MSO Teams & Projects



Board of Directors

For more information, go to the Board of Directors Webpage for a list of members, projects and meeting dates.

Organization Team

The job of the Organization Team is to oversee the organizational structure on the Main Street Oberlin program. The Committee works with the various Main Street members and committees to build consensus and cooperation.

Tasks of the Organization Team include:

For more information, go to the Organization Team Webpage for a list of members, projects and meeting dates.

Promotion Team

The Promotion Team is charged with promoting the image and goals of Main Street Oberlin Inc.

The Promotion Team helps to foster the Main Street mission of downtown preservation by marketing the district's unique characteristics to shoppers, investors, new businesses, and visitors. The team is responsible for an effective promotion strategy by maintaining public and media relations for the organization and it's events, as well as forging relationships with Oberlin's downtown vendors.

In particular, the Promotion Team is responsible for planning and running Main Street's yearly events. Successful Oberlin events include the Festival of Trees, the Spring Egg Roll, and the summertime favorite Family Fun Fair.

For more information, go to the Promotion Team Webpage for a list of members, projects and meeting dates.

Design Team

The Design Team's objective is to get Downtown Oberlin into top physical shape. Capitalizing on it's best assets - such as historic buildings and traditional downtown layout is just one important part of the team's job.

The Design Team also works to create an inviting atmospheredowntown by working with Oberlin businesses to create window displays to entice visitors and shoppers.

The Design Team is also charged with maintaining Downtown Oberlin's street signs, street lights, and landscaping. Some of Main Street's most successful downtown beautification campaigns include the street-side spring banners and spring flower baskets which appear every year along Oberlin's Main Street and College Street.

For more information, go to the Design Team Webpage for a list of members, projects and meeting dates.

Economic Restructuring Team

The Economic Restructuring Team works with Oberlin downtown businesses to maintain and expand downtown's economic stability. Members of the Economic Restructuring Team require an understanding of Oberlin's economic conditions as well as possibilities for growth.

The Economic Restructuring Team is responsible for identifying and capitalizing on opportunities for market growth as well as developing incentives for businesses to locate in Downtown Oberlin

The Economic Restructuring Team must comes up with creative ways to sharpen the competitiveness of downtown business enterprises.

For more information, go to the Economic Restructuring Team Webpage for a list of members, projects and meeting dates.