Local Community Group
Established in 2019, the Local Community Group works with WDBA and BNA as informal partners on the implementation of the Community Benefits Plan. This group includes 16 members that collectively represent the communities of Detroit/Delray, Windsor/Sandwich, Windsor-Essex County and the Greater Detroit Area. The Local Community Group provides valuable input and formal linkages to the region which enables the project team to better understand community and stakeholder perspectives in the delivery of the Community Benefits Plan.
Responsibilities of Local Community Group members include:
- Participating in quarterly meetings.
- Providing input into the implementation of Community Benefits Plan initiatives.
- Review community funding opportunities for Neighbourhood Infrastructure Strategy funding.
Read the Local Community Group Terms of Reference | (Grupo de la comunidad local Términos de referencia).
Current group membership is below:
| Windsor-Essex County Resident | Randal Sasso | Delray/ Southwest Detroit Community Resident | Alexis Escoto |
| Sandwich/west Windsor Community Resident | Anamta Zaidi | Greater Detroit Area Resident | Kimberly Simmons |
| Representative from Walpole Island First Nation | Peter Mayhew | Delray/ Southwest Detroit Community Resident | Rogelio Landin |
| Representative from Caldwell First Nation | Chief Nikki van Oirschot | Representative of the Delray Community Advisory Group | Simone Sagovac |
| Representative of the Windsor-Essex Community Benefits Coalition | Mike Cardinal | City of Detroit – District 6 Councilmember | Gabriela Santiago-Romero |
| Sandwich Business Improvement Association | Mary Ann Cuderman | Southwest Detroit Business Association | Brandi Watts |