Oak Park City Manager Tungate Appointed to Detroit Mayor-Elect Mary Sheffield’s Transition Policy Committee

Oak Park Metropolis Supervisor Tungate appointed newly elected Mayor Mary Sheffield to Detroit’s Transition Coverage Committee

(Metropolis of Oak Park, December 4, 2025)

Oak Park, MI – The Metropolis of Oak Park is happy to announce that Metropolis Supervisor Erik Tungate has been appointed by new Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield to serve on its Transition Coverage Committee for Financial Improvement, Workforce Improvement and Enterprise Relations as a part of Rise larger Detroitessentially the most community-focused transition effort within the metropolis’s historical past.

Tungate’s appointment provides Oak Park a powerful seat on the desk as Detroit shapes its future: strengthening regional cooperation, driving financial momentum and advancing shared prosperity in Southeast Michigan.

With greater than 20 years of municipal management, Tungate has led Oak Park from the brink of economic misery to an period of document funding and revitalization. His monitor document on initiatives such because the transformation of the 9 Mile Hall, the Elevate Oak Park recreation enchancment initiative and broad business redevelopment have positioned town as a mannequin for strategic, community-oriented development.

“Having planted my skilled roots in financial growth and challenge finance, it’s each an honor and a private ardour to hitch Mayor-elect Sheffield’s crew on this capability,” mentioned Tungate. “I’ve a deep love for town of Detroit and our area, and as a seasoned metropolis supervisor in Oak Park, I’m dedicated to our continued shared success. I’m excited to contribute to this necessary work and am wanting to roll up my sleeves and get began.”

On this regional management function, Tungate will assist form the Sheffield Authorities’s 100 Day Plan and First Time period Motion Plan, contributing to city-wide surveys, neighborhood engagement throughout all districts and the event of actionable coverage suggestions, guided by residents’ priorities.

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“On behalf of the complete Metropolis Council, a well-deserved congratulations to Metropolis Supervisor Tungate on this significant appointment. We stay up for the alternatives this creates to deepen collaboration between Oak Park, Detroit and communities all through the metro area,” mentioned Mayor Marian McClellan.

The committee additionally contains:

Clement (Fame) Brown, Proprietor, ThreeThirteen Detroit

Charities Dean, President and CEO, Michigan Black Enterprise Alliance

Ken Dobson, Vice President, Detroit Worldwide Bridge Firm

Ron Corridor, Jr., CEO, Bridgewater Interiors

Ken Harris, Chairman NBL

Deba Harper, CEO, CHAMP Nation

Sylvester Hester, President and CEO of LM Manufacturing

Nya Marshall, CEO DIOMO + Ivy Kitchen & Cocktails

Tanya Saldivar-Ali, Co-founder and director of enterprise growth AGI Building Options

Chioke Mose-Telesford, Financial mobility and workforce growth advisor

Terence Thomas

Erik Tungate, Oak Park Metropolis Supervisor

Extra details about the Metropolis of Oak Park may be discovered at www.oakparkmi.gov. Be taught extra about new Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield’s transition committee at https://www.risehigherdetroit.com/transition-committee

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