Muncie Downtown
Development Partnership

Community transformation starts with a shared vision.

We believe that by working together and forming connections, DWNTWN is more than just a place to visit; it’s a lively hub where people come together to write their own story.

Meaningful Relationships

Business owners
Property owners
Residents
Visitors
City

Downtown Experience

Vitality
Quality of place
Heart of community
Safety
Events

Development

Downtown business
Connectedness
The pulse
Perception
The hub

Partnerships

Support
Funding
Volunteers
Team players
Leadership

Muncie Downtown Development Partnership is an active conduit connecting people to a better quality of life through everything downtown has to offer. MDDP plays a key role in creating a vibrant place where people love to live, work and play. MDDP’s purpose is to provide a sense of connectedness to a community in which everyone can come together and feel like they belong through empowering, utilizing and enhancing the assets our community has to offer. MDDP is making an impact in our community and creating a better quality of life throughout our downtown.

OUR MISSION

Muncie Downtown Development Partnership exists to create a downtown environment that results in sustainable economic and cultural growth.

OUR VISION

We are the heart, soul and passion fueling DWNTWN development. We’re writing the story for today and for our tomorrows. 

Meet the Team

Amanda Holmquist

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Amanda Holmquist serves as Executive Director of Muncie Downtown Development Partnership, bringing a background in marketing, communications, nonprofit leadership and community engagement to the role. A lifelong Muncie resident, Amanda is passionate about building strong relationships, bringing people together and finding creative ways to tell Muncie’s story.

In her role with MDDP, Amanda works alongside downtown businesses, community partners and local leaders to support a vibrant Downtown Muncie and help shape what comes next. She especially enjoys seeing an idea turn into something tangible, whether it’s a new event, partnership, project or opportunity for the downtown community.

Outside of work, Amanda enjoys thrifting, reading, true crime, and spending time with friends and family. She and her husband, Chad, have two children, Nellee and Landon. 

Cheryl Crowder

EVENTS DIRECTOR

Cheryl Crowder has been a Muncie resident for over 40 years and has worked passionately on behalf of Downtown Muncie for the last 23 of those years. She was a downtown pioneer. With tireless dedication, Cheryl has created and executed hundreds of successful events downtown for the community.

With her caring personality, unique skill sets, creativity bent and institutional knowledge, she has played a crucial role in the revitalization and significant growth of Downtown Muncie. She is looking forward to a future of continued engagement and finding new ways to make Muncie Magic!

In her free time, Cheryl enjoys cheerleading downtown, thrifting, traveling, listening to live music, reading, homemaking, gardening and hanging out around a good fire.

Board of Directors

  • Garrett Doan

    Northwest Bank
    Board President

  • Bryan Ayars

    Open Door Health Services
    Board Vice President

  • Kallie Sulanke

    The Community Foundation of Muncie & Delaware County
    Board Treasurer

  • Jeff Scott

    Ivy Tech Community College
    Board Secretary

  • Jim Borgmann

    DeFur Voran

  • Kelsey Harrington

    George & Frances Ball Foundation

  • Jim Lowe

    Retired
    (Formerly Ball State University)

  • Nick Tokar

    tokar.law LLC

  • Carrie Wright

    Carrie Wright Silk Gifts & Gallery