Governance & Partnerships
We prioritize multi-sector collaboration and partnerships to achieve our mission and support our community.
Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors includes business, institutional and community leaders that are committed to catalyzing sustainable change on Detroit’s east side.
Business
Jamaine Dickens
Compass Strategies
Edgar Vann, III
United Way for Southeastern Michigan
(Vice Chair)
Institutional
Darnell Adams
Gilbert Family Foundation
Graig Donnelly
Proxy by Design
(Secretary)
Mark Owens
Samaritan Center
Eboni Taylor
Mothering Justice
Sarida Scott
Skillman Foundation
Charles Walker
Fair Food Network
(Chair)
Community
Ederique Goudia
West Village
Tammara Howard
Gratiot Woods/Good Stock
Kirk Mayes
Indian Village
Miguel Pope
Islandview
Funding Partners
Our generous funding partners provide the fiscal and in-kind resources necessary to continue transforming east side communities.
The Fred A. & Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation
The Ford Foundation
Strategic Partners
We work with a dynamic cadre of multi-sector to create and implement holistic initiatives that serve the entire community.
Government & Institutions
City of Detroit
Detroit Wayne Mental Health Authority
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
University of Michigan
Wayne Metro Community
Wayne State University
Corporations
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles USA, LLC
Chemical Bank
Quicken Loans
Community Organizations
Church of the Messiah Housing Corporation
Community Development Advocates of Detroit (CDAD)
Creekside Community Development Corporation
Data Driven Detroit
Detroit 21
Detroit Catholic Pastoral Alliance
Detroit Future City
Detroit PAL
Detroit Community-Academic Urban Research Center (URC)
Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice
Eastern Market Corporation
Friends of Parkside
Genesis Hope Community Development Corporation
The Greening of Detroit
Jefferson East, Inc.
Michigan Community Resources
New Detroit: The Coalition
Northeast Guidance Center
Recovery Park
U-SNAP-BAC
The Villages Detroit