Board of directors

Chip Rohde is a native Detroiter and serves as the President of Arthur J Rohde & Company as well as Vice President of National Sales at Contact Us Communications.

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Kathi Sitek currently serves as Vice President of Business Development with Diversified Members Credit Union. She is also the Founder & Inventor of Pill Pouch.

Constance Bailey is the President & Owner of Primetime Travel, Inc., a local Detroit travel agency with over 40 years of curated travel experience

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Dave Blaszkiewicz currently serves as the President & CEO of Invest Detroit, providing strategic lending and investment to catalyze economic growth in the City of Detroit.

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Mark Bollozos has over 25 years commercial real estate experience.  Mark has served as Chief Administrative Officer with Friedman Real Estate and Chief Operating Officer with Newmark Cornish & Carey.

Karen Slaughter DuPerry is a Senior Manager for General Motors' Sustainable Workplaces, Global Real Estate Group and also currently serves as the Project & Community Executive Outreach for the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy.

Joshua Elling is the Chief Executive Officer of Jefferson East, Inc – an organization with a mission of growing Detroit’s East Jefferson corridor and its neighborhoods.

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Adrian was appointed the founding Director of Customer Service for the City of Detroit. Adrian continues to bridge the divide between government, community, and industry stakeholders to advocate for an equitable, inclusive, safe, and healthy Michigan.