Philadelphia Land Bank manages most of the publicly owned land in Philadelphia. It is governed by an independent board of directors whose members are appointed by Philadelphia’s Mayor and Council President. In accordance with provisions of the Sunshine Act, 65 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 701, et seq., the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Land Bank will convene meetings monthly at 10:00 a.m.

Board of Directors

Herbert Wetzel

Chair

Retired, former Executive Director, Housing and Community Development, City Council

Nicholas Dema

Vice Chair

City Council, Executive Director of Housing & Community Development

Andrew Goodman

Secretary

Director of Equitable Development, Office of Councilmember Jamie R. Gauthier

Rebecca Lopez Kriss

Treasurer

Deputy Commissioner, Philadelphia
Department of Revenue

Darwin Beauvais

board member

Partner, Obermayer, Rebmann, Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Cornelius Brown

board member

Principal and Regional Manager, Bohler Engineering

Maria Gonzalez

board member

President, HACE Community Development Corporation

Jenny Greenberg

board member

Executive Director, Neighborhood Gardens Trust

Kelvin Jeremiah

board member

President and CEO, Philadelphia Housing Authority

Michael Johns

board member

Principal, Mdesigns + MWJ Consulting LLC

Majeedah Rashid

board member

Chief Operating Officer, Nicetown Community Development Corporation

As of July 2019 the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority (PRA) and the Philadelphia Land Bank (PLB) are staffed by employees of PHDC. PRA and the Land Bank remain independent organizations overseen by independent boards of directors. Accordingly, you may see references to PRA and the PLB. PHDC, PLB and PRA work together to create seamless programs and services that support community development in the City of Philadelphia.