Joe Frost is the Design and Economic Vitality Specialist for Michigan Main Street and provides technical assistance to Michigan Main Street communities and traditional downtowns. Joe earned a Master of Science in Historic Preservation from Ball State University’s College of Architecture and Planning, and a Bachelor of Arts in Geography from Michigan State University. He has 10 years of historic preservation and community development experience, including two Main Street coordinating programs. Joe served as a local elected official as Village President of the Village of Oxford from 2018 – 2020. He lives in Bay City, his wife’s hometown, where they are restoring a historic home purchased from the Bay County Land Bank. Joe also coaches 8U youth ice hockey, and is the 8U Coordinator for the Bay County Hockey Association.