Jill Purvis has been with Warrensburg Main Street for over ten years. First starting as an event coordinator and then leading the organization as the Executive Director. Throughout those ten years, endless hours have been given to better our community and Downtown. She truly embodies what we look for in a Heart of Downtown recipient. Our decision to award Jill for the Heart of Downtown was reconfirmed when an outstanding number of people came and thanked her for her work at her retirement celebration. Old Interns, staff, business owners, all showed up after the impact Jill has made on their life. Jill has been monumental to our organization as she has helped bring numerous art projects, created new ways to celebrate our communities history, and was a large part in lowering our vacancy rate through educating property owners. She has been at the table to create new collaborations and strengthen partnerships. She has attended dozens of trainings,watched webinars and continued to grow her knowledge to then pass it along to our business owner. Jill cares so much about the success of Downtown and people who make it so unique. She is the first person to talk about the importance of supporting local and shopping small. She truly is the biggest advocate for not only Warrensburg Main Street or Downtown but for our local government, local organizations and all the people who work so hard to make Warrensburg the best place it can be. Jill is a leader, a mentor, a friend, a cheerleader, a volunteer, and overall amazing individual. We are so fortunate to have someone like Jill in our community and supporting our organization.