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LEADERSHIP TEAM

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KEVIN JOHNSON

President & CEO

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DAVID HOWELL

Vice President
Real Estate & Development Services

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DAVID WHITE

Vice President
Business Development

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    DERRICK HEADD

    Sr. Vice President
    Public Policy & Operations

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    GLEN W. LONG, JR.

    Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President of Administration

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    JENNIFER KANALOS

    Vice President of Board Administration & Government Affairs

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    JOMECA THOMAS

    Special Advisor
    to the CEO

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    LANARD INGRAM

    Sr. Director of Marketing & Communications

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    MARLO RENCHER

    President
    Detroit Means Business

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    REBECCA NAVIN

    General Counsel

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    SEAN GRAY

    Vice President
    Small Business Services

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      TIFFINI D. SMITH

      Senior Director of People Operations &
      Employee Experience

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      DAVID WHITE

      Vice President
      Business Development

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      JACQUELINE YOUNG

      Sr. Director
      Business Development

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      MARA BRACISZEWSKI 

      Business Retention Manager

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      VANESSA JOHNSON

      Executive Assistant

      BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

      COMMUNICATIONS

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      LANARD INGRAM

      Senior Director of Marketing & Communications

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      NISHA GREER

      Stakeholder Engagement Specialist

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      SARALYN NORKUS

      Digital Communications Manager

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      SHEKINAH TAPPLIN

      Visual Identity Manager

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      DAVID HOWELL

      Vice President
      Real Estate & Development Services

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      ALTON WILLIAMS

      Real Estate Manager

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      CHRISTOPHER HUGHES

      Real Estate Analyst

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      KACI JACKSON

      Senior Real Estate Manager

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      NICOLE SCOTT

      Real Estate Manager

      DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

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      TOLA ADELEYE

      GIS Analyst

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      VANESSA JOHNSON

      Executive Assistant

      FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION 

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      GLEN W. LONG, JR.

      Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President of Administration

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      DENISE HUNDLEY

      Financial Associate

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      EDWARD FISHER

      Office Assistant

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      ELIZABETH BRINSON

      Accounting Associate

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      JOYCE JOSAITIS

      Chief Legal Assistant & Office Manager

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      KELLY SHOVAN

      Controller

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      LEXI SHAW

      Loan Portfolio Manager

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      NASRI SOBH

      Associate General Counsel

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      TERRANCE JORDAN

      Senior LAN Administrator Technology Coordinator

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      TIFFINI D. SMITH

      Senior Director of People Operations & Employee Experience

      LEGAL

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      REBECCA NAVIN

      General Counsel

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      NASRI SOBH

      Associate General Counsel

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      DERRICK HEADD

      Sr. Vice President
      Public Policy & Operations

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      CHARLA SANDERS

      Senior Strategy & Operations Manager

      CLEVELAND DAILEY

      Senior Project Manager

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      JEAN BELANGER

      Senior Project Manager

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      ORZA ROBERTSON

      Senior Project Manager

      OPERATIONS

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      VANESSA JOHNSON

      Executive Assistant

      PRESIDENT'S OFFICE

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      KEVIN JOHNSON

      President & CEO

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      CARRIE BILAN

      Executive Assistant
      to the CEO

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      JOMECA THOMAS

      Special Advisor
      to the CEO

      PUBLIC AUTHORITIES 

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      JENNIFER KANALOS

      Vice President of Board Administration & Governmental Affairs

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      BRIAN VOSBURG

      Director of Brownfield Redevelopment

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      CORA CAPLER

      Brownfield Redevelopment Manager

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      SIDNI A. SMITH

      Economic Data Analyst

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      SIERRA SPENCER

      Board Administration Coordinator

      SMALL BUSINESS SERVICES

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      SEAN GRAY

      Vice President
      Small Business Services

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      MARLO RENCHER

      President
      Detroit Means Business

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      MEDVIS JACKSON

      Sr. Manager of Small Business Special Projects
      Small Business Services

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      LASHAWNA MANIGAULT

      Director of District Business Liaison Program

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      MADISON SCHILLIG

      Program Director
      Motor City Match

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      MARIANGELA PLEDL

      Director
      Food Access Programs

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      MIKKI GODFREY

      Director
      BuyDetroit Program

      LEADERS

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      MIKKI GODFREY