Board of Directors & Staff

Downtown Manhattan Inc.

President: Dan Crouch, Principal at BBN Architects

Vice-President: Kate Narrow, Owner of Danenberg Jewelers

Treasurer: Jocelyn Guilfoyle, Manager of Bling

Board Members at Large:

Ben Motley: Owner of Pool House Kitchen & Bar

Kinzie Jo Nelson: Owner of GloSpa

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

Jake Voegeli: Owner of Manhattan Brewing Company

Tanya Ram: Owner of Finn’s Neighborhood Pub

Dan Michaels: Production Director at Eagle Radio

Ex-Officio Board Members:

Jason Hilgers: Deputy City Manager for the City of Manhattan

Amanda Smeller: Planning and Special Projects Director for Riley County

Kurstin Harris (Community Member at Large)

Staff:

Gina Snyder: Executive Director, DMI

Audra Schenk: Office Manager, DMI

Danielle Parson: Event Manager, DMI

Donovan Barber: Groundskeeper, DMI

Covid19 Responses
- Support local, state and CDC mitigation practices to keep Downtown safe for employees and the public
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
- Mall Plaza Renovation
- Advocate for Linear Trail access from Downtown (for event utilization and patron/visitor use)
- Facilitation of Downtown Vision Planning Ctme
  - Provide guidance and leadership to committee members on the areas of: gathering spaces, art & music spaces, speed reduction and walkability
Organizational Processes and Efficiencies
- Friends of the Neighborhood Associate membership program
- Process and procedure documentation for all staff positions
  - Full time staff position- Event Coordinator
Partnerships, Sponsorships and Collaborative Efforts
- Work with Public Works to develop a process for use of public rights-of-way during construction
- Corporate partnerships for events and in kind support
- Work with City to create ordinances and initiatives that further enhance downtown
Events, Programming and Management
- Develop a sponsorship program for event support
- Develop alleyway murals project with private partnerships
  - Identify locations
  - Identify funding sources
- Grow our catalog of artists and entertainers for Third Thursday