{"id":244595,"date":"2011-09-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-09-30T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/adams-avenue-business-association-appoints-new-executive-director\/"},"modified":"2011-09-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-09-30T07:00:00","slug":"adams-avenue-business-association-appoints-new-executive-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/adams-avenue-business-association-appoints-new-executive-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Adams Avenue Business Association appoints new executive director"},"content":{"rendered":"

Por Ashley Mackin |<\/strong> Editor SDUN<\/p>\n

The Adams Avenue Business Association (AABA) recently appointed Judy Elliot as their new executive director. Elliot began the last week of August, just weeks before the Adams Avenue Street Fair. Her time was used to prepare for the two-day celebration, which occurred Sept. 24 and 25.<\/p>\n

\u201cFortunately for me, I know the community,\u201d she said, \u201cI\u2019ve worked on the [Adams Avenue] Street Fair before, I\u2019ve worked with the Business Association, and being familiar with the neighborhood helped me a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n

Elliot moved to San Diego from Michigan in 1978 because \u201cthe snow and the cold and the blizzards were no fun,\u201d she said. \u201cWinter just lasted too long,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

As the executive director, Elliot will oversee community improvement projects and make sure contracting companies are fulfilling their responsibilities to fix broken trash cans, remove graffiti, care for trees, ensure lights are functioning and more.<\/p>\n

Elliot is also responsible for working with the Board of Directors and connecting with businesses. She is currently working on the Storefront Improvement Program, helping restaurants gain exposure through outdoor seating. She explained the restaurants get immediately noticed with outdoor dining areas, but she has to work with the city to make sure the seating would not interfere with pedestrian traffic.<\/p>\n

AABA Office Manager Bethany Yarbrough said, \u201cShe\u2019s down to earth and down to business. Because
\nof her history living in and working with this community, I think she is more interested and invested and will re-invigorate the position.\u201d<\/p>\n

Elliot said she is thrilled to work for the Adams Avenue Business District because she considers it her community and she has watched it grow over the years. \u201cI remember when this area was known for its bookstores,\u201d she said, \u201cthere were not very many restaurants and very few places that were open past six [o\u2019clock]. I remember when this was not a night place. These changes have really evolved over the last five years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Founded in 1982, the AABA assists the over 600 business owners along Adams Avenue from Hamilton
\nStreet to Vista Street. A volunteer Board of Directors and committees run the association.<\/p>\n

AABA also manages the Adams Avenue Business Improvement District and the local Maintenance Assessment District. They also host several annual events designed to promote the businesses in the area and serve as fundraisers for AABA projects. Some of these events include Avenue Roots Fest on Adams (formerly known as Adams Avenue Roots & Folk Festival), Taste of Adams Avenue and the Adams Avenue Street Fair.<\/p>\n

Now that work for the 2011 Street Fair is complete, Elliot said she is looking forward to establishing a connection with local businesses. She said, \u201cI\u2019m here to serve people that wouldn\u2019t normally be served, so I have to ask, \u2018How can we work with [businesses] throughout the year? How can we help you? How can we enhance the Avenue?\u2019\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Ashley Mackin | SDUN Editor The Adams Avenue Business Association (AABA) recently appointed Judy Elliot as their new executive director. Elliot began the last week of August, just weeks before the Adams Avenue Street Fair. Her time was used to prepare for the two-day celebration, which occurred Sept. 24 and 25. \u201cFortunately for me, […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1184,"featured_media":244594,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"11555","_seopress_titles_title":"Adams Avenue Business Association appoints new executive director","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[11551,11593,11555],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-244595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-no-images","category-uptown-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1184"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=244595"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244595\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/244594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=244595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=244595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=244595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}