Detroit Names New Executive Manager for Development Division

DETROIT – Jill R. Steen has been named executive manager for the Development Division of the City of Detroit Planning and Development Department. Steen manages a 55-person staff and oversees eight operations within the Development Division, including acquisition, disposition, environmental, program management and administration, project management, relocation, site plan review and technical services.

Prior to joining P&DD, Steen served as general manager of the Modernization and Development Division at the Detroit Housing Commission. There she was responsible for administration and construction management of contracts exceeding $350 million in federally funded programs; ensuring compliance with Housing and Urban Development (HUD); preparing needs assessments for capital improvement projects; assisting with the development of an action plan for 21 federally-funded residential developments and preparing grant applications.