Our Team
Global Detroit Staff
KATE BRENNAN
Program Manager
DESTINE BROWN
Social Cohesion Project Manager
REZAUL CHOWDHURY
Community Engagement Specialist
SHANEA CONDON
Global Talent Attraction and Retention Program (GTARP) Operations Manager
EMMA DAVIS
Community Development Program Manager
TARIQ FANEK
Director of Opportunity Neighborhoods
MATT FRY
Communications Director
RITCHIE HARRISON
Leadership Consultant
EVA HASSETT
Leadership Consultant
AIJAN ISAKOVA
Global EIR National Peer Network Program Manager
DR. ALAINA JACKSON
Managing Director
SOFIA KUCZER
Communications and Development Manager
VASSEL LEWIS
Small Business Development Program Manager
ERNESTINE LYONS
Global EIR Program Manager
KINSEY MANTAY
Information and Data Strategist
SCOTT PRESTON
Special Projects Manager
ED SLESAK
DTE Energy Efficiency Assistance Program Manager
ASHLEIGH STAGG
Operations Manager
STEVE TOBOCMAN
Executive Director
GRACIE XAVIER
Director of Corporate and Economic Development Strategy
Board of Directors
TATI AMARE
Producer & Host
Live in the D, WDIV
JIM BECKER
Board Chair
Managing Director
Avison Young, Detroit
DANETTE DURON-WILLNER
Owner and Principal
Clear Headed, LLC
AGHOGHO EDEVBIE
Board Secretary
Michigan State Director
All Voting is Local
TIM GILSON
Associate Broker
Gilson Home Group
GREG HANDEL
Vice President, Education and Talent Program
Detroit Regional Chamber
GRACE LEE
CEO/President
Ashford Connex, LLC
LUZ VIVIANA MEZA
Research and Design Manager
Wayne County’s Economic Development Team
MD-ABDUL MUHIT
District Business Liaison, District 3
Detroit Economic Growth Corporation
