 and he served as a board member and, for a period, the chairman of the non-profit arts organization Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit (CAID).In recognition of his accomplishments in the arts community of Southeastern Michigan, Sousanis was selected as one of Crain's Detroit Business's "40 under 40" for 2006.In 2007, Sousanis was appointed the founding Director of Exhibitions for Work @ Detroit, an exhibition space in Detroit operated by the University of Michigan School of Art & Design.