Board of Directors & Staff

Downtown Manhattan Inc.

President: Nathan Bergman, Principal Engineer at Bartlett & West

Vice-President: Mary Fischer, Owner of Gaia Salonspa

Treasurer: Brad Simonsson, General Manager of Manhattan Town Center

Board Members at Large:

Lindsay Hufnagel: Owner of The Boutique/Pine & Plaid

Rick Munson: Owner of Gatherings at 313

Dan Crouch: Principal at BBN Architects

Kate Narrow: Owner of Danenburg Jewelers

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
2020-2021

• Initiatives
  • Open Container by Special Event Permit
  • Carriage rides pick up/drop off shelter
  • Initiate Neighborhood Revitalization Program with Community Development
  • Linear Trail Access from Downtown (for event utilization and patron/visitor use)
  • Riverfront Development (long-term)
• Organizational Processes and Efficiencies
  • Friends of the Neighborhood Associate membership program
  • Process and procedure documentation for all staff
  • Grants for beautification, banner and flag program, community movement events, and public art projects
• Partnerships, Sponsorships and Collaborative Efforts
  • Partner with City Administration and BBN to redesign city plaza
    • Start a focus group for plaza programming
  • Develop a streamlined permitting process for road closures with the City
  • Work with Public Works to develop a process for use of public rights-of-way in the district
  • Public Art: liaison between AHAB, AHA, Incite MHK, other organizations and downtown stakeholders
  • Continue to work with Parks and Rec on projects including:
    • Metal banner art competition
    • Event collaboration and logistics
• Events, Programming and Management
  • Execute PlayMHK to promote physical activity and movement in Manhattan
  • Start a focus group for plaza programming
  • Develop a sponsorship program for event support
  • Pilot open container event at Third Thursdays
  • Develop alleyway murals project with private partnerships
    • Identify locations
    • Identify funding sources
  • Rebrand Pink Up the Pace 5K