Government Funding + Finances w Antonio Mitchell

Antonio Mitchell is the Director of Community Planning and Economic Development for the City of
Kalamazoo and is responsible for overseeing functions including Building Trades, Rental Housing
Certification Program, Planning/Zoning Administration and Management, Economic Development
Initiatives for the City, and Community Investment and Housing Programs. He holds a Master of Arts
degree in Organizational Management from Spring Arbor University and a Bachelor of Science degree in
Sociology from Central Michigan University. Mr. Mitchell has over 30 years of experience working in the
community and economic development field.  His experience has ranged from industrial park project
development to housing mixed-use downtown development projects.
As an independent contractor, Mr. Mitchell developed the Northside Association for Community
Development’s five-year Strategic Plan and created a Prisoner Re-Entry Initiative for Kalamazoo County
through the W.E. UpJohn Institute. Mr. Mitchell also worked with Michigan non-profits and government
organizations to review government and project development contracts with private firms. He also
assisted with the development and selection of marketing materials and government reports. He
coordinated with southwest Michigan churches, faith-based organizations, and youth service
organizations.
Mr. Mitchell has diverse management experience obtained through positions of increased responsibility
in assisting commercial and industrial business development projects and previously supervised and
managed all city economic development programs from the City of Benton Harbor to his current
position with the City of Kalamazoo. His economic & business development management background
includes administering and directing the first multi-housing development program for an 81-unit
apartment complex located in Benton Harbor in the early 1990s, supervising the development of a new
shopping center complex in a designated Community Development Building Grant (CDBG) low-income
Neighborhood, and numerous projects that benefited local communities. Mr. Mitchell organized and
coordinated the development of the first microloan program in Kalamazoo County and has also
developed, coordinated, and implemented Workforce Development Programs covering a seven-county
region in southwest Michigan.

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