Steven Welliver

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Commissioner Welliver is the Vice President of Strategic Initiatives for The Hollywood Partnership and also serves as Executive Director of Hollywood Partnership CommunityTrust. In this capacity, he works across the organization’s four primary goals of public space management, place enhancement, stakeholder engagement, and advocacy and economic development to support the planning and funding of projects that accelerate implementation of the strategic plan for the Hollywood community. Before joining the Hollywood Partnership team, Steven was Deputy Chief Executive of Downtown Santa Monica, Inc.

Steven holds a Master of Planning with emphasis in economic development and Master of Public Administration with emphasis in city management, both from the University of Southern California’s Sol Price School of Public Policy where he was a City Management Fellow. He is a former president and board member of the California Downtown Association. In 2017, he completed the Emerging Leaders Fellowship of the International Downtown Association and in 2021 became a Certified Leader in Place Management (LPM). Prior to his appointment to the Central Area Planning Commission, Steven served as a member of the Los Angeles Board of Taxicab Commissioners.

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