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2023-2024 Tampa Downtown Partnership Leadership

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Jin Liu
2023-2024 Chairwoman

Jin Liu moved to Tampa in 2004 and is a shareholder with Carlton Fields, where she represents resort developers and other developers of large commercial and residential projects in the purchase and sale of both improved and unimproved property, business planning and implementation, transaction structuring, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint ventures, and a variety of loan transactions. She also represents note holders, servicers, and other financial institutions in a variety of loan transactions, loan sales, workouts, and disposition of real estate. Jin has experience advising developers and financial institutions with respect to Florida condominium filings and condominium-related due diligence issues. She is also the current Chair of the Development Industry Group at Carlton Fields.

 

As a bi-cultural and bilingual attorney who received legal education in both the United States and China, Jin has represented international, particularly Chinese, clients in EB-5 investment immigration-related development projects and a variety of other commercial transactions. Jin earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Sichuan International Studies University and her Bachelor of Laws degree from Southwest University of Political Science and Law in 2002. She earned her J.D. magna cum laude in 2005 from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law.

 

Since 2021, Jin has been listed as one of ‘The Best Lawyers in America’ in Real Estate Law, and in 2022 she was listed as a Florida Legal Elite in the Florida Trend Magazine. In 2023, Jin was named Businesswoman of the Year in the Tampa Bay Business Journal. Jin has been involved in the Tampa Downtown Partnership since 2018 and served as the 2022-2023 Vice Chair of the Board of Directors.

 

Jin resides in Tampa, Florida with her husband and three children.

Kenyetta Hairston-Bridges
President and CEO

The Tampa Downtown Partnership is proud to welcome our new President and CEO Kenyetta Hairston-Bridges.


Mrs. Bridges possesses a wealth of experience in urban development and community impact as she previously held several executive level leadership positions at the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation. 

2023-2024 Board Officers

2023-2024 Executive Committee

2023-2024 Board of Directors

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