Prior to working at the Wilmington Renaissance Corporation, Alfred Lance was a Budget Analyst in the City of Wilmington’s Office of Management & Budget. A long-time resident of Delaware, he graduated from Archmere Academy and received his BA from the University of Delaware. Before entering the professional world, Alfred completed a year of service with Public Allies Delaware, an AmeriCorps program that develops young leaders through a 10-month apprenticeship with a local non-profit. For his term of service, he was placed with the Metropolitan Wilmington Urban League serving as the special projects coordinator during the inaugural year of “Achievement Matters!” (a program targeting middle-school students from Wilmington’s Eastside neighborhood to reduce the achievement gap and increase graduation rates of students living in the 19801 zip code). After completing over 1,700 hours of service, he graduated Public Allies in 2007 and now serves on the Board of Advisors. Alfred also previously worked in the City of Wilmington’s Office of Economic Development and was instrumental in the establishment of the downtown revitalization program, the “Upstairs Fund”, which has provided funding for the renovation of over 20 historic buildings in Wilmington’s downtown, including the Queen Theatre, now home to World Cafe Live at the Queen.