For over 20 years, Penny Brown has served as the Executive Assistant to the President of CityWide Development Corporation. She is responsible for the day to day scheduling and management for many CityWide functions including the Board, Committees, and office operations.

Penny has a passion for her community and has served as a volunteer or advisor for numerous organizations.

Ms. Brown has a degree of Applied Business in Human Resource Management, is a Licensed Managing Aesthetician, Makeup Artist, Certified Teacher’s Aid and a Certified Image Consultant.

Donna Burnett joined CityWide Development in 2012 as Controller. She has over 25 years of accounting experience, joining CityWide after working for Miller Valentine Group and Phillips Edison & Company. Donna holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville and has her CPA designation, inactive. Outside the office, she is a bicycling enthusiast and is the Secretary of the Wilmington Bicycle Club.

Karen DeMasi is the Senior Vice President, Community Development for CityWide. Karen leads a professional staff of six individuals who bring a wide array of skills to work on community development initiatives throughout the Dayton area. Karen has over 25 years of experience working with government, business and nonprofit organizations. Her expertise is in program design, strategic planning, fundraising, community development and administration.

Prior to her employment with CityWide, Karen was Vice-President of Programs for the Consensus Organizing Institute (COI), a national community building training and development organization located in San Diego, CA where she led the organization’s national consulting division. In this role, Karen worked directly with organizations to design and implement comprehensive community development plans which included community engagement strategies, housing development and job and economic development plans.

Karen and colleague Mary Ohmer authored a book about their community organizing experiences. Consensus Organizing: A Comprehensive Guide to Designing, Implementing and Evaluating Community Change Initiatives, which was published by Sage Publications in October 2008.

John Gower currently serves as Urban Design Director for CityWide, a role he took on in 2016.
With a background in architecture and urban design, John served as Downtown Planner for the City of Dayton from 1977 to 2001 and later promoted to Community Development Director for the City from 2001 until 2011. In 2011, he retired as Director and returned to work in the Office of the City Manager as the Urban Design Coordinator and Reimaging Strategist.

His areas of expertise have included urban design and development planning, visioning and implementation, historic preservation and adaptive reuse planning and place and asset-based strategic planning and implementation for the Greater Downtown and the city as a whole.

His work continues at CityWide with crossing over the fields of place-making, strategic economic planning and adaptive reuse on downtown projects as well as community place-based collaboratives.

Trish Hill joined the CityWide team in 2025 as a Senior Manager of Loan Administration. Trish is an attorney whose prior practice concentrated on loan documentation and workouts, commercial collection and foreclosure, and bankruptcy law.

She is a graduate of the University of Dayton in Civil Engineering and her J.D.; member of the West Chester-Liberty Chamber Alliance Leadership 21 Class of 2018 and Women of Excellence 2024; volunteer with Greater Dayton Volunteer Lawyers Project; Dayton Leadership Dayton Class of 2019; Board Chair of HTC (formerly Hannah’s Treasure Chest) and Board Member of Power of the Purse.

Erica Hubler is a Community Development Specialist with CityWide. Erica has been with CityWide for over 20 years and held numerous positions including, Neighborhood Stabilization Project Coordinator & Housing Loan Officer. She’s currently working as the Business and Property Manager for Wright Dunbar, Inc. where CityWide, Wright Dunbar, Inc. & the City of Dayton are collaborating to bring development to the Wright Dunbar Historic District.

Caitlin Jacob, AICP, is a Senior Project Manager at CityWide, where she works on holistic, long-term community development projects and innovative fund development strategies. Caitlin focuses on working collaboratively with residents and stakeholders to plan and implement change in communities and strives to bring together community and economic development strategies in an effort to build strong, vibrant, inclusive neighborhoods.

She holds Masters in both Public Policy and Urban Planning from the University of Michigan and has a Bachelors in English and Human Rights Studies from the University of Dayton. Caitlin currently serves on the boards of Miami Valley Fair Housing Center and Dayton Energy Collaborative.

André M. Joiner is a seasoned SBA lending leader and economic development strategist with more than 10 years of experience in SBA and government-guaranteed lending, and joined CityWide in June of 2025.

Andre’s focus and primary responsibility will be as the SBA Director and Senior Business Development Officer at CityWide Development Corporation. In those roles, André will lead the organization’s SBA 504 lending division, specializing in the SBA 504 Loan Program and closely related capital solutions that drive business growth, job creation, and long-term economic impact.

André helps small businesses access affordable capital to acquire real estate, purchase equipment, and refinance high-cost debt—empowering them to grow, hire, and build equity. His expertise spans packaging, underwriting, lender engagement, and community development.

Prior to joining CityWide, André held senior-level roles in SBA and USDA lending at national banks, CDFIs, and development finance organizations. Prior to joining CityWide, he had founded a consulting and loan brokering firm - focused on equitable capital access, rural development, and loan readiness coaching for entrepreneurs.

Throughout his 30+ career, André has mentored hundreds of business owners, supported large-scale development projects, and provided training for lenders and economic development partners. He is widely recognized for his clarity, professionalism, and commitment to helping businesses navigate complex financing opportunities with confidence. Appreciating the spirit of volunteerism, he has served on executive boards as he helped many organizations over the years such as Easter Seals (of Wisconsin) and Prevent Blindness of Ohio – just to name a few.

Dan Kane is President of CityWide, a position he has held since May 2022. Prior to his position as President, Dan was Senior Vice President of Development at CityWide. Dan's focus was on establishing and expanding developer relationships for projects centered in the Dayton region. He was also involved with CityWide's lending teams that are responsible for business and community loan development and the deployment of capital through the organization's program offerings. Dan also assisted CityWide clients, business partners, and staff on financial analysis and loan structuring, guiding an opportunity to a successful outcome.
Before joining CityWide in late 2017, Dan held multiple leadership positions in the Dayton Banking community spanning 31 years, most recently as the Dayton Market President of First Financial Bank. Throughout his banking career, Dan specialized in commercial banking and commercial real estate loan and relationship production and growth.

A native of Cleveland, Ohio, and a graduate of Bowling Green State University with a degree in Finance, Dan has served on numerous boards and committees throughout his career including The Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce, where he is currently Chair of the Chamber's Board of Trustees and Executive Committee. Prior community involvement includes various committee roles with CityWide Development (during his banking career), and Board positions with The Dayton Business Committee, Miami Valley Boy Scouts of America, and the Epilepsy Foundation of Western Ohio.

Katie Lunne serves as a Senior Project Manager at CityWide. Over the last 12 years, Katie’s role has included long-term strategic planning for both economic and community development efforts, neighborhood engagement, and land use planning and design standard development within project areas.

Katie’s received her degree in Historic Preservation and a concentration in Planning from Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, VA. She currently serves on the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery Associate Board.

Nicole Steele is a Senior Project Manager for CityWide specializing in planning, design, contract management and technical detail resolutions associated with all facets of real estate re-development and community stabilization.

Primarily, Nicole works on the Phoenix Project, a comprehensive community development project near Good Samaritan Hospital. She has led much of the real estate development on this project, where she provides technical management on strategic acquisition of distressed properties and the redevelopment of community spaces, including constructing a Gateway at the intersections of Salem at Catalpa; a community spray park and playground at Fairview Commons; and the adaptive reuse of historic commercial structures.

Nicole joined CityWide in 2003 after working for various local and national architecture design firms. She has a Masters of Architecture Degree from the University of Michigan and earned her Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Design from Miami University.

Jessica Troll joined CityWide in July of 2002 as a Staff Accountant and was promoted to Controller in 2024. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from Wright State University in Accounting. She has a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Dayton. Jessica’s primary responsibilities include payroll, employee benefits and accounts payable.

Alexis is a Community Organizer and the Marketing Coordinator for CityWide. Prior to her hiring in 2021, Alexis worked with CityWide through the AmeriCorps VISTA program for two years. Her work includes supporting resident engagement and building partnerships to further neighborhood goals. Alexis is also responsible for CityWide’s marketing efforts including defining and managing our brand, producing marketing and promotional materials, managing social media, and coordinating with staff to bolster outreach efforts.

Alexis earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Dayton in Political Science and Communication with a focus in Public Relations.

Janet White is CityWide’s Vice President of Housing & Economic Development Services. Janet joined CityWide in January 1996 and has served as a Commercial Loan Officer, Manager of Enterprise Ohio Investment Company, and Director of Minority Business Development.

Janet earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance and Banking from Wright State University and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Dayton. She has 19 years of banking experience at Key Bank, previously holding positions of Regional Accounting Officer, Commercial Real Estate Coordinator, and Small Business Loan Underwriter.

Shane Wilken joined CityWide in August of 2022 as a Sr. Business Development Officer. Shane’s focus is on establishing and expanding developer and bank relationships for projects centered in the Dayton Region.

Prior to CityWide, Shane worked in the banking industry for over 28 years most recently as a Region President for First Financial Bank. Shane is a member of the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce Audit and Finance Committee as well as Treasurer for the NAIOP Dayton Chapter. Shane is also involved in many other community organizations.

Jasmine Young joined CityWide in August 2024 as a Community Development Project Manager where she works to engage and include neighborhood involvement to implement positive change within the community. Jasmine is dedicated to advancing equity by addressing community needs to ensure they thrive where they live, work, and play.

Jasmine holds a Masters degree in Health Promotion & Education from the University of Cincinnati and a Bachelors degree in Exercise Science from Youngstown State University. She serves on the Montgomery County Food Equity Coalition, Minority Health Advisory Council, and the LGBTQ+ Health Alliance.