Board of Directors & Staff

Eastern Market Partnership 

Chair

Cindy Pasky - President, Strategic Staffing Solutions

Vice Chair

Luke Polcyn, Mayor’s Office, Jobs & Economy Team

Treasurer

Drew Patrick - President, Skidmore Studio

Secretary

Vince Sanna - Give & Grow Mushrooms

City Council Appointments

Fred Durhal - Council member, Detroit City Council

Latisha Johnson - Council member, Detroit City Council

Mayor’s Appointments

Ron Brundidge - Public Works Department, City of Detroit

Dara O’Byrne - Deputy Director, Planning & Development Department, City of Detroit

Luke Polcyn -  Jobs & Economy Team, City of Detroit

Crystal Perkins - Director, City of Detroit General Services Department

Merchants and Vendors

Jay Bonahoom - Executive Vice-President, Wolverine Packing Co.

Frank Germack - Owner, Germack Pistachio Co.

Armond Harris - Owner, Jab's Gym

Carlos Parisi - Owner, Aunt Nee's

Joe Spencer - Owner, Louisiana Creole Gumbo

Special Interest

B.J. Belcoure - Property Owner, Amore da Roma

Brian Ellison - Principal, Intersection Consulting Group

Armond Harris - Owner, Jab’s Gym

Neighborhood Residents

Jonathan Kung - Resident, Orleans & Winder

Eastern Market Development Corporation

Chair

Sharlene Burris - Neighborhood Resident

Secretary

India Solomon - Community Development Strategies, LLC

Treasurer

Steven Watson - Neighborhood Resident

Group One – Community Dev

Carrie Lewand-Monroe - Invest Detroit

Keegan Mahoney - City of Detroit Department of Neighborhood Revitalization

Group Two – Neighborhood Residents

Duane Ashford – Bailey Park

Jaren Glasker, Sr. - Neighborhood Resident (KBC) 

Marc Johnson, Sr. - JRG Real Estate

Kevin Jones - Neighborhood Resident

Pastor Robert B. Jones - Sweet Kingdom Missionary Baptist Church

Christina Peltier – Neighborhood Resident, East Canfield

Kevin Ward - Neighborhood Resident

Group Three – Business Sector

David Alade – Century Partners

Jamie Faber - JP Morgan Chase

John McLaren - Sun Communities

Elliot Shafer - Huntington Bank

Eastern Market Partnership Staff

Percola Brooks - Director of Accounting

Patrice Brown - Senior Food Access Manager

Dan Carmody - Chief Executive Officer

Ryan Dinkgrave - Senior Grants Manager

Laura Gibson - Senior Marketing Manager

John Jones - Market Analyst

Dietrich A. Knoer - President, Eastern Market Development Corporation

Nicole Morba - Food Access Manager

Erin Murphy - Food Access Coordinator

Tracy Rivard - Chief Development Officer

Brandon Seng - Director of Food Business Development

Doshia Strong - Director of Administration

Jim Sutherland - Director of Facilities

Lonni Thomas - Director of Markets

Katy Trudeau - President, Eastern Market Partnership

Reid Walborn - Food Hub Manager