Partners

Reclaiming Vacant Properties will be made possible with the help of the planners, partners, and host committee members.

HOST COMMITTEE

Marie Barni
OSU Extension

Lavea Brachman
Greater Ohio

Ruth Clevenger
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

 Kate Monter Durban
The Cleveland Housing Network

Tracey Nichols
City of Cleveland,
Dept. of Economic Development

Ronald J. H. O’Leary
City of Cleveland,
Dept. of Building and Housing
Kathleen Crowther
Cleveland Restoration Society

Frank Ford
Neighborhood Progress, Inc.

Gus Frangos
Cuyahoga County Land Reutlization Corporation

 Gregory Peckham
CLEVELAND PUBLIC ART

Judge Raymond Pianka
Cleveland Housing Court

India Pierce Lee
The Cleveland Foundation
Brook Furio
USEPA

Colleen Gilson
Cleveland Neighborhood
Development Coalition

Paul Herdeg
Cuyahoga County,
Department of Development

 Joel Ratner
The Raymond John Wean Foundation

Bobbi Reichtell
Neighborhood Progress, Inc.

Jim Rokakis
Cuyahoga County Treasurer
Robert Jaquay
Gund Foundation

Phil Kidd
Mahoning Valley Organizing Collaborative

Marie Kittredge
Slavic Village Development

 Michael Schramm
Case Western Reserve University

Terry Schwarz
Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative

Lisa Tarter
Fannie Mae
Jennifer Kuzma
First Suburbs Consortium

Kamla Lewis
City of Shaker Heights

Kermit J. Lind
Cleveland State University,
Cleveland-Marshall Law

 Tim Tramble
Burten, Bell, Carr
Development Corporation

Mark Wiseman
Ohio Attorney General

Ann Zoller
ParkWorks
Mark McDermott
Enterprise Community Partners

PARTNERS

American Planning Association
NAI Daus
American Planning Association Ohio
NAIOP Northern Ohio Chapter
Cleveland Neighborhood Development Coalition
NALGEP
CEOs for Cities
 National Community Stabilization Trust
Fannie Mae
National Housing Institute
The Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities
National Housing Trust
Greater Cleveland Community Improvement Corporation
 Neighborhood Connections
GreenCityBlueLake Institute
 Northeast-Midwest Institute
Groundwork USA
 Ohio CDC Association
International City/County Management Association Ohio Mortgage Bankers Association
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights
Under Law		 PolicyLink
Levin College of Urban Affairs Silverlode Consulting
Metropolitan Institute at Virginia Tech