Directors & Staff
MDI STAFF
MELANIE MARKOWICZ
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
SHONTEL ANDREWS
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR
WENDY YUILLE
SMALL BUSINESS MANAGER
RAHIMA TUFAIL
DATA MANAGER
DAVE ROBERTS
NORTH CASS COMMUNITY GARDEN MANAGER
NICOLE KIRKLAND
FRACTIONAL CFO
MDI STAFF
MELANIE MARKOWICZ
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
SHONTEL ANDREWS
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR
WENDY YUILLE
SMALL BUSINESS MANAGER
RAHIMA TUFAIL
DATA MANAGER
DAVE ROBERTS
NORTH CASS COMMUNITY GARDEN MANAGER
NICOLE KIRKLAND
FRACTIONAL CFO
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
CHAIRPERSON:
NED STAEBLER
Wayne State University | TechTown
SECRETARY:
JERRY DARBY
Henry Ford Health
AT-LARGE:
BRYAN HOGLE
The Kresge Foundation
AT-LARGE:
DARIN MCKEEVER
William Davidson Foundation
VICE CHAIRPERSON:
MICHAEL SHAW
Hudson Webber Foundation
TREASURER:
ELLIOTT BROOM
Detroit Institute of Arts
AT-LARGE:
DARRYL HUMES
Mature
AT-LARGE:
OLGA STELLA
College for Creative Studies
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
CHAIRPERSON:
NED STAEBLER
Wayne State University | TechTown
VICE CHAIRPERSON:
MICHAEL SHAW
Hudson Webber Foundation
SECRETARY:
JERRY DARBY
Henry Ford Health
TREASURER:
ELLIOTT BROOM
Detroit Institute of Arts
CFO & ASSISTANCE SECRETARY:
CARI EASTERDAY
Midtown Detroit, Inc.
AT-LARGE:
BRYAN HOGLE
The Kresge Foundation
AT-LARGE:
DARRYL HUMES
Mature
AT-LARGE:
DARIN MCKEEVER
William Davidson Foundation
AT-LARGE:
OLGA STELLA
College for Creative Studies
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Stephan Bobalik
Community Association for New Center Area Neighborhoods (CANCAN)
Johnny Cannonball
Joe Louis Southern Kitchen
Charles Dickerson
Cass D, LLC
Kathryn Dimond
The Scarab Club
Mike Essian
American Community Developers, LLC
Al Fields
Detroit Greenways Coalitions
Elise Fields
Downtown Detroit Partnership
Josh Gershonowicz
Rebuild Group
Andy Gutman
Farbman Group
Richard Haddad
Pistons Sports & Entertainment
Mamba Hamissi
Baobab Fare, LLC
Angela Harris
Textures by Nefertiti
Jon Hartzell
Detroit Shipping Company
Richard Hosey
Hosey Development, LLC
Janet Jones
Source Booksellers
Christine Jonna-Piligian
Jonna Realty Ventures
Hafsa Khan
IFF
Kristine Kidorf
Kidorf Preservation Consulting
Bryan Kieler
PNC Bank
Clarke Lewis
The Platform
Bud Liebler
The Whitney
Scott Lowell
Traffic Jam & Snug
Linda Lutz
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Jen Lyon
MeanRed Productions, LLC
Marie Patton
Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit
JoAnne Mondowney
Detroit Public Library
BJ Pearson
The Garden Theater
Michael Rein
University of Michigan
Elana Rugh
Detroit Historical Society
David Sampson
Mariners Inn
Roger Saylor
First American Title Insurance Company
George Stewart
Woodward SA-PK, LLC
Marcia Ventura
Invest Detroit
Kenneth Walker
K. Walker Collective
Rachael Woods
Artloft