Board of Directors & Staff

Downtown Manhattan Inc.

President: Brad Simonsson, General Manager of Manhattan Town Center

Vice-President: Dan Crouch, Principal at BBN Architects

Treasurer: Lindsay Hufnagel, Owner of The Boutique/Pine & Plaid

Board Members at Large:

Jocelyn Guilfoyle: Manager of Bling

Ben Motley: Owner of Pool House Kitchen & Bar

Rick Munson: Owner of Gatherings at 313

Kate Narrow: Owner of Danenburg Jewelers

Kinzie Jo Nelson: Owner of GloSpa

Alyn Pennington West: Owner of Strecker Nelson West Gallery & Custom Frames

Ex-Officio Board Members:

Jason Hilgers: Deputy City Manager for the City of Manhattan

Amanda Smeller: Planning and Special Projects Director for Riley County

Ben Sigle (Community Member at Large): Owner of Manhattan Running Company

Staff:

Gina Scroggs: Executive Director, DMI

Brooksie McCarty: Administrative Assistant, DMI

Steve Still: Groundskeeper, DMI

 

Downtown Manhattan, Inc. Goals and Objectives
2021-2022

• Covid19 Responses
  • Support local, state and CDC mitigation practices to keep Downtown safe for employees and the public
  • Maintain media platforms that reflect Covid19 updates and impacts to business
  • Seek Covid19 recovery grants and shared marketing opportunities to boost revenue
  • Maintain active role as member of the Regional Task Force
  • Respond quickly to the downtown business community with current financial relief packages and programs and subsequent instructions.
  • Advocate for projects and initiatives that provide real economic relief and recovery
• Initiatives Within Five Years
  • Assist in long term Economic Recovery by promoting and advocating for the downtown district through any and all viable opportunities
  • Open Container by Special Event Permit
  • Carriage rides pick up/drop off shelter
  • Initiate/participate Neighborhood Revitalization Program
  • Linear Trail Access from Downtown (for event utilization and patron/visitor use)
• Organizational Processes and Efficiencies
  • Hire two new part time staff
  • Friends of the Neighborhood Associate membership program
  • Process and procedure documentation for all staff positions
• Partnerships, Sponsorships and Collaborative Efforts
  • Work with Aggieville on long term funding strategies for our business districts
  • Partner with City Administration and BBN to redesign city plaza
    • Start a focus group for plaza programming
  • Work with Public Works to develop a process for use of public rights-of-way during construction
  • Work with Parks and Rec on mutual projects including a new event, Play MHK
• Events, Programming and Management
  • Transition or restructure events to meet Covid19 mitigation requirements
  • Execute PlayMHK event with key partners; CVB, City of Manhattan and Aggieville
  • Develop a sponsorship program for event support
  • Pilot open container event for Taste of Downtown
  • Develop alleyway murals project with private partnerships
    • Identify locations
    • Identify funding sources
    • Rebrand Pink Up the Pace 5K