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Page 1: World Heritage Office Director - San Antonio Heritage Office Director olleen Swain was appointed Director of the World Heritage Office on April 1, 2016. As the city prepares for an

World Heritage Office Director

olleenSwainwasappointedDirectoroftheWorldHeritageOfficeonApril1,2016.AsthecitypreparesforanincreaseinvisitationasaresultoftheUNESCOWorldHeritage

DesignationtoourfiveSpanishcolonialMissions,Ms.SwainisresponsiblefortheoverallleadershipoftheWorldHeritageOffice,aswellaspromotingtheMissionsthroughtheimplementationoftheWorldHeritageWorkPlan,adynamicdocumentthatsetsshort-andlong-termgoalsandisadirectresultofcommunityinput.

Priortoherappointment,Ms.SwainservedasAssistantDirectorofCenterCityDevelopment&OperationsDepartment(CCDO)untilMarch2016.Inthisrole,sheledtheredevelopmentandrebrandingofTravisParkanddevelopedOPEN,asuccessfuldowntownpop-upprogram.BothTravisParkandOpenreceivedDowntownAchievementMeritAwardsin2015fromtheInternationalDowntownAssociationandCentroSanAntonio’sDowntownBestAwardin2015.Ms.SwainalsospearheadedvariousprojectsfortheCityManager’sOfficegearedtowardrevitalizingdowntownSanAntonio,includingtheDowntownMobileFoodTruckPilotProgram,theimplementationofBetterBlockandthedevelopmentoftheAlamoPlazaConceptPlan,TravisParkConceptPlanandtheDowntownRetailStudy.

From2006to2011,Ms.SwainservedasAssistantDirectorofDowntownOperations,wheresheoversawthemaintenanceofdowntown,promotionofculturalfacilities,preservationoftheRiverWalkanddowntownspecialevents.Inadditiontoher15yearsofpublicservice,Ms.Swainhasnearly10yearsofnonprofitandprivatesectorexperienceinmarketing,publicrelations,specialeventsandretaildevelopment.

Education

• MasterofPublicAdministration,UniversityofTexasatSanAntonio

• BachelorofArtsinCommunication,TexasA&MUniversityatCollegeStation

Professional Membership Involvement

• UTSAMastersofPublicAdministrationAdvisoryBoard• UrbanManagementAssistantsofSouthTexas• NationalHonorSocietyforPublicAdministration

Personal Ms.SwainwasbornandraisedinSanAntonio.Shehasonedaughter.

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