Leadership Council

The Housing Now Leadership Council provides ongoing advice, guidance, and support of the Housing Now initiative. Comprised of more than two dozen private and public sector partners – including the county’s largest employers, nonprofits, and municipalities – the leadership council sets Housing Now apart from other housing initiatives in its collaborative nature between sectors. The council meets quarterly with regular communication in between.  

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• Anne Giroux*, Build U.P / InvestUP

• Sarah Foster*, Home Builders Association of the Upper Peninsula 

• Antonio Adan, Marquette County Land Bank Authority

• Kyle Aho, AV Rentals

• Tom Anthos, TriMedia Environmental & Engineering Services 

• Crystal Burglund, Keller Williams 

• ​Travis Cross, Cross Contracting 

• Lyn Durant, Marquette Township

• Christopher Germain, Lake Superior Community Partnership^

• Nate Heffron, City of Negaunee 

• Sean Hobbins, City of Marquette

• Leo Isleib, J.M. Longyear 

• Deanna Johnson, Habitat for Humanity

• Thyra Karlstrom, Marquette County Planning Department

• Paul Knox, Marquette County Building Codes 

• Jeff Korpi, Northern Michigan University 

• Michelle LaJoie, Community Action of Alger Marquette (CAAM)^

• Dana LaLonde, Michigan Workforce Development Institute 

• Aaron Leppanen, Leppanen Anker Arquitectos 

• Andrew McNeally, Upper Peninsula Power Company 

• Julie Nordberg, UPHS – Marquette 

• Christian Palomaki, IncredibleBank

• Craig Patterson, Woda Group 

• Jenna Smith, Manpower 

• Ryan Soucy, CUPPAD & Regional Housing Partnership^

• Ryan Stern, U.P. Construction Council

• Jen Tucker, Michigan Economic Development Corporation^

• Erich Ziegler, Marquette-Alger RESA 

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Housing Now currently has four open seats representing an additional small-scale developer, additional financial institution, additional major employer, and a local school district. If you represent any of these and are interested in serving on the council, please email housingnow@marquette.org. All appointments are a joint effort between the LSCP Foundation Vice President (LSCP CEO) and Housing Now Co-Chairs.

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Members of the leadership council also serve on at least one of the following committees: Developer Support, Education & Narrative, Advocacy & Policy, and Local Government. 

 

*Leadership Council Co-Chairs
^Committee Chair