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Brian J. Borne serves as Assistant City Manager and Director of Downtown for the City of Monroe. Borne assists the City Manager with the direction, control and evaluation of City operations, citizen service requests, complaints, budget preparation, administration and manages various special projects. As Director, Borne also assists in the implementation of the Downtown Monroe Master Plan as well as planning, organizing, directing and supervising downtown services and staff. Borne is certified in Professional Downtown Management through the National Trust’s Main Street Certification Institute and is a graduate of the Community Development Institute from the University of Central Arkansas. Borne also has a Master’s in Business Administration from Nicholls State University, as well as a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from Louisiana State University with concentrations in recreation and urban planning. Borne has over 15 years of Downtown revitalization experience spanning Louisiana, Arkansas and North Carolina. During this 15 year career Borne was instrumental in generating $45,967,289.00 of investment and $490,565.00 of grant funding. Borne’s varied background in Recreation, Urban Planning and Preservation projects, provide the perfect foundation for his leadership role with the City of Monroe. As an advocate for investment and businesses, Borne promotes Monroe’s unique characteristics using preservation as an economic development tool. Borne has published articles in The International Journal of Value Based Management and Business Research Yearbook: Global Business Perspectives and has provided landscape architecture, preservation and Main Street consulting to varied clients in the South East.

Assistant City Manager; Director of Downtown @ From June 2008 to Present (7 years 7 months) Executive Director @ From August 2001 to May 2008 (6 years 10 months) Executive Director @ From October 1998 to July 2001 (2 years 10 months) Director, Downtown Houma @ From March 1996 to September 1998 (2 years 7 months)

Municipal & County Administration, Municipal Government @ UNC School of GovernmentCMSM, Certification in Downtown Management @ National Trust MainStreet InstituteMBA, Business Administration @ Nicholls State University From 1992 to 1995 BLA, Urban and Recreation Planning @ Louisiana State University From 1980 to 1984 Brian J. Borne is skilled in: Economic Development, Non-profits, Historic Preservation, Community Development, Urban Planning, Local Government, Government, Public Administration, Program Development, Redevelopment, Urban Design, Event Planning, Real Estate Development, Non-profit Administration, Downtown