ANNE GENTRY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTORAnne Gentry has been Executive Director of the Alpena DDA since Spring 2017 where she manages day-to-day operations and leads execution of DDA goals, programs, and strategies. She graduated from Brown University with a Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Literature, with a concentration on English and Italian literature. She has also studied at the Universita di Bologna in Bologna, Italy and the University of Adelaide in South Australia. Previous to working at the DDA, she worked as Visitor Experience Manager at Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Alpena before receiving her teaching certificate in ESL in Adelaide, South Australia.
CONTACT email: anneg@alpena.mi.us phone: (989) 356-6422 |
KINGSLI KRAFT | MARKETING + OUTREACH COORDINATORKingsli Kraft is the Marketing and Outreach Coordinator. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan with a B.A. in the Program in the Environment with a focus on Human Ecology and a minor Food. In Ann Arbor she worked as a Student Coordinator at the Office of Student Conflict Resolution where she specialized in workshops on effective communication and conflict management. She first joined the DDA staff in May 2018 as as an intern after she graduated. She has previously worked downtown at the State Theater and Art in the Loft. Reach out to her with any questions regarding social media, marketing, events, or website updates.
CONTACT email: kingslikraft@gmail.com phone: (989) 354-1792 |
SAVANNAH PETERSON | PARKING AMBASSADORSavannah Peterson joined the DDA staff in February 2019.
CONTACT phone: (989) 356-6422 |