Chairman Linda W. Cropp
at the request of the Mayor
A PROPOSED RESOLUTION IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA
To confirm the reappointment of Mr. Paul J. Cohn to the Washington Convention Center
Board of Directors.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited
as the Washington Convention Center Authority Board of Directors Paul J. Cohn Confirmation
Resolution of 1998".
Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the reappointment of:
Mr. Paul J. Cohn
1325 21st Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
(Ward 2)
as a public member of the Washington Convention Center Authority Board of
Directors, established by section 205 of the Washington Convention Center Authority Act of
1994, D.C. Law 10-188, effective September 28, 1994, for a term to end May 16, 2001.
Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of
this resolution, upon its adoption, each to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor.
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
PAUL J. COHN
Corporate Profile
Home Address:
1325 21st Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C . 29936
( H ) 202-333-7336
Paul J. Cohn is the Executive Vice President and Director of
Development for Restaurant Holdings, Inc. (RHI), the leading restaurant and hospitality
management company in the Washington, D. C. metropolitan area. RHI currently operates
sixteen restaurants in the Washington metropolitan area.
Before entering the restaurant industry, Paul Cohn was a premiere
promoter and manager He introduced many of the nation’s top entertainers to the
Washington, D.C market as well as bringing local talent to world class status. His most
well known client was the top singing duo Peaches and Herb whose first album Too Hot sold
over 5,000,000 units worldwide in 1978.
In 1980, Paul Cohn owned and operated J. Paul’s on M Street in
Georgetown. J. Paul’s quickly became the quintessential Washington dining saloon, catching
the eye of Bechara Nammour, a principal in a London based international restaurant and
hotel company.
In 1982, Narnmour invited Paul Cohn to become a part of his new
restaurant management company, therefore acquiring J. Paul’s in what would become the
first of many restaurants they would create together Since that time, there have been many
successful restaurants that have made up the restaurant division, they include Paolo’s, a
popular Italian restaurant (there are currently five locations throughout the D. C.
metropolitan area); Cin Cin, an Italian Cafe in Gaithersburg, Maryland; the Georgetown
Seafood Grill in Georgetown; and Old Glory, All-American Barbecue;
Paul Cohn has the rare ability to create concepts that are both
contemporary and unique Other restaurants that Paul Cohn has created under the management
of RHI are The River Club, a supper club reminiscent of those in the 1920’s; Notte Luna,
downtown Washington’s most exciting Italian restaurant; Club ZEI, the city’s hottest dance
club; and the newest of Paul’s creations, Georgia Brown’s ‘Fine Southern Cuisine",
the new "in" spot to dine.
Civic Responsibilities
- Business & Professional Association of Georgetown – Vice President of the Board of
Directors and a member of the Executive Committee - D.C. Committee to Promote Washington – Member of both the Board of Directors and the
Executive Committee and Chair of the Special Events Subcommittee - Mayor’s Citizen Advisory Panel on Crime and Justice – Co-chair of the Subcommittee on
Fire and Emergency Medical Services - Mayor’s Business Advisory Council – Member of the Board of Directors
- Franklin Square Association – Member of the Board of Directors
- District of Columbia Marketing Center – Member of the "Blue Ribbon" Advisory
Committee - Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington – Member of the Board of
Directors - District of Columbia Chamber of Commerce Business and Economic Development Committee
Member and Chair of the Government Relations Subcommittee.