Downtown North Association (DNA) President Louise Fackert announced that John J. “Jay” Walsh has been selected as the new DNA Executive Director. Jay Walsh will be succeeding Bob O’Brien, who is retiring after twenty-five years in that position. Jay Walsh was selected from among a strong field of candidates after a lengthy recruitment process chaired Read More…
You’ll soon realize I like this man very much so I’ll say it up front. I first met Bob O’Brien, the retiring executive director of the Downtown North Association, when he showed up, uninvited, in 1990, to a meeting of the what we called the Cambridge Street Study Committee—“study” because we didn’t want anyone to Read More…
The Downtown North Association confirmed today that Bob O’Brien will be retiring this summer as their Executive Director after twenty- five years in the post. The Downtown North Association is a not-for-profit coalition of all elements of the diverse and mixed-use West End community, which extends from City Hall Plaza to the Charles River, between Read More…
Mayor Thomas M. Menino received an award for Civic Leadership at the Downtown North Association Annual Meeting in recognition of the Mayor’s work over the past twenty years in the Downtown North neighborhood. Presenting the award to Mayor Menino is Bob O’Brien, Executive Director of DNA Photos by Isabel Leon, Mayor’s Office Photography Please visit Read More…