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History
The concept of a "land bank" has been around since the 1970s
The first land bank was created in St. Louis, MO in 1971. But those early organizations were often a place to park unwanted land without the tools or public funding necessary to solve them. In 2002, the Genesee County Land Bank in Flint, MI pioneered a new kind of land bank that could meet the challenges of the 21st century.
2009
Building off the success in Michigan, the Ohio General Assembly gave Cuyahoga County the authority to create a county land bank, and the Cuyahoga Land Bank launched in July 2009 - the first ever in this state.
2010
Shortly after, Lucas County formed the second county land bank in Ohio, and the Lucas County Land Bank got to work. Our initial efforts were to build community consensus about neighborhood goals as the Great Recession waned. After the success of early land banks in Ohio, the Legislature extended land banking authority to all Ohio counties.
2020
After 10 years of transformative work, we launched our Building Neighborhoods strategic plan, putting an emphasis on the land, buildings, and people that make up every successful neighborhood. The Ohio Land Bank Association was formed to represent our shared voice. We can't wait to see what the next decade brings for the land bank movement!
Staff
David Mann
President & CEO
Shantaé Brownlee
Senior Vice President for Operations & Chief Financial Officer
Joshua Murnen
Senior Vice President for Real Estate & General Counsel
Stephanie Shackelford
Senior Vice President for Projects and Planning
Little Blue
DaVonna Pearce
Operations Coordinator
Ryan Rathburn
Construction Manager
Julia Hernández
Asset Manager
Kirsten Harrison
Projects Specialist
Jim Roseland
Projects Specialist
Mike Norman
Construction Specialist
Gary the Groundhog
Unofficial Mascot
Leadership
Board of Directors
A nine-member Board of Directors oversees the Lucas County Land Bank. Members represent a diverse group of elected officials and neighborhood, planning, and economic development professionals.
Lindsay M. Webb
Lucas County Treasurer, Chair of the Board
Alternate: Mark Austin, Chief Deputy Treasurer
Wade Kapszukiewicz
Mayor, City of Toledo, Ohio, Vice-Chair of the Board
Alternate: Karen Poore, Deputy Mayor
Tina Skeldon Wozniak
Lucas County Commissioner
Alternate: Benjamin Pushka, Executive Assistant
Pete Gerken
Lucas County Commissioner
Alternate: Ronald Wells, Executive Assistant
Oliver Turner
Sylvania Township Administrator
Amelia Gibbon
Consultant
Taylor Burciaga
Executive Director, Sofia Quintero Art & Cultural Center
Michael J. Beazley
Consultant
Joshua Hughes
CEO and General Counsel, Associated General Contractors of Northwest Ohio
Finance and Human Resources Committee: Lindsay M. Webb, Michael J. Beazley, Joshua Hughes, and Oliver Turner