTER

AT MANY NATIONAL CONFERENCES INCLUDING:

International Public Market Conference, Biannual 1995-2007

National Main Street Conference Naples, Florida; 2005

Organizer, National Public Market Conference, Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania, 1995; Seattle, Washington, 1998

International Planners Association National Conference,

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. 1994

Environmental Forum, Chattanooga, Tennessee. 1993

White House Conference on Successful Models of Community

Economic Development. 1991

Neighborhoods, U.S.A. 1989

International Downtown Association. 1989

Direct Marketing Conference and Farm Conference, Oakland,

California. 1989

Public Markets - Tradition and Promise - Assisted in

organizing conference, Seattle. 1987

Institute for Urban Design, Denver, Colorado. 1987

National Conference of State Legislators, Seattle,

Washington, 1986

Annual Local Presentations include scores of presentations

to social, political, religious, and business organizations such as: Leadership

Tomorrow, Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions, City Council, County Commission, City Club,

Junior League, Downtown Association, Chamber of Commerce, Downtown League of

Women Voters, Municipal League, American Institute of Architects, Association of

TV and Radio Broadcasters, etc.

PERSONAL:

Date of Birth: 7/6/49

Extensive travel in western and eastern Europe; north,

central and east Africa; Latin America, Caribbean, Canadian arctic. Wilderness

hiking and canoeing, birding. Visits to about 300 international Public Markets.

Speak (rusty) French, Spanish, Swahili, German, and

Russian.

Substantial personal involvement as general contractor and

carpenter in building 3 personal residences.

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