The Greening of Detroit Staff Listing

Green Infrastructure

Nursery Operations & Landscape Services

The Detroit Tree Equity Partnership (DTEP)

Workforce Development

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

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