Joliet City Center Partnership hires director

The Joliet City Center Partnership has hired an executive director.

Priscilla Cordero will start Monday as executive director for the CCP, which promotes economic development and other activities in downtown Joliet.

Cordero has been the business development manager for the village of Tinley Park, where she is responsible for economic development and business retention, according to a news release from CCP.

She has over 16 years of experience in small business development and banking, CCP said. She has previously held leadership positions at the Women’s Business Development Center, Small Business Development Center at Governors State University, Accion Chicago and JP Morgan Chase. Cordero holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and is bilingual.

“We’re very excited to have Priscilla on board,” CCP board Chair Megan Millen said in the release. “I’m confident that her depth of experience, knowledge and economic development background will help Joliet City Center Partnership to achieve longstanding goals for the downtown and our special service area.”

Cordero said in the release that she was honored to be selected to the position.

“The City Center Partnership and its board have done a wonderful job at being a catalyst for change in the downtown,” Cordero said. “There is great opportunity ahead, and I look forward to continuing the work of redeveloping and revitalizing the downtown.”