Philadelphia Land Bank Board

The Philadelphia Land Bank manages most 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

Herb Wetzel
Herbert Wetzel, Chair, Retired, former
Executive Director, Housing and Community Development, City Council

Andrew Goodman, Secretary, Director of
Equitable Development, Office of
Councilmember Jamie R. Gauthier

Darwin Beauvais, Attorney and Partner,
Obermayer’s Business & Finance Department

Maria Gonzalez, President, HACE
Community Development Corporation

Kelvin Jeremiah, President and CEO,
Philadelphia Housing Authority

Majeedah Rashid, Chief Operating Officer,
Nicetown Community Development Corporation

Nicholas Dema, Vice Chair, City Council,
Executive Director of Housing & Community Development

Rebecca Lopez Kriss, Treasurer
Deputy Commissioner, Philadelphia
Department of Revenue

Cornelius Brown, Principal and Regional
Manager, Bohler Engineering


Jenny Greenberg, Executive Director,
Neighborhood Gardens Trust


Michael Johns, Principal Mdesigns + MWJ
Consulting LLC

2025 Board Meeting Dates

March 11, 2025
April 8, 2025
May 13, 2025
June 10, 2025
July 8, 2025
August 12, 2025
September 9, 2025
October 14, 2025
November 18, 2025 (Third Tuesday)
December 16, 2025 (Third Tuesday)


2025 Board meetings

February 11, 2025

January 14, 2025


Previous Years Agendas & Minutes

Each package contains the month’s agenda, board package, and minutes from the prior month’s meeting. During COVID we also posted a video of the meeting.

Right-to-Know-Policy

OOR Standard RTK Request Form

Conflict of Interest Disclosure Process


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.