Our Board of Directors

Heidi is a founding member of the Albert Kahn Legacy Foundation. As an employee at Albert Kahn Associates since 2014, she has been instrumental in developing and growing the firm’s future business along with preserving its remarkable past.

Before Kahn, Heidi began her career as an interior designer and worked her way to corporate leadership as Director of Business Development and Marketing.

Throughout her career, she has remained committed to civic roles at both board and committee levels, including Saline Area Schools Board of Education, Washtenaw County School Board Association, Michigan Association of School Boards, InForum, IIDA State Board, and CREW Detroit, among others.

Levi has been advocating for the establishment of an Albert Kahn Museum for all to learn about Albert Kahn’s legacy. Founder of his own real estate firm, Levi has been active in the commercial real estate business and a licensed attorney for over four decades.

He has championed multiple nonprofit organizations served as a board member for Building Beds for Kids, Piast Institute, and Moies Chetim.

As a graduate of Wayne State University Law School and Cranbrook Schools, Levi has well-established roots in the Detroit community.

John is a long-time mechanical engineer at Albert Kahn Associates. Formerly the Director of Mechanical Engineering, John has led complex projects for clients like FCA-Chrysler, Ford Motor Company, Henry Ford Hospital, General Motors, the Michigan Opera Theatre, and numerous clients out of state and country.

He has served as the Detroit Chapter President of the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers, and has been involved in the Engineering Society of Detroit. Over the last two decades, he has led historical tours for organizations such as Preservation Wayne, and the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant, where he remains an active guide.

Barbara is active in the Detroit art and historical community, including her role as a docent at the Detroit Institute of Arts, creating new tours of the Detroit Public Library, and providing lectures. She is currently finishing a Masters in Museum Studies at Johns Hopkins University.

In addition to journal publications on Detroit Jewish History, she is the co-author of The Detroit Public Library: An American Classic. Barbara has served on numerous nonprofit boards, including the Detroit Public Library Friends Foundation and the American Technion Society.

Presently, she serves as the vice president of the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan and on the Dimensions Advisory Board of the Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network.

Nancy was the executive director of the Michigan Historic Preservation Network for 17 years. In 2016, she was awarded the Community Economic Development Advocate of the Year award for her professional career working to form connections, secure resources, and provide an understanding of the value that healthy and historic neighborhoods bring to Michigan residents and the economy.

She created the MHPN Tax Credit partnership program that has been instrumental in partnering on major Detroit projects. In addition to this foundation, Nancy is also involved with Preservation Action, the National Historic Preservation Advocacy Organization, and the National Preservation Partners Network.

Eric has a long career in graphic design and art direction, working in publishing, corporate communications, branding, marketing, web and app design. Throughout his career he has provided design and consulting services for many art, educational and health related non-profits.

Eric served on the board of PuppetART, Detroit Puppet Theater. Teamed with his Therapy Dog Jake, Eric also devoted time visiting hospitals, libraries, and schools, earning an award for their work in a Read to Your Dog program at a Detroit Elementary school. 

Robb is Senior Vice President and Principal at Albert Kahn Associates, where he served previously as Director/Corporate Secretary. He continues to lead projects for the firm’s health care clients, including Henry Ford Healthcare System.

Robb has led extensive health care facility projects in Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin, including twelve new or replacement hospital projects.

He is Past President of the Prismatic Club of Detroit, Former Vice-Chair of the National Planetree Visionary Design Network, Founding Board member of the Grosse Pointe Park Tax Increment Finance Authority (TIFA), and he serves as Elder and Treasurer of Historic Fort Street Presbyterian Church in Detroit.

Doug is a commercial real estate broker and developer with deep Detroit roots and a longstanding passion for architecture, construction, and historic preservation. A board member of the Albert Kahn Legacy Foundation, he previously chaired the Communications Committee and now co-chair’s the Events Committee, where he focuses on programming that broadens public engagement with Kahn’s legacy.

Doug spent three decades with Family Video, ultimately serving as Vice President of Real Estate, overseeing more than 400 construction projects and 500 property transactions nationwide. He brings a lifelong appreciation for Detroit’s architectural heritage and a commitment to advancing Kahn’s legacy through accessible, dynamic events. 

Alexander Mixter is a community filmmaker and historic preservation advocate based in his hometown of Saginaw, Michigan. His feature-length documentary Re: Saginaw premiered to a sold-out audience in May 2017 and served as a catalyst for his direct involvement in local preservation work.

In 2018, he led the successful effort to save the historic Charles Lee Home, later becoming Project Manager for the Lee Commons, a multi-use community space developed as an alternative to demolition.  Since then, Re: Saginaw has evolved into a community development corporation focused on the adaptive reuse of historic buildings as neighborhood assets. Mixter is currently leading the pre-development of multiple historic buildings in Downtown Saginaw, including the historic Consumers Power Company Building, designed by Albert Kahn in 1927. 

He has served as Chair of the City of Saginaw Historic District Commission since 2019 and was awarded the Citizen Award by the Michigan Historic Preservation Network in 2020 for his leadership in local preservation efforts. In 2022, he was appointed Chair of the Maintenance and Repair Committee for the Saginaw Depot Preservation Corporation, overseeing the stabilization and rehabilitation of the Potter Street Station.  He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Castle Museum of Saginaw County History.

Aimee is an archivist at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs at Wayne State University. Previously, she served as director of the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan for almost a decade, where she edited the journal Michigan Jewish History and curated exhibits at the Detroit Historical Museum.

Her publications include books and articles on Detroit history, Jewish history, and art history. She has served on the boards of Michigan Women Forward, Michigan Women’s Historical Center and Hall of Fame, Wayne State University Press, President’s Commission on the Status of Women at Wayne State University, Farmington/Farmington Hills Education Foundation, and Farmington Hills Committee to Increase Voter Participation.

Michael is an architectural historian and author. In addition to several published articles on Detroit architecture, he authored Designing Detroit; Wirt Rowland and the rise of Modern American Architecture, an award-winning history of Detroit’s early 20th-century architectural achievements.

Prior to 2010, he was self-employed as an executive recruiter, working with nonprofit organizations and corporations marketing business services. Early in his career, Michael worked in the printing and publishing industry.

Peter is the great-grandson of Albert Kahn and has a history of civic involvement in Detroit and beyond. Currently, he is a partner in Robinson/Jeffrey Associates, Inc., completing numerous investment banking assignments in the telecommunications industry, building off of a long career in the cable television industry.

Additionally, Peter has focused on venture capital, investing, and becoming a Board member of several startups throughout the country. Within the Detroit community, he has served on various boards, including the Detroit Institute of Arts, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Association, Gilda’s Club, Culture Source, Challenge Detroit, Cranbrook Schools, Cranbrook Art Academy, and the Cranbrook Educational Community.

Carol, RN, BSN, is a retired home visit nurse who primarily worked with Childbearing Women and Young Families. She specialized in providing care to French- and Spanish-speaking immigrant communities. Carol also worked at Chelsea Hospital (Kresge House), Brighton Center For Recovery, and University of Michigan Addiction Treatment Services helping individuals recover from substance use disorders.

Carol is the daughter of Rose and Edgar Kahn, granddaughter of Ernestine and Albert Kahn, and mother of two sons, who are civil engineers. She describes herself as a student of the history and legends of her family. Carol is honored to be a part of advancing Albert Kahn’s amazing legacy, as well as celebrating the women in the family who added their own contributions to the Kahn family name. Carol is also a passionate open water swimmer who has delighted in swimming the Mackinac Island and Bridge Swims. 

Jacob Jones brings a strong commitment to community engagement and nonprofit support. With a background in public service and a passion for cultural preservation, he supports the Foundation’s mission to honor and share the legacy of Albert Kahn.

Jacob looks forward to contributing his time and insight to help advance the Foundation’s programs and outreach.