Arlene Kimbrough
Program Associate (Midwest Office)

Arlene joined the Detroit staff of NCDI in May 2006 as a Program Associate and community liaison on the Skillman Foundation’s Good Neighborhoods Initiative. She coordinates community building and community organizing in one of six Detroit neighborhoods targeted to increase the social well-being of youth in poverty. Prior to joining NCDI, Arlene served as Special Assistant to Detroit’s Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick in the Office of Community Affairs where she maintained citywide communications for all community and neighborhood organizations. Arlene has managed a commercial revitalization program and coordinated a “Main Street Clean & Safe” program in the New Center district of Detroit for a faith-based Community Development Corporation. She served as District Representative for Constituent Services to a Michigan State Senator after leaving management at the U.S. Census Bureau. Arlene holds a B.A. in Organizational Management from Spring Arbor University and is pursuing her Masters degree in Sociology at Wayne State University in Detroit. Arlene is a native of New Jersey