Staff & Directors
MDI STAFF
MELANIE MARKOWICZ
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
SHONTEL ANDREWS
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
DIANA GOODE
FRACTIONAL CFO
Executive Director, Ops+
RAHIMA TUFAIL
SPECIAL PROJECTS COORDINATOR
DAVE ROBERTS
NORTH CASS COMMUNITY GARDEN MANAGER
MDI Employment Opportunities
Chief Operating Officer
Small Business Manager
Beautification Manager
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
CHAIRPERSON:
NED STAEBLER
Wayne State University | TechTown
SECRETARY:
JERRY DARBY
Henry Ford Health
AT-LARGE:
BRYAN HOGLE
The Kresge Foundation
AT-LARGE:
OLGA STELLA
College for Creative Studies
VICE CHAIRPERSON:
MICHAEL SHAW
Hudson Webber Foundation
TREASURER:
ELLIOTT BROOM
Detroit Institute of Arts
AT-LARGE:
DARRYL HUMES
Mature
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Stephan Bobalik
Community Association for New Center Area Neighborhoods (CANCAN)
Johnny Cannon
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
JG Consulting
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
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Clarke Lewis
REDICO
Bud Liebler
The Whitney
Scott Lowell
Traffic Jam & Snug
Linda Lutz
Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
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
Kensington Vanguard National Land Services
George Stewart
Woodward SA-PK, LLC
Marcia Ventura
Invest Detroit
Rachael Woods
Artloft