Our Board, Staff and Advisors include musicians, DJs, and songwriters; experts in historic preservation, archival practice, and information science; academic musicologists and historians; practicing media makers, designers, and planners; amateur collectors across all genres; and, most importantly, Detroiters committed to safeguarding and maintaining the cultural experience and authenticity of our city.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Larry Williams, President

Williams is a judge and a musician.

Alyson Turner, Vice President

Turner is an educator.

Christopher Handyside, Secretary

Handyside is a writer and musician.

Donna Gardner, Treasurer

Gardner is a grant administrator and DJ.

Bart Bealmear, At Large

Bealmear is an archivist and writer.

Adam DesJardins, At Large

DesJardins is a connector and grant maker.

Mike Fotias, At Large

Fotias is a sound engineer.

Carleton Gholz, At Large

Founder & Executive Director Emeritus.

Mark Greer II, At Large

Greer is a Co-Executive Director at the Transforming Power Fund.  

Janis Hazel, At Large

Hazel is an arts advocate and journalist.

Damon Percy, At Large

Percy is a cultural historian and writer.

Carolyn Pruitt, At Large 

Pruitt is a non-profit professional and resident of the Blue Bird neighborhood. 

STAFF

Michelle McKinney, Director and Director of Collections

Jonah Raduns-Silverstein, Director of Operations

FORMER BOARD MEMBERS

LaVell Williams (1967-2018)
Denise Dalphond
Angie Linder
Barbara Martin
Kim Silarski
Veronica Johnson

Lauren Hood
Lee Simmons (1960-2020)
Karen Hudson-Samuels, (1954-2021)

INTERNS

Taylor Gibson, Wayne State University School of Information Sciences, Summer 2020

Chris Simpson, Wayne State University Department of Music, Fall 2019

Jade Amey, Wayne State University School of Library and Information Science, Summer 2019

Allie Penn, Wayne State University School of Library and Information Science, Spring 2019

Rukiya Colvin, Urban Planning Student, Fall 2018

Sarah Donetti, Archivist/Information Professional, Summer 2017-Spring 2018

Benjamin Bond, University of Michigan School of Information, Spring-Summer 2016, Winter 2018-Present

Sidne S., Wayne State University School of Library and Information Science, Winter-Spring-Summer 2016

Kevin Kapalla, Wayne State University School of Library and Information Science, Fall 2015

Danae Dracht, Wayne State University School of Library and Information Science, Spring-Summer-Fall 2015

Colleen Marquis, University of Michigan School of Information, Spring 2015

Richard Marcil, Wayne State University History Department, Spring 2014

Updated  24 September 2020