About Us
Central Detroit Christian Community Development Corporation (CDC) is a non-profit, faith based organization committed to empowering people, creating positive opportunities for the community and loving our neighbors as ourselves.
Our Story


Vision
Our vision is that “Once again men and women of ripe old age will sit in the streets, each of them with cane in hand because of their age, telling stories to one another. The city streets will be filled with boys and girls playing there” Zach 8:4-5.

Our vision is that “Once again men and women of ripe old age will sit in the streets, each of them with cane in hand because of their age, telling stories to one another. The city streets will be filled with boys and girls playing there” Zach 8:4-5.

Mission


Mission


Our Achievements
30 Years
of serving our community
31,396
individual children served
58,850
square feet of Orchards and Gardens
576,420
Volunteer hours
623,200
meals served to children

10,387
Households Served
709
Dumpsters Filled
793
New HBE
Homeowners
18,400
School Backpacks & Supplies Handed Out
3,150
Teens Employed
11
Parks Developed
4,490
Christmas Presents Given
734
Homes Repaired & Rehabbed
17
Businesses Started
11,000
Gallons of paint
8,963
Zucchinis Grown
136,400
Bananas Sold
About the Founder
Lisa is the Founder and Housing Director of Central Detroit Christian Community Development Corporation (CDC), a non-profit organization that she co-founded with Melvin Green in 1993. Central Detroit Christian CDC follows the tenets of the Christian Community Development Association (CCDA), relocate, reconcile, and redistribute. Lisa believes deep in her heart that the only way to serve a neighborhood is to live there and be a neighbor.

Lisa is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute and Wheaton College with a major in Education and Bible and a graduate of John Marshall Law School. Lisa’s husband Dan is active in property management as well. They have two children, Justin and Emma and many non-biological children. They live where they serve in central Detroit.
The Staff

Arleen Allen
Pathways of Promise Center Director

Mimi Jamila Trent
Housing Counselor

Matt Corbin

Christa Cuffie

Tanisha Frasard

Darrell Horton
Facilities Management

Arianna Hinds
Accountant

Dan Johanon
Solid Rock Property Management

Justin Johanon
Manager, Fit & Fold

Lisa Johanon
Founder/Housing Director

Sarah Johnson
Finance Director

Kyle Lake
Executive Director

Helen Logan
Accounting

DeShawn Lott
Youth Sports Tech

Erica Mixon
Community Advocate

Evan Neubacher
Garden Production Manager

Nate Phillips
Property Manager, Solid Rock Property Management

Donnell Reed
Maintenance Tech

Grayling Roberson
Construction Manager

Tracy Smith
Housing Counselor, Financial Wellness Coach

Joshua Rock
Education Director
Board of Directors
Denise Gray (Chair of the Board)
Committee: Governance
Affiliation: 36th District Court;
COMMUNITY
Committee: Governance Affiliation: Kingdom Concepts
Committee: Development Affiliation: Retired from State of Michigan; COMMUNITY
Courtney Eldridge
Committee: Governance
Affiliation: Huntington Bank
Committee: Fund Development Affiliation: J Ewing, LLC
Committee: Finance Committee Affiliation: Invest Detroit
Committee: Fund Development Affiliation: United Health Care
Committee: Fund Development Affiliation: Community
Committee: Finance Affiliation: Osborn Neighborhood Association, Community
Ken Hoganson
Committee: Governance
Committee: Governance Affiliation: DEGC; COMMUNITY
Committee: Finance
Committee: Governance Affiliation: DEGC; COMMUNITY
Brian Meagher
Committee: Fund Development
Committee: Fund Development
Chris Meagher
Committee: Governance
Board of Directors
- Sarah Pavelko (Chair)
- Committee: Finance
- Affiliation: Eastern Market Corporation
- Josh Roberson (Vice Chair)
- Committee: Fund Development
- Affiliation: City of Detroit District 5 Manager
- Christopher Meagher (Secretary)
- Committee: Governance
- Affiliation: Global Engine & Transmission, GM –Retired
- Kevin Watkins (Treasurer)
- Committee: Finance
- Affiliation: Comerica Bank
- Kourtney Price
- Committee: Governance
- Affiliation: State of Michigan/CPS; COMMUNITY
- Courtney Elledge
- Committee: Governance
- Affiliation: Huntington Bank
- Jonathan Wynne
- Committee: Governance
- Affiliation: Kingdom Concepts
- Denise Gray
- Committee: Governance
- Affiliation: 36th District Court; COMMUNITY
- Joy Greer
- Committee: Fund Development
- Affiliation: United Health Care
- Ken Hoganson
- Committee: Governance
- Affiliation: Teledyne Technologies; COMMUNITY
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