Placemaking Week: Workshop: The Art of Partnerships: A Dec...

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Workshop: The Art of Partnerships: A Decade of Placemaking in Michigan

This interactive session will explore how the intensive efforts of statewide and local partners have broadened the scale and impact of placemaking in Michigan.

By building local capacity, reforming state policies and funding priorities, and creating new funding options, panelists from the Michigan Municipal League and Howell Downtown Development Authority have helped shift placemaking from a series of one-off local projects into an integrated planning and economic development approach for the entire state.

Join these panelists to discover how Michigan placemakers have built trust, buy-in, and effective organization to unleash the power of partnerships. Attendees will discuss how these and other models of outreach, building partnerships, and project funding have helped their own communities adopt and grow placemaking strategies.

Moderators

Dan Gilmartin

Executive Director & CEO, Michigan Municipal League

Dan Gilmartin is the executive director & CEO of the Michigan Municipal League. Through his work with communities, Dan is recognized as a national leader in the fields of urban revitalization, placemaking, local government reform, and transportation policy. Under his leadership... Read More →

Presenters

Shanna Draheim

Policy Development Director, Michigan Municipal League

Shanna joined the Michigan Municipal League in August, 2016 as the Director of Policy Development. In her role, she oversees special research initiatives and projects related to the strategic goals of the League, and collaborates with members and other stakeholders to identify research... Read More →

Cathleen Edgerly

C.O.O./Director, Howell Main Street Inc./DDA

Marketing/Public Relations guru and social media strategist with over 12 years of communications experience, bringing groups and communities together to create better places to live, work, play AND STAY!