Detroit Project Alumni

Welcome to The Detroit Partnership Alumni Network! This unique group of individuals have dedicated much time and effort to The Detroit Partnership during their time at the University of Michigan. Their hard work has contributed to The Detroit Partnership's prominence and success on campus. Although our alumni are now scattered across the country working in many different fields, their passion for and commitment to the City of Detroit remain forever. If you would like additional contact information for DP alumni, or are interested in joining this network please contact Cristina Johnson, cristjan@umich.edu
DP Day Alumni Opportunity This year at DP Day (March 31st 2007) we invite our alumni to join us to "Put the Move in Movement!" Friday, March 30th we will be hosting a Detroit Project Alumni Dinner, and on DP Day the alumni will work as a group on a variety of crucial tasks. Contact Cristina Johnson, cristjan@umich.edu, for more information or to confirm your participation.
Contact Info

Name	Current Location	Years on the Planning Team	Position on the Planning Team
Brent Accurso	Charlotte, NC-Resident at Carolinas Medical Center	2000-2002	Operations Team and DP Day Team, Director
Stephanie Schmidt	Lansing, MI- Democratic Policy Staff, Michigan House of Representatives	2001-2004	Director, Outreach Team (Now Southwest Team)
Evan Major	Guatemala- Learning sustainable agriculture techniques to bring back to the D.	2002-2005	Community Coordinator, Executive Director
Kristen Hewell	Chicago, Illinois- Masters candidate: University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration	2001-2004	Director, External
David Larkin	New York City, New York- Legal Assistant at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom, LLP	2004-2006	Director, Education
Katie (Foley) Olex	Plymouth, MI- Working for non-profit on Detroit's eastside, managing youth programs	1999-2001	Executive Director, Founder
Kelly Courtney	Detroit, MI	2003 - 2005	Community Coordinator, Youth Programs
Apoorva Kelkar	Northville, MI	2004-2006	Supplies Coordinator and Site-Leader Coordinator, Major Events Team
Michael Phillips	Washington, DC	2002-2003	Newsletter Coordinator, Internal Team
Brittany Galisdorfer	Ann Arbor, MI	2002-2205	Community Coodinator and Director, Southwest Team
Jack M Zuckerman	Winston-Salem, NC	2004-2005	Director, Finance Team
Miriam Bhimani	Minneapolis, MN	2002-2005	Community Coodinator and Director, Youth Programs Team
Catie Baetens	Chicago, IL	2000-2003	Historian, Site Leader Coordinator, Executive Director
Lauren Konchel	Troy, MI	2003-2005	Logistics Coordinator and Director, Major Events Team
Jignesha Patel	Chicago, IL	2004-2006	PR Coordinator, External Director, Executive Director
Brianne Studer	Holly, MI	2003-2006	Community Coordinator, Brightmoor Team
Jessica Hill	Chicago, IL	2003-2006	Logistics Coordinator and Director, Major Events Team
Sandeep Jani	Royal Oak, MI	1999-2002	DP Day Director and Executive Director
Ian M. Julie	St. Louis MO	2003-2005	Community Coodinator, Youth Programs Team
Jeannette Dupure	Chicago, IL	2001-2004	Logistics Coordinator and Volunteer Relations Coordinator, External Team
Cassidy Boulan	Royal Oak/Detroit, MI	2005-2006	Community Coordinator, Brightmoor Team
Rebecca Mark	Los Angeles, CA	2003-2004	Student Organization Liason, External Team
Andrew Vandekerckhove	New York City, NY	2003-2005	PR Coordinator and Finance Director
Bidish Sarma	New Haven, CT	2002-2005	Site Leader

My Best Detroit Project Memory... "Making dozens and dozens and dozens of sandwiches for DP day," Michael Smith "Without a doubt, packing and rushing around the day before DP Day and the day of DP day! And driving to Detroit early on DP Day and seeing the fleet of yellow school buses head towards Ann Arbor to pick up all of those volunteers!" Lauren Konchel "Food & Clothing Drive 2005, bringing in West Outer Drive United Methodist Church to help organize this event really made it more of a community event. I felt like it became an event, like DP Day, where the two communities worked together for a common cause." Jes Hill "My favorite memory would be starting the tutoring program at West Outer Drive United Methodist Church and getting a chance to make an awesome friend who now coordinates the program." Cassidy Boulan "My first one-time program. We painted the Sunday School room of WODUMC. We didn't get it done the first day, so Miriam (another DP alum), myself, and a friend of mine went down to finish it the next day. Ironically, because we stayed an extra day, we got to see the kids who would be using the room, and how much they loved it. I was hooked. I'm still hooked." Brianne Studer "Coordinating student council at gomper's :)" Miriam Bhimani "Food and Clothing Drive 2005 at Pastor Rush's Church. It was an absolutely amazing experience." Jignesha Patel "There were so many amazing memories that first year, from the first Planning Team meeting and seeing so much energy, to the 1st DP Day when we had an actual blizzard but still managed to get hundreds of people pulled together, and the sun shone down at our celebration. The best memories are all of the amazing volunteers, and feeling all the passion that came from the dreaming and believing." Katie (Foley) Olex "Seeing the positive relationships created between the students and members at the after school programs." Kelly Courtney