Belle Isle Conservancy
Nature. People. Places.

Board Members

Board of Directors
The Belle Isle Conservancy is governed by a 19-member board of directors, including five appointees from the City of Detroit: a seat appointed by the Mayor, one by the City Council, representatives from the Recreation Department and General Services Department, and the manager of Belle Isle in the Recreation Department.

Sarah Earley, Chair
Community Volunteer

Paul Huxley, Treasurer
Strategic Staffing Solutions

Joyce Hayes-Giles, Secretary
DTE Energy

Kate Beebe, Katherine Beebe & Associates
Ed Deeb,
Michigan Food & Beverage Association/Michigan Business & Professional Association
Janice Ellison,
Community Volunteer
Cynthia Ford,
Community Volunteer
Ray C. Johnson,
Global Educational Services
Judy Jonna,
Jonna Detroit Lofts/JMJ Solutions
Alicia B. Masse,
Ernst & Young
Vance Patrick,
R.V. Patrick Construction
Buzz Thomas,
The Thomas Group
Marilyn Tuchow,
Community Volunteer
Ethan Vinson, Esq.
Cummings, McClorey, Davis & Acho


City of Detroit Representatives
Emmett Moten,
Mayoral Appointee
Councilman Kwame Kenyatta,
Detroit City Council
Alicia Minter,
Director, Detroit Recreation Department
Brad Dick
, Director, General Services Department
Keith Flournoy,
Belle Isle Park Manager