The Rock Island Downtown Alliance recently doubled its workforce (to two) with the hiring of Operations Manager De’Andre Robinson.
A longtime Rock Island resident, Robinson previously worked as the community outreach coordinator at Rock Island-based nonprofit Christian Care, providing homeless street outreach and case management services throughout downtown and the Illinois Quad Cities, according to the downtown Rock Island website.
“De’Andre’s knowledge, passion and boots-on-the-ground experience working with a wide range of stakeholders set him apart from other candidates and enable him to perform this job at a high level,” said Downtown Alliance executive director Jack Cullen. “In under a month, he’s already shown a knack for building relationships and noticing and addressing disorder in the district. These intangibles, coupled with his eagerness to learn, are setting the Downtown Alliance up for success.”
Robinson is working with Cullen to launch a new “Clean and Safe” program for the city of Rock Island’s Downtown Special Service Area (SSA). Enhanced clean and safe place …