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
Downtown Manhattan, Inc. Goals and Objectives
2022
- 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