Philadelphia Land Bank Board – SERVING PHILADELPHIA SINCE 1965

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

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

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

April 8, 2025

Agenda and Board Package will now be posted on the Land Bank website.

Special Board Meeting

Saturday, March 22 at 1:00 p.m

March 11, 2025

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.

2024

December 10, 2024

November 12, 2024

October 8,2024

September 10, 2024

August 13, 2024

July 16, 2024

June 11, 2024

May 14, 2024

April 9, 2024

March 12, 2024

February 13, 2024

January 16, 2024

2023

December 12, 2023
(Annual Meeting)

November 14, 2023

October 10, 2023

September 12, 2023

July 11, 2023

June 13, 2023

May 9, 2023

April 11, 2023

March 14, 2023

February 14, 2023

January 17, 2023

2022

December 13, 2022
(Annual Meeting)

November 15, 2022

October 11, 2022

September 13, 2022

August 9, 2022

July 12, 2022

June 14, 2022

May 10, 2022

April 12, 2022

March 8, 2022

February 8, 2022

January 11, 2022

2021

December 14, 2021

November 9, 2021

October 12, 2021

September 14, 2021

August 10, 2021

July 13, 2021

June 8, 2021

May 11, 2021

April 13, 2021 Board Package + Video

March 9, 2021 Board Package + Video
+ Minutes

February 9, 2021 Board Package + Video
+ Minutes

January 12, 2021 Board Package + Video
+ Minutes

2020

December 8, 2020 + Video

November 10, 2020 + Minutes + Video
October 13, 2020 + Minutes+ Video
September 8, 2020 meeting cancelled
August 11, 2020 + Minutes + Video
July 14, 2020 + Minutes + Video
June 9, 2020 + Video
May 12, 2020 + Memorandum
+ Board Package + Video
April 14 CANCELLED
March 10, 2020

February 11, 2020
January 14, 2020

2019

December 20, 2019

November 20, 2019

October 23, 2019
September 25, 2019
August 28, 2019
July 24,2019
June 19, 2019
May 15, 2019
April 17, 2019
March 20, 2019
February 27, 2019
January 16, 2019

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.