Playhouse Village Foundation Names Attorney Josh Driskell to Board

Posted February 28, 2023, under PVF News

Joshua R. Driskell, Managing Partner of Lagerlof LLP – Pasadena’s largest law firm – has joined the Board of Directors of Playhouse Village Foundation. Josh Driskell brings his legal expertise and philanthropic experience to the charitable 501 (c)3 organization that fundraises to support a thriving community in Playhouse Village located in the heart of Pasadena.

“We welcome Josh Driskell to our enthusiastic and motivated team. He brings talent and know-how to our quest for donors, sponsorships and grants to activate Playhouse Village Park and public spaces throughout the Village, to enhance the pedestrian experience and al fresco dining on Colorado Boulevard, to energize the entertainment corridor on Mentor Avenue, and to transform the streetscape of Lake Avenue from Colorado to the Gold Line station,” said Board Chair Phil Hawkey, noting that Lagerlof LLP is located on Lake Avenue within Playhouse Village. Josh Driskell joins Chair Hawkey and Vice Chair Marjorie Lindbeck, plus Board Members Johnny Buss, Arash Danialifar, Carla Walecka and Brian Wallace.

Mr. Driskell focuses his practice on estate and trust, corporate, business and taxation matters working on complex legal issues for individuals and businesses. He is a member of the California Bar Association. Driskell is admitted to practice law in California, Ohio, and the Western District of Michigan. Accolades include Avvo “Client’s Choice” Award and “Top Lawyer” distinction from Pasadena Magazine.

Josh Driskell is past Chair of Leadership Pasadena, current Trustee of Pasadena Museum of History, and an active Board Member of Pasadena Fire Foundation.

About Playhouse Village Foundation

The Playhouse Village Foundation (PVF) is a charitable 501(c)3 non-profit organization with a mission to support a thriving urban community in Playhouse Village in the heart of Pasadena. The Foundation raises funds and attracts sponsorships to revitalize public spaces and streetscapes within Playhouse Village, helping to accomplish top priorities identified by its partner organization, the Playhouse Village Association. Initial projects focus on exciting events to activate the new Playhouse Village Park, along with enhancing Colorado Boulevard’s al fresco dining and pedestrian experience.

About Playhouse Village

With direct access to the 210 freeway and Metro A/Gold Line at Lake Avenue, Playhouse Village is conveniently located in the heart of downtown Pasadena and includes much of the city’s financial district and premier office space, numerous regional institutions and cultural amenities, and thousands of residential units and mixed-use environments for a truly urban, walkable experience. Playhouse Village is distinguished by three added advantages: its own business improvement district, non-profit Playhouse Village Association, and charitable non-profit Playhouse Village Foundation which builds a thriving community by activating and enhancing the area’s open spaces, streets, sidewalks, alleys and paseos for greater public benefit.