Martin Luther King Park Neighborhood Association Board of Directors

Our board is made up of area neighbors that are devoted to this community and its residents.

Christina McPike

Interim President
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Christina is a transplant to Grand Rapids and has lived in our amazing community since 2017. She started out knocking on doors and inviting people to block club events, which eventually turned into becoming more involved in community organizing. She is very passionate about our neighborhood and seeing it flourish. Christina is a licensed clinical social worker and loves her work with children and families. In her free time, Christina loves to cook, travel, and go on long walks in our neighborhood with her dog, Wendy. ​

Jenn Victor

Secretary
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Originally from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Jenn has lived in Grand Rapids since 2007. Along with her family she has lived in the neighborhood since 2012, finding their perfect home here in MLK. Jenn has always felt that a strong community presence creates a healthy neighborhood and she wanted to be a part of that in the MLK Park area. Jenn has been a social worker for over a decade and is passionate about helping others and giving back to the community. She also loves to garden, play in nature with her family and 2 dogs and continue to learn new and interesting things. 

Scott Northway

Treasurer
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Scott is a native Michigander, born and raised in Ann Arbor, and residing in the Metro Detroit area until moving to Grand Rapids with his family in 2019. Scott is a business planner for a major Detroit automaker and has a strong background in quality, problem solving and continuous improvement. He believes that by employing these principles within a framework of community and teamwork, we can make an already great neighborhood even better. Scott is passionate about cars, music and family. He can often be found walking the neighborhood with his wife, 2 kids, and Penny the husky, noodling on the guitar or piano (let’s jam!), or tooling around the neighborhood in his classic Oldsmobile 98 affectionately known as Marilyn.

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Ellen Atkins

Events and Programming
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Ellen and her husband have lived on Underwood for 41 years. During that time they have seen the neighborhood change, grow and change again as they raised their family. Ellen’s children are now adults and frequently reminisce together about the kids playing football or basketball in the street, or the girls jumping Double Dutch, often with their dads turning the ropes badly. Ellen’s favorite times have been the backyard barbeques and card games on our deck with all the neighbors drinking adult beverages and the kids running all over the yard eating hot dogs and having fun. Looking back at these memories leaves a smile on her face. This community is Ellen's home and she is so glad to be a part of it.

Tino Scott

Public Safety
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As a lifelong Grand Rapidian, Tino is passionate about the work of creating sustainable communities and healthier environments. Tino has lived in the MLK Park neighborhood for 10 years and is eager to be a member of the first board of the newly formed MLK Park Neighborhood Association. As a proud father and husband, Tino has learned that with commitment and hard work great things can be the norm. When not working hard, his hobbies include genealogy and auto repair. ​