Staff & Directors
MDI STAFF
MELANIE MARKOWICZ
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
SHONTEL ANDREWS
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
DIANA GOODE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
ANGIE GAABO
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
JAY BIERNAT
DIRECTOR OF BEAUTIFICATION & STREETSCAPES
FRANCES BERNARDO
SMALL BUSINESS MANAGER
RAHIMA TUFAIL
SPECIAL PROJECTS COORDINATOR
DAVE ROBERTS
NORTH CASS COMMUNITY GARDEN MANAGER
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
CHAIRPERSON:
NED STAEBLER
Wayne State University | TechTown
SECRETARY:
JERRY DARBY
Henry Ford Health
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
Detroit Riverfront Conservancy
Johnny Cannon
Joe Louis Southern Kitchen
Charles Dickerson
Cass D, LLC
Mike Essian
American Community Developers, LLC
Al Fields
Detroit Greenways Coalition
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
Christine Jonna Piligian
Jonna Realty Ventures
Kristine Kidorf
Kidorf Preservation Consulting
Bryan Kieler
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Clarke Lewis
REDICO
Scott Lowell
Traffic Jam & Snug
Linda Lutz
Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
Jen Lyon
MeanRed Productions, LLC
Marie Madison-Patton
Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit
Jo Anne 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