Sandra K. Gudorf is president of the Downtown Dayton Partnership, a public-private organization focused on strengthening downtown Dayton. In her role, Sandy works with numerous community partners to lead a variety of programs, activities and initiatives that are focused on making Downtown Dayton a better place to work, live, invest and be entertained. Specifically, the Downtown Dayton Partnership focuses its work in five primary areas – job attraction and retention, housing development, strengthening downtown’s amenity base, enhancing downtown’s environment and advocacy for downtown. Under Sandy’s leadership, the DDP is leading the Greater Downtown Dayton Plan, a community-driven plan to strengthen Dayton’s urban core.  Since the plan’s inception in 2010, more than $1.5 billion has been invested in the greater downtown area.