Executive Director
Northville Downtown Development Authority
215 West Main
Northville, MI 48167
About the Executive Director
Kate Knight joined the DDA in the summer of 2025 as Executive Director, bringing more than a decade of downtown development leadership experience, and returning home to lead the downtown she loves best, since planting roots with her family in 2002. Recent accolades in peer communities include leading Downtown Farmington to Great American Main Street national semi-finalist status in 2024 and achieving Michigan Downtown Association's 2024 Organization of the Year. Knight was Oakland County's inaugural Bret Rasegan Main Street Oakland County Leader in 2025. She is a frequent speaker and passionate advocate for downtown revitalization.
Kate holds a BA in Design from Michigan State University and an Master of Urban Planning from Wayne State University, specializing in Community Development.
Assistant Director
Northville Downtown Development Authority
215 West Main
Northville, MI 48167
About the Assistant Director
Jennifer Finney joined the DDA in the fall of 2026 as Assistant Director, bringing more than a decade of downtown development, leadership, and marketing and communications experience. Jennifer has served the downtown world as a volunteer, board member, and Executive Director of the Berkley DDA (2020-2021), and Interim Executive Director of both the Berkley DDA (2025), and Main Street Holly (2025). Jennifer is very involved with the Michigan Downtown Association (MDA), and has had the pleasure of speaking at the MDA Annual Conference in both 2024 and 2025.
Jennifer holds a BA in Business from Miami University, specializing in Marketing.
