The Greening of Detroit Staff Listing
Lionel Bradford, President
lionel@greeningofdetroit.com
Monica Tabares, VP Operations and Development
monica@greeningofdetroit.com
Linda Clark, Administrative Assistant
Linda@greeningofdetroit.com
Eva Tabares, Office Manager
Eva@greeningofdetroit.com
Judy Zawislak, Lafayette Greens Garden Manager
Judy@greeningofdetroit.com
Cathy Sullivan, Grants Writer
Sullivan@greeningofdetroit.com
Kristin Martinez, Environmental Education Manager
Kristin@greeningofdetroit.com
Esther Gwilly, Finance Director
Esther@greeningofdetroit.com
Green Infrastructure
Fai Foen, Green Infrastructure Director
Christina Ridella, Volunteer & Community Outreach Manager
Christina@greeningofdetroit.com
Chris Berry, GI Crew Leader
Chris@greeningofdetroit.com
Jenna Johnson, Community Forester
Jenna@greeningofdetroit.com
Omar Gonzales, GI Crew
Omar@greeningofdetroit.com
Robert Nash, Volunteer & Community Outreach Coordinator
Rob@greeningofdetroit.com
Cat Carter, Volunteer & Digital Marketing Coordinator
Cat@greeningofdetroit.com
Pete Rustad, Urban & Community Forester
Pete@greeningofdetroit.com
Nursery Operations & Landscape Services
Drew Decker, Nursery Operations & Landscape Services Director
drew@greeningofdetroit.com
Robby Sauter,
Crew Leader
Nate Linto,
Crew Member
Christian Clark,
Crew Member
Our Nursery Team from Left to Right
The Detroit Tree Equity Partnership (DTEP)
DTEP Crew from Left to Right: Mike Montgomery, Jody McEary, Crew Leader Alex Rosario, and James Lee
DTEP Crew from Left to Right: Xavier Burton, Jeemell Walters, Ameen Taylor, and Crew Leader Jeff Chaney
Workforce Development
Jody A. Dungey,
Workforce Development Director
Jody@greeningofdetroit.com
Arron Nelson, Quality Control Manager
Arron@greeningofdetroit.com
David Henderson, Green Corp Program Coordinator
Davidh@greeningofdetroit.com
Geno Gresham, Green Corp Program Manager
Geno@greeningofdetroit.com
William Rucker, Recruiting & Job Placement Coordinator
William@greeningofdetroit.com
Michael Shelton, Workforce Instructor
Michael@greeningofdetroit.com
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.
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
Marissa Ebersole-Wood
Kathleen Yaremchuk Tricia Hemnling Dickinson Wright Melanie Markowicz Richard Ramirez Ann Delisi Dr. Ralph Pearlman
Robb Harper
Wendy Ernzen
Mary Massana
Erik Merchant
Charles Palermo
Duane Lewis
Thomas E. Peters
Ronald Stallworth
John A. Simon