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Washington Convention Center Authority Board of Directors Paul J. Cohn Confirmation Resolution of 1998
PR 12-1006

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Chairman Linda W. Cropp
at the request of the Mayor

A PROPOSED RESOLUTION IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

To confirm the reappointment of Mr. Paul J. Cohn to the Washington Convention Center Board of Directors.

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the Washington Convention Center Authority Board of Directors Paul J. Cohn Confirmation Resolution of 1998".

Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the reappointment of:

Mr. Paul J. Cohn
1325 21st Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
(Ward 2)

as a public member of the Washington Convention Center Authority Board of Directors, established by section 205 of the Washington Convention Center Authority Act of 1994, D.C. Law 10-188, effective September 28, 1994, for a term to end May 16, 2001.

Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution, upon its adoption, each to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor.

Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.


PAUL J. COHN
Corporate Profile

Home Address:

1325 21st Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C . 29936
( H ) 202-333-7336

Paul J. Cohn is the Executive Vice President and Director of Development for Restaurant Holdings, Inc. (RHI), the leading restaurant and hospitality management company in the Washington, D. C. metropolitan area. RHI currently operates sixteen restaurants in the Washington metropolitan area.

Before entering the restaurant industry, Paul Cohn was a premiere promoter and manager He introduced many of the nation's top entertainers to the Washington, D.C market as well as bringing local talent to world class status. His most well known client was the top singing duo Peaches and Herb whose first album Too Hot sold over 5,000,000 units worldwide in 1978.

In 1980, Paul Cohn owned and operated J. Paul's on M Street in Georgetown. J. Paul's quickly became the quintessential Washington dining saloon, catching the eye of Bechara Nammour, a principal in a London based international restaurant and hotel company.

In 1982, Narnmour invited Paul Cohn to become a part of his new restaurant management company, therefore acquiring J. Paul's in what would become the first of many restaurants they would create together Since that time, there have been many successful restaurants that have made up the restaurant division, they include Paolo's, a popular Italian restaurant (there are currently five locations throughout the D. C. metropolitan area); Cin Cin, an Italian Cafe in Gaithersburg, Maryland; the Georgetown Seafood Grill in Georgetown; and Old Glory, All-American Barbecue;

Paul Cohn has the rare ability to create concepts that are both contemporary and unique Other restaurants that Paul Cohn has created under the management of RHI are The River Club, a supper club reminiscent of those in the 1920's; Notte Luna, downtown Washington's most exciting Italian restaurant; Club ZEI, the city's hottest dance club; and the newest of Paul's creations, Georgia Brown's 'Fine Southern Cuisine", the new "in" spot to dine.

Civic Responsibilities

  • Business & Professional Association of Georgetown - Vice President of the Board of Directors and a member of the Executive Committee
  • D.C. Committee to Promote Washington - Member of both the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee and Chair of the Special Events Subcommittee
  • Mayor's Citizen Advisory Panel on Crime and Justice - Co-chair of the Subcommittee on Fire and Emergency Medical Services
  • Mayor's Business Advisory Council - Member of the Board of Directors
  • Franklin Square Association - Member of the Board of Directors
  • District of Columbia Marketing Center - Member of the "Blue Ribbon" Advisory Committee
  • Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington - Member of the Board of Directors
  • District of Columbia Chamber of Commerce Business and Economic Development Committee Member and Chair of the Government Relations Subcommittee.

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