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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 Authority Board of Directors.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
That this resolution may he cited as the "Washington Convention
Authority Board of Directors Paul J. Cohn Confirmation Resolution of
2003". Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms
the reappointment of:
Paul J. Cohn
1325 21th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
(Ward 2)
as a public member of the Washington Convention Authority
Board of Directors, established by section 205 of the Washington
Convention Center Authority Act of 1994, effective September 28, 1994
(D.C. Law 10-188; D.C. Official Code § 10-1202.05), for a term to end
May 16, 2005.
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.
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Paul J. Cohn
Senior Executive Officer, CRC
Before entering the restaurant industry, Paul Cohn was an
artists' manager and promoter, who introduced many of the nation's top
entertainers to the Washington, DC market, as well as bringing local
talent to world class status. He worked with writer/producer Van McCoy
who started the disco movement with his hit "The Hustle."
Cohn's most well known client was the top singing duo Peaches & Herb
whose first album "Too Hot" sold over 5,000,000 units
worldwide in 1978.
In 1980, 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, Nammour invited Cohn to become 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.
Cohn is very involved civically as well--holding
positions as President of the Board of Directors and a, member of the
Executive Committee for the Business & Professional Association of
Georgetown; member of the Board of Directors for the Restaurant
Association of Metropolitan Washington; member of the Board of Directors
and Chair of the Operations Committee for the Washington Convention
Center Authority; and a member of the Board of Directors for
Southeastern University.
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