After nine years at the helm of the North Park business association, Jay Turner is retiring at the end of the month and passing the torch to Jeannie Tidy who was the unanimous choice of 21 talented applicants from 14 states. Jeannie is relocating from Virginia where she served as the director of an affordable housing program. Prior to that Jeannie was the executive director of revitalization programs in New Orleans, Miami Beach and Richmond, Virginia. She brings an extensive background in retail and organizational management along with years of historic preservation and neighborhood revitalization to her new position and is looking forward to working with the diverse communites that make up North Park.