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City of Charlotte Small Business Recovery Task Force
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles created the Community Recovery Task Force to support families and businesses through the various recovery phases. The task force has focused their work on three high-impact areas: Small Business, Housing and the Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
The Small Business Task Force Group has worked to assess the local economic and safety impacts faced by small business owners in the wake of COVID-19, and identify solutions to meet the immediate and long-term needs of the small business community. The task force group consists of four council members and eight community members from various sectors.
Mayor Vi Lyles, Task Force Sponsor
Charlotte City Council
Mayor Pro Tem Julie Eiselt, Co-Coordinator
Council Member At-large James Mitchell, Co-Coordinator
Council Member At-large, Dimple Ajmera
District 6 Council Member, Tariq Bokhari
Community Sector Leaders
Sarah Baucom, Girl Tribe, Co-Founder and owner
Malcolm Coley, Ernst & Young, Managing Partner
Dave Matthews, Bank of America, CIO
Vinay Patel, SREE Hotels LLC, President
Ann Sheridan, Vice president of corporate communications, Compass Group USA
Chad Turner, LGBT Chamber of Commerce, President
Mark Vitner, Wells Fargo, Chief Economist
DeAlva Wilson, Business Advisory Committee, Chair
