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.
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Thursday, January 23, 2025
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Thursday, January 25, 2024
Thursday, October 26, 2023
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
- Board Meeting Notice
- Board Meeting Agenda
- Adopted Board Meeting Minutes
- Informational Meeting Notice
- Informational Meeting Agenda
- Informational Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Wednesday, January 10, 2023
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Thursday, May 19, 2022
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
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
December 18, 2020
September 25, 2020
July 22, 2020
June 26, 2020
May 21, 2020
April 24, 2020
January 31, 2020
December 20, 2019
December 04, 2019
August 8, 2019
June 28, 2020
April 26, 2019
March 29, 2019
January 22, 2019
December 11, 2018
October 23, 2018
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