(Michael J. Taylor is donating 2 hours plus lunch with the winning bidder or golf with him at Firestone Country Club.)


Michael J. Taylor is president and executive director of the National City Community Development Corporation, the first community development corporation founded by a financial services company. He has both private and public sector community and economic development experience.

Mr. Taylor has twenty years of banking experience. He previously held the position of senior vice president and executive director of Michigan Multi-Cities Community Development Association. He has served as community development specialist for the National City CDC, and commercial/community development manager for National City Bank -- Southeast Michigan. In these capacities, his responsibilities were to increase the CDC investment and loan portfolio in Illinois and Indiana, and coordinate commercial community development lending activities for the entire National City Bank Southeast Michigan Region. He directed bank commercial loan activities in the Detroit Empower-ment Zone and other targeted markets, and functioned as product manager for the Initiative Small Business Loan Product.

From 1986 to 1990, he served as executive director for the Saginaw Economic Development Corporation in Saginaw, Michigan.

Michael Taylor is a graduate of Central Michigan University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a Masters degree in Administration. He is a graduate of Robert M. Perry School of Banking. He is a 2000 National City Bank of MI/IL Excel Award recipient. The Excel Award is the highest recognition award an employee can receive for outstanding service and contributions.

He serves on numerous community and economic development boards and commissions, including Great Lakes Capital Fund, Chicago Reinvestment Fund and Local Initiatives Support Corporation.