The Greening of Detroit Staff Listing

Lionel Bradford, President

lionel@greeningofdetroit.com

Cathy Hilson, Director of Human Services

cathy@greeningofdetroit.com

TANEA MENIFEE, Grant administration Manager

Tanea@greeningofdetroit.com

Monica Tabares, VP Operations and Development

monica@greeningofdetroit.com

Cathy Sullivan, Grants Writer

Sullivan@greeningofdetroit.com

Daisia FREEMAN, Finance Associate

daisia@greeningofdetroit.com

Judy Zawislak, Lafayette Greens Garden

Manager

Judy@greeningofdetroit.com

Kristin Martinez, Environmental Education Manager

Kristin@greeningofdetroit.com

JIMMY GARNER, environmental education coordinator

jimmy@greeningofdetroit.com

Esther Gwilly, Finance Director

Esther@greeningofdetroit.com

Eva Tabares, Office Manager

Eva@greeningofdetroit.com

Linda Clark, Administrative Assistant

Linda@greeningofdetroit.com

Green Infrastructure

 

Fai Foen, Green Infrastructure Director

fai@greeningofdetroit.com

Christina Ridella, Volunteer & Community Outreach Manager

Christina@greeningofdetroit.com

Chris Berry, GI Crew Leader

Chris@greeningofdetroit.com

Robert Nash, Volunteer & Community Outreach Coordinator

Rob@greeningofdetroit.com

Jenna Johnson, Community Forester

Jenna@greeningofdetroit.com

Not Pictured:

  • Rachel Ray, Assistant Urban & Community Forester (rachel@greeningofdetroit.com)

  • Ella Ford, Volunteer Coordinator (ella@greeningofdetroit.com)

  • Karri Tomich-Baylis, Assistant Urban & Community Forester (karri@greeningofdetroit.com)

  • Armando Davilla, GI Crew leader

  • Chris Berry, GI Crew Leader

  • Omar Gonzales, GI Crew Member

  • Daryl Maxion, GI Crew Member

Nursery Operations & Landscape Services

 

Drew Decker, Director of Business Development

drew@greeningofdetroit.com

Carlos Coronado, Urban forester

carlos@greeningofdetroit.com

Robbie Sauter, nursery crew member

robbie@greeningofdetroit.com

NATE Linto, Nursery Crew Member

nate@greeningofdetroit.com

Not Pictured:

  • Jonathan Urso, Nursery Crew Member

The Detroit Tree Partnership (DTP)

Alex Rosario, DTP Crew leader

alex@greeningofdetroit.com

Christian clark, DTP Crew member

Not Pictured:

  • Ameen Taylor, DTP Crew Member

  • Cesar Arreguin, DTP Crew Leader

  • Dwayne Richie, DTP Crew Member

  • Jeemell Walters, DTP Crew Member

  • Michael Montgomery, DTP Crew Member

  • Tyree Perkins, DTP Crew Leader

DTEP CREW

Workforce Development

Geno Gresham, Director of workforce development

Geno@greeningofdetroit.com

Jessica Williams, recruitment coordinator

jessica@greeningofdetroit.com

Arron Nelson, Quality Control Manager

Arron@greeningofdetroit.com

Jeffrey Chaney, Job Placement Coordinator

jeff@greeningofdetroit.com

Michael Shelton, Workforce Instructor

Michael@greeningofdetroit.com

David Henderson, Green Corp Program Coordinator

Davidh@greeningofdetroit.com

Jose juarez, workforce crew leader

jose@greeningofdetroit.com

Not Pictured:

  • Juwan Allen, Workforce Crew Leader

 
 

Board of Commissioners

Remembering Eleanor Marsh, January 21, 1941 – January 12, 2021

Eleanor served as the second President of the Board for The Greening of Detroit, following her dear friend and the organization's founder Elizabeth Gordon Sachs. Eleanor would remain as advisor in the years following. Eleanor took such pride in each and every park and planting The Greening of Detroit created over her nearly 30 years on the board. She was our biggest advocate, our loudest voice that supported the reforestation efforts throughout Detroit. She led our fundraising committee, helping to raise critical support during some of the most challenging times. Eleanor did so much, whether it was making calls, planning top notch events or planting trees, she gave Detroit her all. The loss of her leadership and passion will be felt across the Detroit non-profit community. 

Visit Eleanor's Memorial Page

Officers


Marissa Ebersole-Wood , Chair

Wendy Ernzen, Secretary

Advisors

Elizabeth Gordon Sachs, Founder, The Greening of Detroit
Keith Cooley, President

Barry Johnson
Ellen Kahn
Sandy Riney
Dulcie B. Rosenfeld
John W. Stroh, III
Bert Urbani

Honorary Board Members

Honorable Trudy D. Archer
Edsel B. Ford, II
Mary Roby
Lila Silverman


Commissioners

James N. Candler, Jr., Member

               Dickinson Wright

Eddie Davis, Vice President of Development

               Strategic Community Partners

Ann Delisi, Producer

            WDET-FM

Wendy Ernzen, Development Executive

              Culture Source

Robb Harper, Director of Development

               Edible Wow

Tricia Hembling, Director, Agile&Product Capability Lead

              Slalom LLC

Duane Lewis, Director of SE Regional Office

             Michigan Civil Service Commission

Melanie Markowicz, Executive Director

              Greektown Neighborhood Partnership

Erik Merchant, Vice President Client Advisor

              JP Morgan Private Bank

Charles Palermo, Director, and Licensed Attorney

              Health Alliance Plan 

Thomas E. Peters, Senior Project Manager/Corporate Health, and Safety

              The Mannik & Smith Group, Inc.

Richard A. Ramirez, Business Relationship      Manager

              DTE Energy

John Simon, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP

Ronald Stallworth, External Affairs Head, Wayne County and Southeast US

                Stellantis

Karen Whitsett, House of Representatives

               State of Michigan

Marissa Ebersole-Wood, Vice President, Regulatory Implementations & Data Governance

               Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

Dr. Kathleen Yaremchuk, Wayne State University & Henry Ford Health Systems

Mary Massana, Vice President, Communications & Community

                Strategic Staffing Solutions

Dr. Ralph Pearlman, Tree Advocate

Jennifer Giroux, Social Impact Strategies

                 Giroux Consulting

Dr. Jeev Yapa, Sinai Hospital DMC