2023 Non-Property Related Activities
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2023 NON-PROPERTY RELATED ACTIVITIES
Puerto Rico Secretary of Housing Visit • Delegation from Puerto Rico visited on August 18th. • Secretary of Housing for Puerto Rico, William Rodriguez, Esq., along with other notable members, joined for an afternoon filled with discourse on MALB programs and initiatives. • The creation of land banks has been authorized in Puerto Rico and they visited select land banks in the United States to learn more about best practices and programs. • One of our important sector partners, the Center for Community Progress, played a key role in creating and supporting the legislation that made land banks possible in both Georgia and Puerto Rico .
Pictured in order from left to right : Frank Alexander, Esq. (Co-Founder/ Senior Legal and Policy Advisor - Center for Community Progress), Neyla Ortíz (Legal Affairs Deputy Secretary, - Department of Housing.-Puerto Rico), Christopher Norman (Executive Director – MALB), Alicia Díaz, Esq. (Lead Attorney, - Center for Habitat Reconstruction-Puerto Rico), Maretzie Díaz (Disaster Recovery Deputy Secretary, - Department of Housing-Puerto Rico), William Rodríguez, Esq. (Secretary of Housing - Puerto Rico), Luis Gallardo, Esq. (Executive Director, - Center for Habitat Reconstruction-Puerto Rico), Kim Graziani (Technical Assistance Senior Advisor - Center for Community Progress) not pictured
Social Media •
As part of the MALB’s ongoing marketing and rebranding strategy, the MALB created social media profiles across several platforms. • Social media communications serve to increase the MALB’s visibility, transparency, and collaboration with the communities we serve. • Terica Bashir, Program Director, coordinates with Your Crescendo, LLC to compose, design, and manage posts.
LinkedIn: 760 followers https://www.linkedin.com/company/metroatlantalandbank/ Facebook: 540 followers https://www.facebook.com/metroatlantalandbank Instagram: 1126 followers https://www.instagram.com/metroatlantalandbank/
Metro Atlanta Land Bank // Annual Report 2023
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