Eric has over a decade of experience in housing development. His expertise includes housing finance and incentives; zoning and entitlements; historic preservation; grant writing and policy analysis. Prior to his work at Progressive Companies, Eric served as a real estate development manager, developing mixed-use workforce housing across the state of Michigan and managing $100 million in award-winning projects both in pre-development and construction. Eric has served as Executive Director of the City of Evart Downtown Development Authority and Main Street program, as well as President of Preservation Detroit, the city’s oldest and largest historic preservation organization. His writing on planning and development has appeared in the Detroit Free Press.