
OUR TEAM
“We do purpose.”
Detroiters love and know their neighborhoods the best. It’s through their collective histories and dreams for the future where JEI’s team channels our talents to connect individual power to create positive change.
Every JEI team member is hard-wired to serving community. Our individual values of fairness and equity drive our desire to build better places that meet the needs of Detroiters. This is what gets us out of bed every morning, what brings joy to our lives.
We are grateful for Detroit’s east side neighborhoods working side-by-side with us. When a Detroit neighborhood succeeds, the city succeeds.
Joshua R. Elling, Chief Executive Officer
313-314-2679
JElling@JeffersonEast.org
Kenita Harris, Chief Operating Officer
313-314-2684
KHarris@JeffersonEast.org
JoAnn Thompson, Chief Financial Officer
313- 570-9410
JThompson@JeffersonEast.org
Katrina Rinehart, Director of Home Repair & Resiliency
313-254-5592
KRinehart@JeffersonEast.org
Danielle Taylor-Basemore, Digital Navigator, Interim Business District & Safety Manager
313-251-3760
DTaylor-Basemore@JeffersonEast.org
Elizabeth Hunter, Sr. Housing Counseling Manager
313.-221-5281 (ext. 126)
EHunter@JeffersonEast.org
Faizh Sahdad, Sr. Manager of Weatherization & Resilient Homes
313-221-9089
FSahdad@JeffersonEast.org
Sabrina Underwood, Sr. Marketing, Communications & Events Manager
313-261-2947
SUnderwood@JeffersonEast.org
Jacqueline Richmond, Housing Support Coordinator
313-314-2706
JRichmond@JeffersonEast.org
Patricia Paul, Neighborhood Resource Hub Front Desk Associate
313-314-6414
PPaul@JeffersonEast.org