RPIA Committees

Chair: Tonia Holloway
Co-chair: Larry Castleberry

Members: Earl McCullough, Michael Malis

General Responsibilities

• Organize food and drink at RPIA gatherings
• Extend condolences on behalf of RPIA
• COVID-19 Immemoriam
• Block captain birthdays
• Awards
• Sending acknowledgement to graduates and perhaps putting in the newsletter

Chair: Tonia Holloway
Co-chair: Kim Uhuru

Members: Que Roland

General Responsibilities

• Organize and administer the RPIA Scholarship
• Act as liaison with Grow Detroit’s Young Talent Program and other youth programs serving Rosedale Park residents

Chair: Larry Castleberry
Co-chair: Kim Uhuru

Members: Frank Raben, Ivan Johnson

General Responsibilities – This committee shall be responsible for carrying out the duties necessary for ensuring the proper administrative functioning of the Association, including the following:

• Monitoring of the Association’s community information line and e-mail account
• Hiring and supervision of the Association’s administrative assistant
• Arranging the programs for all regular and annual membership meetings and board meetings
•  Other items deemed appropriate by the committee in consultation with the Board of Directors.

Chair: Kim Uhuru
Co-chair: Jasmine Deforrest

Members: Ivan Johnson

General Responsibilities – the physical development and maintenance of the neighborhood, including the following:

• Snow removal contract
• Brickwork – maintenance and repairs
• Sidewalks, streets, and lighting improvements
• Historic designation
• Zoning and building codes
• Beautification
• Adopt-a-Road
• Vacant property work, including:
  • (1) Collect and maintain accurate data on all vacant properties in the RPIA service area;
  • (2) Represent RPIA in the community-wide Grandmont Rosedale Vacant Property Task Force by attending meetings, participating in fund raisers/grant writing, sharing data, etc.; and
  • (3) Request funding and coordinate necessary vacant property maintenance activities

Chair: Michael Malis
Co-chair: Tonia Holloway

Members: Andrea Eckhert, Ulysses Freeman

General Responsibilities – ensuring that all RPIA members, Rosedale Park residents, and other stakeholders are notified about the activities of the association, including:

• Proper publication and distribution of the Association’s newsletter
• Monitoring and maintaining the Association’s web site, community information line, and e-mail account
• Other methods of promoting the neighborhood and the association’s activities, including a weekly electronic newsletter available to all interested individuals
• Maintain, store, update and arrange for the posting of signs as reminders of meetings and events.

Chair: Larry Castleberry
Co-chair: Melanie Bunkley

Members: Earl McCullough

General Responsibilities – Monitoring and/or undertaking activities to improve the cleanliness and safety of Rosedale Park, including these functions:

• Regular liaison with police and fire protection, especially police community relations meetings
• Radio patrol
• Solid waste collection
• Representing RPIA on the Flintstone Park Maintenance Committee (comprised of members from RPIA, Grandmont #1 Improvement Association, and Grandmont Rosedale Development Corporation)
• Special events like Detroit Partnership Day, Motor City Makeover, Angels’ Night, and others as deemed appropriate by the board
• Island clean-up and beautification
• Recycling

Chair: Jasmine Deforrest
Co-chair:

Members: Michael Malis, Andrea Eckhert, Kim Uhuru

General Responsibilities – Coordination of special social, entertainment, and educational events that the Association sponsors or otherwise supports.  Specific duties include:

• Recommend for approval by the board of directors the list of special events to be held each year
• Arrange for implementation of each event
• Create, update, and maintain documentation of the essential activities associated with the successful and timely implementation of each event

Chair: Ivan Johnson
Co-chair: Frank Raben

Members: Larry Castleberry

General Responsibilities – Ensuring the proper financial functioning of the association as follows:

• Membership recruitment, including  dues collection
• Oversight of the record-keeping function of the Financial Administrator
• Working closely with the Treasurer to ensure all financial papers are filed in a timely fashion,
• Develop and present to the board of directors for its approval a fiscally sound annual budget, as well as monitoring compliance
• Develop responsibilities of financial support staff and appropriate compensation
• Recommend financial administrative changes

Chair: Pam Weinstein
Co-chair: Tonia Holloway

Members: Larry Castleberry, Kim Uhuru

General Responsibilities – Responsible for coordination of the block captain network, including these functions:

• Recruit and train block captains for every block in the neighborhood
• Compile and maintain a list of contact information for all block captains
• Hold quarterly block captain meetings (February, May, August, and Nov.)