Isaac D. Kremer is a nationally recognized leader in place-based revitalization. His work has been highlighted in numerous national conferences and articles by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, Appalachian Regional Commission, Citizens’ Institute on Rural Design, The Conservation Fund, Environmental Protection Agency, International Downtown Association, National Main Street Center, and National Trust for Historic Preservation.
From 2008-2012 as Executive Director of the Oyster Bay Main Street Association on Long Island he led the restoration of President Theodore Roosevelt’s home town. While there he organized one of the first Better Block projects in the US. As Executive Director of Discover Downtown Middlesboro from 2012-2016, Kremer mobilized hundreds of volunteers to build trails, encourage entrepreneurship, and bring incremental change about through three more Better Block projects. Middlesboro was a 3-time “Levitt AMP [Your City]” grant winner.
Currently as Executive Director of the Metuchen Downtown Alliance he is leading revitalization of a transit village with over $100 million of investment.
His education and training includes a M.A. in Historic Preservation Planning from Cornell University, and a B.A. in Economics and Management from Albion College in Albion, Michigan. Kremer has had additional training in historic preservation tax credits, historic real estate finance, economic development, community philanthropy, and the ‘How to Turn a Place Around’ training from the Project for Public Spaces.
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