About Katharine Czarnecki

Katharine Czarnecki is the Senior Vice President of Community Development at the Michigan Economic Development Corp., which markets Michigan as the place to do business, assists businesses in their growth strategies, and fosters the growth of vibrant communities across the state.

3 Key Lessons from Encouraging Communities to Generate Change

Instead of looking around and thinking to one’s self about what could be done to make a certain place better, our program urges folks to share their ideas and begin building support from the ground-up. That’s how a group of neighbors and volunteers in Brightmoor, Michigan, succeeded in transforming their neighborhood’s food desert back in 2015.