Michigan Downtown Conference

Who Should Attend

First	Last	Organization
Van	Adams	Michigan State Housing Development Authority
Joe	Agostinelli	Senator Jason Allen's staff
David	Allen	Michigan State Housing Development Authority
Brian	Anderson	Lansing Economic Development Corporation
Mindy	Arnold	Howell Main Street Downtown Development Authority
Jim	Aydelotte	Village of Vernon Downtown Development Authority
Rob	Bacigalupi	Traverse City Downtown Development Authority
Candace	Bales	Bay City Downtown Management Board
Ann	Barnett	Village of Milford
Brad	Barrett	Imlay City Downtown Development Authority
Guy	Bazzani	Bazzani Associates
Jim	Beaubien	City of Gibraltar
Leon J.	Begue	Scottville Main Street Program
Sue	Begue	Scottville Main Street Program
Mark	Bender	Village of Lake Odessa Downtown Development Project of the Year
Sharon	Bender	Village of Lake Odessa
Bob	Bendzinski	Bendzinksi & Co. Municipal Financial Advisors
Virg	Bernero	Mayor, City of Lansing Redevelopment Project of the Year - Large Community
Linda	Best	Michigan State Housing Development Authority
Jeff	Bickert	Michigan State Housing Development Authority
Teresa	Bingman
David C.	Birchler	Birchler Arroyo Associates, Inc.
Joe	Borgstrom	Michigan State Housing Development Authority
Christine	Bowman	Community Vision Consulting
Lee	Brown	Sault Ste. Marie Downtown Development Authority
Doug	Brown	ASTI Environmental
Jenny	Bruen	Northville Downtown Development Authority
Vanessa	Buhs	Manistee Downtown Development Authority
Ed	Burch	Mayor of Big Rapids
Julianne R.	Burns	City of Belding
Sherrie	Burns-Schuster	Gaylord Downtown Development Authority
James	Butler	Michigan State Housing Development Authority
Keith	Carey	City of Charlevoix Blueprints for Michigan's Downtowns Community of the Year
Karl	Chew	Brookstone Capital LLC
Melissa	Christensen	Portland Main Street and Downtown Development Authority
Rush	Clement	Portland Main Street and Downtown Development Authority
Roberta	Cline	City of Big Rapids
Patrick	Coleman, AICP	U.P. Engineers and Architects, Inc.
Hugh	Conklin	Boyne City Main Street Downtown Development Authority
Renee	Conklin	Michigan State Housing Development Authority
Catherine	Costello	Michigan State Housing Development Authority
Julie	Courtney	Oakland County Planning & Economic Development
Lisa	Croteau	Niles Downtown Development Authority Main Street Program Michigan Main Street Program of the Year
Bryan	Crough	Traverse City Downtown Development Authority
Laurie	Cummings	Michigan State Housing Development Authority
Dan	Dalton	Tomkiw Dalton, plc.
Steve	Deisler	Downtown Kalamazoo, Inc.
Tim	Dempsey	City of East Lansing
Abigail K.	DeRoo	City of Zeeland
Jerry	Dettloff	International Council of Shopping Centers
Timothy	Dewitt	Carrier & Gable
Emily	Doerr	Community Economic Development Association of Michigan
Bob	Donohue	Main Street Oakland County
Kelly	Drake	U.P. Engineers and Architects, Inc.
Tom	Durkee	Michigan State Housing Development Authority
John	Dziurman	John Dziurman Architects Ltd.
Leisa	Eckerle-Hankins	Traverse City Downtown Development Authority
Lindsay	Eister	Shiawassee Economic Development Partnership
Jennifer	Ferguson	Michigan State Housing Development Authority
Kevin	Feuka	C2AE
Nancy	Finegood	Michigan Historic Preservation Network
Patricia S.	Fitzpatrick	City of Holland Downtown Development Authority
Heather	Frazier	Michigan State Housing Development Authority
Mary	Frisby	Community Action Agency of So. Central MI
Angela	Gaabo	Community Economic Development Association of Michigan
Karen	Gagnon	Michigan State Housing Development Authority
Kimberly	Gallagher	Southwest Michigan Planning Commission
Juan E.	Ganum	City of Niles
Julie	Gardner	Michigan State Housing Development Authority
Nate	Geinzer	City of Brighton City of Berkley
Mark	Gifford	Big Rapids City Planner/DDA
Patrick	Gillespie	Gillespie Group Redevelopment Project of the Year - Large Community
Becky	Goodman	Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce
Elizabeth	Gorski-Morse	Village of Sparta Downtown Development Authority
Colleen	Hackney	City of Davison
Julie	Hales-Smith	Michigan State Housing Development Authority
Phil	Hansen	City of St. Louis Director, Michigan Downtown Association
Terry	Harper	Big Rapids City Commissioner
Clarinda	Harrison	Southeast Michigan Council of Governments
Vicki	Hartman	Howell Main Street Downtown Development Authority
Julie	Hartner	C2AE
Philip	Hathaway	Owosso Downtown Development Authority
Esther	Haugabook	Michigan State Housing Development Authority
Kay	Haven	City of Clare
Judy	Hays	Lake-Osceola State Bank Redevelopment Project of the Year - Small Community
Gary	Heidel	Michigan State Housing Development Authority
John	Heiney	International Council of Shopping Centers
Ken	Hibl	City of Clare Community Development Block Grant Infrastructure Project of the Year
Christine M.	Hilton	City of Coldwater
Kyle	Hoffman	City of Adrian
Tom	Hogenson	Big Rapids City Commissioner
Meegan	Holland	Lansing's Old Town Michigan Main Street Volunteer of the Year
Paula	Holtz	City of Tecumseh
Bill	Horwood	City of Clare
Brittney N.	Hoszkiw	Iron Mountain Downtown Development Authority, Main Street
Charlotte	Howard	The Economist
Pat	Humphrey	Mayor, City of Clare Community Development Block Grant Infrastructure Project of the Year
Janet	Irrer	Michigan State Housing Development Authority
Linda	Jackman	City of Lapeer
Elisa	Jackson	Lake Odessa Community Development Block Grant Facade Project of the Year
Ross	Jackson	Village of Lake Odessa
Kyle Anne	Jansen	Jackson Downtown Development Authority
Bob	Johnson	City of Lansing
David	Johnson	Fleis & Vandenbrink Engineering, Inc.
Dawn M.	Kaiser, PhD	Oscoda Township Downtown Development Authority
Brian	Kandler	Representative Ed Clemente's staff
Diane	Karkau	Michigan State Housing Development Authority
Mary Lou	Keenon	Michigan State Housing Development Authority
Donald	Keim	Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, P.L.C.
Vicki	Knuckles	City of Allegan
Lynn	Kolasa	Alpena Downtown Development Authority
John	Kozma	East Jordan Iron Works
Laura	Krizov	Michigan State Housing Development Authority
Elaine	Kroening	Positively Pewaukee/Main St. Program
Kent	Kukuk	Michigan State Housing Development Authority
Michelle A.	LaJoie	Chippewa-Luce-Mackinac Community Action
Mona	Lang	Marquette Downtown Development Authority
Dave	Langhorst	Gaylord Regional TSC
Lori	LaPerriere	Michigan State Housing Development Authority
George	Larimore	Grubb & Ellis/Paramount Commerce
Diane	Larkin	Marshall Main Street
Kelly	Larson	State Historic Preservation Office
Jauron	Leefers	Michigan State Housing Development Authority
Bryan	Lijewski	State Historic Preservation Offices
Monte	Listopad	City of Wayland
Dan	Lockwood	St. Clair Downtown Development Authority
Heather L.V.	Loney	City of Ludington
Jim	Lytle	Fennville Downtown Development Authority
Scott	MacInnes	City of Houghton Community Development Block Grant Signature Building Project of the Year
Scott	MacKenzie	Boyne City Main Street Downtown Development Authority
Renee	Matteson	Monroe County Opportunity Program
Caroyln	McCarter	City of Lapeer
Patrick F.	McGow, Esq.	Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone
Brian	McGrain	Community Economic Development Association of Michigan
Robbert	McKay	Michigan State Preservation Office
Shannon	McMaster	City of Muskegon Heights
Todd	McMillen	Traverse City Downtown Development Authority
John	Melcher	MSU Center for Community & Economic Development
Steve	Mentzer	Village of Suttons Bay
Tom	Miller	Saginaw Downtown Development Authority
Pauline	Millichamp	Michigan State Housing Development Authority
Arthur	Mullen	City of Mt.Clemens
Kim A.	Musolff	Sturgis Downtown Development Authority
Tom	Nemitz	Cornerstone Architects
Mark	Nickita	Archive Design Studio
Jim	Paquet	Michigan State Housing Development Authority
Amy	Parker	Traverse City Downtown Development Authority
Bill	Parker	Michigan State Housing Development Authority
Anna	Patrick	Marquette Downtown Development Authority
Colleen	Paveglio	Traverse City Downtown Development Authority
Sandy	Pearson	Michigan State Housing Development Authority
Susan M. C.	Pigg	Ingham County Economic Development Corporation
Eric	Pratt	City of Grand Rapids Dowtown Development Authority
Lori	Pung	P.S. Equities, Inc.
Risa	Rasch	Traverse City TSC Supervisor
Vicki	Rayl	Michigan Downtown Conference Photographer
Colleen	Read	P.S. Equities, Inc.
Jane	Robinson	The Enterprise Group of Jackson, Inc. Cool Cities Neighborhood in Progress Project of the Year
Barb	Rosene	Coldwater Downtown Development Authority
Bill	Ross	City of Jackson
Jason	Ryan	Virtualeyes
Jackie	Schatz	Garden City Downtown Development Authority
Stephanie	Schlittler	Howell Main Street Downtown Development Authority
Lori	Schuh	Clare Main Street
Garrett	Seybert	P.S. Equities, Inc.
Phillip	Seybert	P.S. Equities, Inc.
Patricia	Shiftlet	City of Oscoda
Patricia	Sliter	Rowe Incorporated
Adam	Smith	Clare County
Jeffrey J.	Smith	Anderson Economic Group, LLC
Kennedy	Smith	Community Land Use Economics Group
Deborah	Smith-Olsen	Lake-Osceola State Bank
Steve	Sobers	Big Rapids City Manager
Denise	Soldenski	City of Lapeer
Michelle	Sponseller	City of Mt. Pleasant
Bob	Stalker	Oscoda Charter Twp
Susan	Steinhoff	Frankenmuth Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitors Bureau
Brad	Strader	LSL Planning, Inc.
Denny	Sturtevant	Dwelling Place Grand Rapids
Faron	Supanich-Goldner	MSU Center for Community & Economic Development
David A.	Thayer	City of Grayling
Duane	Thelen	Michigan State Housing Development Authority
Timothy E.	Thwing	Royal Oak Downtown Development Authority
Tom	Tikkanen	Main Street Calumet Michigan Main Street Manager of the Year
Robert	Toland	Village of Baldwin Downtown Development Authority
Art	Trapp	City of Saline
Sarah	Traxler	McKenna Associates, Inc.
Cindy	Trembley	Community Action Agency of South Central Michigan
Kristi	Trevarrow	Rochester Downtown Development Auhtority
Jim	Valesano	Traverse City Downtown Development Authority
Donald R.	Vickers	City of Leslie
Louis	Vinson	Michigan State Housing Development Authority
Nathan	Voght	Howell Main Street Downtown Development Authority
Sharon M.	Vokes	Anderson Economic Group, LLC
Laurie	Volk	Zimmerman/Volk Associates
Lori	Ward	Northville Downtown Development Authority
Mike	Way	Jackson Downtown Development Authority
Tim	Whittebort	Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.
Dean	Williams	Fleis & Vandenbrink Engineering, Inc.
Guy	Williams	Community Marketing Associates
Marja M.	Winters	Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Commercial Revitalization
Nidia G.	Wolf	Albion Downtown Development Authority
Don	Woodward	SENECA Street Revitalization Project
Jill	Yehl	Jackson Downtown Development Authority
Tonya	Young	Michigan State Housing Development Authority
Paul	Zelenak	Community Development Garden City
George	Zimmermann	Travel Michigan, Michigan Economic Development Corporation

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This conference is for anyone passionate about revitalizing and improving their traditional downtown or neighborhood commercial district, including downtown staff members, elected officials, Downtown Development Authorities, Principal Shopping Districts, Corridor Improvement Authorities, Business Improvement Zones and non-profit board members, economic development professionals, main street managers, members of retail and promotional associations and more. Convention and Visitors Bureau staff and members, as well as others in the tourism industry and business development fields will also gain knowledge in downtown promotion.

This conference is rich with information being presented in two simultaneous sessions. Sessions are not duplicated, so interested organizations will benefit from sending multiple people to the conference.