Post on : January 19, 2026
UPDATED Feb 6, 2026. EOI now closed.
The Downtown St. John’s Business Commission – formally known as the Downtown Development Commission – is a Business Improvement Area (BIA) association. Downtown St. John’s was established by the City of St. John’s in 1989 as a self-help mechanism to be organized and operated by the local downtown business community.
Downtown St. John’s is seeking new members for the Board of Directors. We are calling for Expressions of Interest from business owners and commercial property owners in the downtown BIA business community who have an interest in sitting on the Board and have experience with working on non-profit volunteer boards.
In an effort to provide diversity and representation of all sectors of the BIA membership on the Board representatives from the following sectors are strongly encouraged to apply: Financial, Legal, Industrial and Office.
Downtown St. John’s believes in equal opportunity and is committed to reflecting the Downtown St. John’s BIA business community’s diversity on our board and committees.
Interested individuals should forward to the Nominating Committee a detailed personal bio with a brief statement outlining why they wish to serve and what attributes they would bring as a Downtown St. John’s Board Director on or before February 3, 2026 to:
Downtown St. John’s Board of Directors – Nominating Committee at info@downtownstjohns.com
To learn more about the Downtown St. John’s BIA please visit https://downtownstjohns.com/who-we-are/