Anne Zobel has served in the Community and Economic Development field in Wayne County since 1995.  She has led complex real estate development projects as an owner's representative, non-profit leader, and a public-sector funder.  She is currently orchestrating a $10 million campus expansion project for Freedom House Detroit.  She has held leadership positions at Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency,  Wayne County Economic Development Department and HP Devco.

Ms. Zobel is a life-time resident of Highland Park Michigan. She has been active in community affairs since the 1990’s serving on the city’s Planning Commission; Cool Cities, Cities of Promise, and BluePrints committees; Highland Park Business Association; and as Chairwoman of the Highland Park Historic District Commission. She currently serves on the Highland Park Housing Commission Advisory Committee, and is the President of the Sequoia Yacht Club Association in Northern Michigan. In her spare time, Anne enjoys running, biking, hiking, gardening, traveling, caring for family and restoring historic homes in her neighborhood.

Ms. Zobel holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Geography and Environmental Studies from Western Michigan University and has completed coursework towards a Master’s of Urban Planning from Wayne State University.

Ms. Zobel is proud to serve as One Detroit's first female Board Chair and looks forward to opening more doors for women in the financial services industry.