Building partnerships with local governments can help a land bank move beyond single transactions and toward fostering long-term community revitalization. In this session, land bank leaders will share ways they have engaged their local governments so that the land banks become essential tools for the government in community revitalization. Building trust with political leaders positions land banks to reform political systems and practices that make their work possible. 

Speakers: 

• David Mann, President and Chief Executive Officer, Lucas County Land Bank 

• Christopher Norman, Executive Director, Metro Atlanta Land Bank