

YDDA Board members serve for four year terms.
The terms are staggered so that every year three board positions will be available for designation.
Our current board members are:
Expires 2017 |
Expires 2018 |
Expires 2019 |
Expires 2020 |
Adam Gainsley |
Jelani McGadney |
Martha Cleary |
Diana Wong |
Russ Olwell |
Jessica French |
Ben Harrington |
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Mark Teachout |
Andrew O'Neal |
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Rayvon Williams |
If you are interested in becoming a YDDA Board member, please submit a letter of interest to Mayor Amanda Edmonds at mayor@cityofypsilanti.com.
To keep the YDDA moving towards achieving all of our long term goals, we also have two standing committees that meet each month.
These committees are: Grants and Operations & Finance. Each committee is made up of a combination of YDDA board members and community-at-large members.
In addition to the two standing committees, the YDDA may periodically designate Ad Hoc or Subcommittees designed to address very specific projects as needed.
A full schedule of all of the 2016 YDDA meetings can be found here.
The Grants Committee is primarily responsible for any YDDA work associated with the physical/built environment and infrastructure and also all business support within the DDA districts. This committee oversees the following responsibilities for the YDDA; infrastructure improvements and maintenance, real estate development, business support, and building improvement support and guidelines.
The Operations & Finance Committee (formerly Governance & Finance) oversees the following responsibilities for the YDDA; long-term planning and finances, board effectiveness, staffing and operations, YDDA communications, promotion of area businesses and events, and community partnerships.
The Promotions Committee is responsible for the YDDA's external communications and relations with area stakeholders. This committee has merged with the Governance & Finance Committee to form the new Operations & Finance Committee.
The YDDA may from time to time create Ad Hoc Committees designed to address specific areas of need or issues. These committees will meet on an as needed basis and exist for a set period of time.
We currently have no Ad Hoc Committees.
Meeting Packets
Meeting Minutes