Greater Collinwood Development Corporation

07/27/2026

✨ Exciting Leadership Update for our Neighborhood

Following a comprehensive search process, Greater Colliwood Development Corporation (GCDC) is proud to announce the selection of Krystal Sierra, AICP, as its next Executive Director.

📣 Read the full announcement here: https://greatercollinwood.com/krystal-sierra-joins-greater-collinwood-development-corporation-as-next-executive-director/

Krystal joins GCDC from Slavic Village Development, where she acted as the Director of Neighborhood Sustainability, then as the Director of Neighborhood Planning since 2022.

Before serving with Slavic Village, she worked at GCDC as its Economic Development Officer.

Krystal serves on the Board of Directors and the Internal and Governance committees of Avanzamos Unidos. She earned a Bachelor of Arts from Baldwin Wallace University, Master of Fine Arts from Ashland University, and a Master of Urban Planning and Development from CSU Levin College of Urban Affairs and Education. She is a certified planner with the American Planning Association.

07/08/2026

06/22/2026

Learn more about the GCDC relaunch, share your opinions about the opportunities in the neighborhood and consider ways to get involved in our neighborhood's CDC:

THANK YOU to the 75+ neighbors who attended Greater Collinwood Development Corporation (GCDC)’s annual meeting on June 11th. We were joined by 14 community partners with informative table displays during the open-house portion of the event. Thanks to our elected officials, Councilmen Polensek (War...

06/15/2026

THANK YOU! Thank you to the 75+ neighbors who attended GCDC's annual meeting on June 11th, joined by 14 community partner tables and Councilmen Polensek and Conwell as well as State Representative Synenberg who provided GCDC a commendation on our "re-launch"!

For those unable to make it or stay until 7pm: please review the slides shared during the meeting in our album.
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We'd also love to hear from you as we did the folks in the room... so in the comments or in a DM, please drop your answers to these 5 questions that we discussed at the community conversation:

1) What are the biggest opportunities facing Greater Collinwood today?

2) What challenges should GCDC prioritize?

3) What projects or investments would make the greatest impact in your neighborhood?


4) How can GCDC better communicate and engage with residents?

5) What are you willing to take action on? How would you like to be involved? (We are accepting board member applications through 8/15).