Community Progress Webinars

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Past Webinar Recordings

Available on YouTube.

February 2025: Building Coalitions for State Legislative Reforms
Presenters: Waterman — Attorney, Legal Services of Eastern Missouri; Charlie Hinderliter — Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, St. Louis REALTORS; Kevin Windham — former Representative, Missouri House of Representatives; Sara Toering — Senior Fellow, Center for Community Progress

November 2024: The Road Ahead for Land Banks
Presenters: Brian Larkin — Director, National Land Bank Network, Center for Community Progress; Michelle Thompson — Executive Director, Michigan Land Bank Association

August 2024: Planting the Seeds: How Land Banks in Small Communities Can Grow Trust and Impact
Presenters: Bekki Fox — Community Development Director, City of Rome; Amanda Carter — Land Bank Authority Manager, Rome-Floyd County Land Bank Authority

May 2024: Vacant Land Collaborations and Data: Lessons from CLEVLOT
Presenters: Tim Dehm – Planning and Design Specialist, Western Reserve Land Conservancy; Alyssa Hernandez – Director of Community Development, City of Cleveland 

April 2024: Partnering with Public Schools: Metro Atlanta Land Bank’s Creative Neighborhood Beautification Pilot Program
Presenters: Terica Black Bashir — Program Director, Metro Atlanta Land Bank; Christopher Norman — Executive Director, Metro Atlanta Land Bank; Sarah Erickson — Director of Fine and Performing Arts, Atlanta Public Schools

February 2024: Reevaluating Code Enforcement: A New Approach to Addressing Problem Properties »
Presenters: Erica Faaborg – Deputy City Solicitor, City of Cincinnati; Libby Benton – Senior Counsel, Center for Community Progress; Tarik Abdelazim – Vice President, Technical Assistance, Center for Community Progress 

December 2023: Policy Reform Post-Tyler v. Hennepin County: Preserving Homeownership, Preventing Vacancy, and Reducing Legal Risk »
Presenters: Libby Benton, Senior Counsel – Center for Community Progress, Andrea Bopp Stark, Senior Attorney – National Consumer Law Center, Matt Kreis, General Counsel – Center for Community Progress, John Rao, Senior Attorney – National Consumer Law Center, Nketiah (“Ink”) Berko – Equal Justice Works Fellow

November 2023: Dealing with Vacant Buildings and Lots as a Resident »
Presenters: Christina Carter-Grant, Associate Director – National Land Bank Network; Joe Dulin, Director of Community Development – City of Peoria

October 2023: Contracts and Codes: What Land Banks Should Know About Community Gardens »
Presenters: LaTosha Okoiron, General Counsel and Compliance Manager – Houston Land Bank; Brian Larkin, Director, National Land Bank Network

July 2023: Resident-First Revitalization in a Rapidly Gentrifying Atlanta Neighborhood: Lessons in Creating Economic Groundcover at 918 Dill Ave »
Presenters: Odetta MacLeish-White, Director, Georgia Initiatives – Center for Community Progress; Zach Murray, Organizing and Movement Building Director – The Guild

May 2023: Utilizing Partnerships and Collaboration in Vacant Land Stewardship »
Presenters: Liz Kozub, Associate Director, National Technical Assistance – Center for Community Progress; Laura Ginn, Vacancy Strategist – City of St. Louis; Torrey Park, Director, St. Louis Vacancy Collaborative

February 2023: Reimagine Delinquent Property Tax Enforcement »
Presenters: Kim Graziani, Technical Assistance Senior Advisor – Center for Community Progress; Nneka N'namdi, Founder and Chief Operation Office – Flight Blight Bmore

November 2022: Leaders of Color in Land Banking »
Presenters: Terica Black Bashir – Program Director, Metro Atlanta Land Bank; Christa D. Stoneham – Chief Executive Officer/President, Houston Land Bank; Stephanie Quick – Chief Operating Officer, Intend Indiana

October 2022: Land Banking 101 en Español »
Presenters: Luis Gallardo – Executive Director, Center for Habitat Reconstruction, Inc.; Ricardo León – Chief Operating Officer, Cuyahoga Land Bank

August 2022: Incorporating Green Building Into Your Equitable Community Development Plan »
Presenters: Odetta MacLeish-White – Director of Georgia Initiatives, Center for Community Progress; Cheneé Joseph – President and CEO, Historic District Development Corporation

July 2022: How to Use Property Condition Data for Vacant Land Stewardship »
Presenters: Janell O’Keefe - Senior Program Officer for Michigan Initiatives, Center for Community Progress; Melissa Hertlein - Genesee County Land Bank; Austin Harrison - Rhodes College

May 2022: State Policy and Equitable Revitalization: A Conversation with Alan Mallach »
Presenters: Alan Mallach - Senior Fellow, Center for Community Progress; Alison Goebel - Executive Director, Greater Ohio Policy Center

April 2022: Strengthening Community Relationships to Achieve Equitable Code Enforcement »
Presenters: Liz Kozub - Associate Director of National Technical Assistance, Center for Community Progress; Joe Dulin - Community Development Director; Community Development Department; City of Peoria

March 2022: Understanding The Final Rule: Leveraging ARPA To Address Vacancy and Strengthen Communities »
Presenters: Rob Finn - Director of Policy and Research, Center for Community Progress; Cordaryl Patrick - Director of Economic and Community Development, City of Decatur, Illinois; and Katelyn Wright - Executive Director, Greater Syracuse Land Bank

February 2022: Land Banks and Community Land Trusts: Partnering to Provide Equitable Housing Opportunities for Generations to Come »
Presenters: Kim Graziani - Senior Technical Assistance Advisor, Center for Community Progress; Christopher Norman - Executive Director, Metro Atlanta Land Bank; and Amanda Rhein - Executive Director, Atlanta Land Trust

November 2021: Creative Placemaking: New Tools for Empowering Community-Led Revitalization »
Presenters: Liz Kozub - Associate Director of National Leadership and Education, Center for Community Progress; Daniel Egusquiza - Executive Director, Barrio Alegria

October 2021: Vacant Land Stewardship – New Online Resource Center from Community Progress »
Presenters: Janell O'Keefe – Senior Program Officer for Michigan Initiatives, Center for Community Progress; Evaine Sing, RLA, LEED AP - Community and Organizational Consultant, EKS Solutions, LLC.

August 2021: The Cost of a 2×4 is What?! Overview of Lumber Costs and the Opportunity for Deconstruction »
Speakers: Dr. George H. Berghorn - Assistant Professor of Construction Management and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Forestry, Michigan State University; Mae Bowley, Executive Director, Re:Purpose Savannah; Danielle Lewinski - Vice President of Technical Assistance, Center for Community Progress for Community Progress

June 2021: Land Banks in America: Today’s Movement and What We’ve Learned »
Speaker: Brian Larkin – Director of the National Land Bank Network, Center for Community Progress

April 2021: Prioritizing Repair Support for Financially Struggling Property Owners »
Presenter: Payton Heins – Director of Michigan Initiatives, Center for Community Progress

March 2021: Land Banks 101: The Fundamentals of Land Banking and Equitable Development »
Presenter: Tarik Abdelazim – Director of National Technical Assistance, Center for Community Progress