The Team Behind the Scenes
Who We Are
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Joe Ziolkowski
Skilled at repurposing and reimagining complex, useless, or forgotten spaces, buildings, and properties with proven public-private partnerships with the City of Chelsea and MEDC
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Virginia Krueger
Communications Coordinator at Chelsea District Library with 20+ years of marketing, sales, and communication experience in private industry, public library, and volunteer positions
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Tom Higgins
Former clinical sales executive at Intuitive Surgical and is currently a healthcare consultant, looks forward to working with a diverse group of community members whose common goal is to create a gathering space
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Amy Heydlauff
Former CEO of 5 Healthy Towns Foundation & Registered Nurse with a Masters Degree in Health Services Administration
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John Mann
Former President & CEO of the Chelsea State Bank is motivated to make something valuable and exciting in the heart of downtown Chelsea
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Anne Mann
Development and Fundraising at Chelsea Community Hospital for 15 years and coordinated many special events and capital campaigns
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Brian Trent
20 years experience as an environmental engineer and consultant as well as working for a large Michigan Utility.
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Susan Jacobs
In public practice as a CPA for 33 years and is excited and honored to volunteer for Main Street Park Alliance
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Jim Burkel
Education administration, Policy and program development and strategy, practicing law in public and private sectors
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Abby Hurst
Working in the nonprofit sector for over 20 years, the opportunity to transform the Federal Screw Property is another project that aligns with my values and will create meaningful community impact
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Advisory
Howdy Holmes, Jeff Hardcastle, Doris Galvin, Coy Vaughn
Development
John Mann Co-Chair, Anne Mann Co-Chair, Tom Higgins, Abby Hurst, Kelly Dyer
Marketing
Abby Hurst, Virginia Krueger Chair, Kate Zurenko, Doris Galvin
Park Design
Joe Ziolkowski, Jess Spike, Jeff Dehring
Finance
Sue Jacobs, Abby Hurst, Will Ellis