Local Development Finance Authority (LDFA) Board Members

Abigail Tykocki

Chair
City of East Lansing
Term Expiration
June 30, 2027

Benjamin Bakken

Vice Chair
Lansing Community College
Term Expiration
June 30, 2025

Traci Riehl

Treasurer
City of Lansing
Term Expiration
June 30, 2027

Irene Cahill

Ingham County
Term Expiration
June 30, 2028

Mark Dobson

East Lansing Public Schools
Term Expiration
June 30, 2027

Charles Hasemann

City of East Lansing
Michigan State University
Term Expiration
June 30, 2026

Jon Laing

Lansing School District
Term Expiration
June 30, 2026

Shay Manawar

City of Lansing
Term Expiration
June 30, 2028

Mark Meadows

City of East Lansing
Term Expiration
June 30, 2029

Nicole Millsap

Lansing School District
Term Expiration
June 30, 2026

Christian Palasty

East Lansing Public Schools
Term Expiration
June 30, 2026

Vacant

City of East Lansing
Term Expiration
June 30, 2028

David Washburn

City of Lansing
MSU Research Foundation
Term Expiration
June 30, 2029

Program Committee

Irene Cahill

Ingham County
Term Expiration
June 30, 2028

David Washburn

City of Lansing
MSU Research Foundation
Term Expiration
June 30, 2029

Traci Riehl

City of Lansing
Term Expiration
June 30, 2027

Abigail Tykocki

City of East Lansing
Term Expiration
June 30, 2027

Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) Staff

Jillian Winn

Director
Lansing Regional SmartZone

Harrison Leffel-Jones

Vice President
Small Business & Innovation

Laura Sumpter

Recording Secretary
Executive Assistant to the CEO & President

Casey Paskus

Grants Manager

LDFA Board Meetings

Meetings are hosted in the East Lansing Technology Innovation Center Conference Room located at: 325 E. Grand River Avenue, Ste. 300 East Lansing, MI  48825. Please direct any questions regarding participation in these meetings to Jillian Winn at 517-328-9136.

April Board Meeting Agenda
Adopted April Board Meeting Minutes
June Board Meeting Agenda
Adopted June Board Meeting Minutes
October Board Meeting Agenda
Draft Board Meeting Meetings
2025 LDFA Board Meetings

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Thursday, January 23, 2025

2024 LDFA Board Meetings

Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Thursday, January 25, 2024

2023 LDFA Board Meetings
2022 LDFA Board Meetings

2021 LDFA Board Meetings

Friday, December 31, 2021
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Thursday, May 6, 2021
Friday, April 30, 2021
Wednesday, March 17, 2021

2020 LDFA Board Meetings

2019 LDFA Board Meetings

2018 LDFA Board Meetings

Board Meeting Schedule

Joint LDFA Board Meeting Schedule

Financials

Adopted FYE 2024 Audit
Adopted FYE 2026 Budget

TIF Plan

Adopted 5 Year TIF Plan (2022-27)

Contracts

LEAP Staff and Services Contract

Operational Documents

LDFA Bylaws
LDFA Spending Policy
Open Meetings Act – MCL 15.261
Open Meetings Act Handbook

Public Act 57

FYE 2025
FYE 2024
FYE 2023
FYE 2022
FYE 2021