Board of Director Contacts

Sarah Lucas, AICP (President) (2022)
Forethought Community, Principal
116 Chocolay River Trail
Marquette, MI 49855
(231) 342-0242
[email protected]

Carmine Avantini, AICP (Vice President) (2022)
CIB Planning Group 
17195 Silver Parkway, #309
Fenton, MI 48430
(810) 335-3800
[email protected]

Brad Kaye, AICP, CFM (Secretary | Treasurer) (2020)
City of Midland, City Manager
333 West Ellsworth Street
Midland MI 48640
(989) 837-3305 
[email protected]

Jerrell Harris (Immediate Past President) (2022)
Urban Farmers, Inc.

Vice President of Planning & Development

(404) 664.0723
[email protected]

Christina Anderson, AICP (2023)

City of Kalamazoo

241 West South Street

Kalamazoo, MI 49007

(269) 337-8000

[email protected]

Mohamed Ayoub (2021)
City of Westland
36300 Warren Rd.
Westland, MI 48185
[email protected]

Wayne Beyea, JD, AICP (2021)
School of Planning, Design and Construction
Michigan State University
552 West Circle Drive, Room 203E
East Lansing, MI 48824
(517) 432-7600
[email protected]

Kelly Freeman (2020)
City of Sault Ste. Marie,

Community Development Director
225 East Portage Ave
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
(906) 632-5703
[email protected]

Shari Williams (2023)
Detroit Future City
2990 W Grand Blvd #2,
Detroit, MI 48202
(313) 259-4407
[email protected]

 Ex-Officio Members:

Kami Pothukuchi,

Wayne State University, Faculty

[email protected]

Sharlan Douglas,

City of Royal Oak, Elected Official

[email protected]

Student Representatives: 

Quinn Kendra, Michigan State University

(Student Representative)
[email protected]

 Najma Muhamad, Michigan State University

(Student Representative)
[email protected]