Our Team

Pontiac Team

The Pontiac Economic Development Organizational Framework Initiative is in partnership with the City of Pontiac, Pontiac Funders Collaborative, Oakland County Economic Development, Main Street Oakland County, Main Street Pontiac, OLHSA and Centro Multicultural La Familia.

Erin Mcdonald

Program Officer
Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan

John Bry

Program Coordinator

MSOC, Oakland County

Dom Holmes

Director, Economic Development
Oakland County

Deborah Younger

Manager of Housing Vitality

City of Pontiac

Joy Dockingham

Manager of Economic Vitality
City of Pontiac

ORGANIZATIONAL CONSULTING TEAM

Consulting leadership is provided by POW! Strategies, Inc., supported by ASTI and Octane Design. POW! Strategies brings over 25 years of community-driven economic development experience and organizational development in some of the most diverse communities in Michigan.

Cristina Sheppard-Decius

President/Owner

POW! Strategies, Inc.

Bill Bowen

Principal

Octane Design

Jaime Timmins-Bertan

Director of Environmental Services
ASTI Environmental

Tom Doherty
Brownfield

Brownfield Redevelopment Specialist

ASTI Environmental

Scott Decius

Attorney at Law

Decius Law Firm

Sonia Acosta

President/CEO

Centro Multicultural La Familia (CMLF)

Andrea Olmos

Community Support Coordinator

Centro Multicultural La Familia (CMLF)


Sarah Acosta

Healing & Community Justice Director

Centro Multicultural La Familia (CMLF)

Susan Harding

CEO

OLHSA

Al Patrick

Assistant Director for Community Relations

OLHSA

Elena Steele

Communications & Donor Manager

OLHSA