Board & Staff
Appointments are made for six-year terms of office. Acting when needed as the Economic development Corporation, the Board deals with Specific projects within Kalamazoo County that are funded through bonding. Its purpose is to assist local industrial and commercial enterprises in their development and expansion programs.
To further understand the work of the Kalamazoo County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, we invite you to review the KCBRA 2024 Annual Report.
Contact the Kalamazoo County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (KCBRA) here.
Planning & Development Department Staff:
Rachael Grover, Director of Planning & Development
Macy Rose Walters, Brownfield Redevelopment Administrator
The 9-member board, selected by the Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners may include citizens, lenders, attorneys, environmental professionals, developers, architects and real estate professionals.
Current Board Members (9 voting members):
Kenneth Peregon, OCBA Landscape Architects – KCBRA Board Chair & EDC Vice Chair
Andrew Wenzel, Fishbeck – EDC Board Chair
Christopher Carew, Fishbeck – KCBRA Treasurer & EDC Secretary
Jodi Milks, NAI Wisinski of West Michigan – KCBRA Secretary & EDC Treasurer
Jared Lutz, Michigan Growth Advisors – KCBRA Vice Chair
Lana Escamilla, Lewis Reed & Allen, P.C.
Chad Goodwill, 1st Source Bank
Kyle Gulau, Zooward
Monteze Morales, County Commissioner
Jen Strebs, County Commissioner – Alternate
Jodi Stefforia, Ex Officio Director, Oshtemo Township Planning Director
Craig Sherwood, Ex Officio Director, Kalamazoo Township Trustee
Sherine Miller, Ex Officio Alternate, Kalamazoo Township Treasurer
KCBRA Board Members & Group w/ State Representative Julie Rogers
Jeff Hawkins Proclamation Ceremony 2024