Who is Detroit Dog Park? 

Board of Directors

Carly Mys, Chairwoman of the Board: Carly helps manage a residential high rise in downtown Detroit. She lives with two retrievers that ask her for a dog park every day.

Tony Dillof, Board of Directors, Legal Advisor: Tony is a professor at Wayne State University Law School.  He and his trusty lab-mix, Jojo, are out every weekday picking up litter on the Dequindre Cut and on Belle Isle Sunday mornings.

Sarah Zagacki, Board of Directors, Art Director: Sarah is a freelance designer and art director for a media publishing company. She lives on the Detroit border with boyfriend Justin and quirky lab mix, Calvin, who loves being involved in everythingallthetimeforever.

Erin Kelly, Board of Directors, Park Designer: Erin is a landscape architect who presently lives and works in Detroit. She hopes her first dog in Michigan is actually a fox, who she has already named Coney.

Administration

Megha Satyanarayana, President: Megha is a professional writer who has worked in Detroit for about four years. She has a border collie and an Aussie that herd everything, including her. She is a board member.

Mary Lorene Carter, Secretary, Internet Fundraising: Mary is one of the principals of Loveland Technologies, an internet startup that deals with Detroit land use issues. She has a black lab/shepherd mix that goes everywhere with her, and is likely one of the most popular dogs in Detroit. She is a board member.

Jamie Grimaldi, Treasurer: Jamie is a CPA at Invest Detroit, a non-profit loan fund, and has lived in the downtown area for more than 2 years.  She has two pitbulls who defy the stereotypes with wagging tails and infectious smiles. She is a board member.

Dana Green, Development: Dana is a certified project manager and solution engineer for a large Detroit-based software firm who has lived in Detroit for almost a year. She has two cute mutts: one very active German Shepherd/Golden mix and a feisty Chihuahua mix.

For media inquiries, email Carly Mys, Detroit Dog Park spokeswoman at detroitdogpark@gmail.com, or message us at facebook.com/detroitdogpark.

For fundraising inquiries, email Dana Green, Fundraising Chair at detroitdogpark@gmail.com or message us at facebook.com/detroitdogpark.

For volunteer inquiries, email Megha Satyanarayana, President at detroitdogpark@gmail.com or message us at facebook.com/detroitdogpark.

Our first park will be located at Macomb Playlot, an old playground at 17th and Rose Streets in Corktown, near the iconic train station. Check out our FB page, or visit our fundraising campaign at Kickstarter.com. http://kck.st/RJAFpq. If you want the up-to-the-minute happenings, we encourage you to visit our Facebook page. Thanks for coming for a visit. We are wagging and working to bring you a dog park in 2013.