{"id":5627,"date":"2025-07-31T13:31:50","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T13:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blockbyblock.com\/?p=5627"},"modified":"2025-07-31T13:45:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T13:45:08","slug":"eric-souza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blockbyblock.com\/news\/eric-souza\/","title":{"rendered":"Block by Block Names Eric Souza Regional Vice President Mid-Atlantic\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

BALTIMORE, MD \u2014<\/strong> Block by Block is excited to announce Eric Souza has been named Regional Vice President Mid-Atlantic, where he will be responsible for overall operational and financial performance of sixteen cleaning, safety, outreach, hospitality, and horticulture Ambassador Programs in Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, and the District Of Columbia.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

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Erica Souza, Regional Vice President, Mid-Atlantic <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Eric was previously the President & CEO of the Midtown Community Benefits District in Baltimore, where he led efforts to strengthen relationships across government, private, and nonprofit sections to support vibrant, inclusive communities. His leadership secured millions in funding for operational and capital programs, implemented strategic workforce initiatives, and advanced policies that ensured Midtown\u2019s long-term sustainability. Prior to his role at Midtown, Eric served as the Director of Operations for the Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore and was Regional Vice President for Block by Block. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Souza\u2019s career in public space management began more than 16 years ago with Block by Block, as an Operations Manager. \u201cMy desire to work for the company was driven by a deep belief that well-maintained, welcoming, and inclusive environments are essential to thriving communities,\u201d he said. \u201cAt their best, public spaces are where economic opportunity meets community identity. When managed with intention and equity, they\u2019re not just gathering places, they\u2019re powerful tools for social and economic progress.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vice President of Operations Derreck Hughes said Block by Block was excited for Souza\u2019s return to the company. \u201cEric\u2019s deep place management expertise and leadership experience will be instrumental in advancing our customers\u2019 operational goals and providing high-level support for our teams across the Mid-Atlantic. We\u2019re excited to see him blend his past experiences\u2014both with our company and in the broader place management community\u2014into new strategies that will drive the future success of our business,\u201d Hughes said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A longtime resident of Baltimore, Souza said he has witnessed \u201creal transformation in Baltimore\u2019s public spaces, one rooted in collaboration, equity, and a growing recognition that vibrant public spaces are critical to a city\u2019s health and prosperity.\u201d He is excited to play a part in Block by Block\u2019s mission of making public spaces more vibrant and welcoming for communities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs we move into the future, I believe we can continue to enhance our impact for clients by creating meaningful change through public space enhancements, economic development, and strategic partnerships. I look forward to being a leader within the organization as we strengthen our platform as the premier service provider in public space management nationwide,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Block by Block has a robust history working in downtowns since their first program launched in Louisville, KY in 1995. More than strictly a clean and safe service provider, Block by Block has developed an optimized operating model built on best practices, research and development and modern technology that has attracted partners in more than 180 locations nationwide, including improvement districts, parks, college campuses, transit systems and other public spaces.\u202f <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For more information about Block by Block, visit https:\/\/www.blockbyblock.com\/<\/a>\u202f <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BALTIMORE, MD \u2014 Block by Block is excited to announce Eric Souza has been named Regional Vice President Mid-Atlantic, where he will be responsible for overall operational and financial performance of sixteen cleaning, safety, outreach, hospitality, and horticulture Ambassador Programs in Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, and the District Of Columbia.\u00a0 Eric was previously the President …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5628,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blockbyblock.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blockbyblock.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blockbyblock.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blockbyblock.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blockbyblock.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5627"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.blockbyblock.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5627\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5643,"href":"https:\/\/www.blockbyblock.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5627\/revisions\/5643"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blockbyblock.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blockbyblock.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blockbyblock.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blockbyblock.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}