Closing the Racial Homeownership Gap

Amanda Rhein is Executive Director of the Atlanta Land Trust, a non-profit committed to creating and stewarding permanently affordable housing to support inclusive, equitable communities throughout the city of Atlanta. Prior to joining the Atlanta Land Trust Ms. Rhein led the transit-oriented development (TOD) initiative at MARTA, resulting in the redevelopment of over 35 acres of underutilized surface parking at eight heavy rail stations. Ms.…

Cindy Chance, PhD, is Founder and Principal at FosterChance, a consulting firm specializing in advancing ethical program, project and management practices to improve results including the bottom line.  Cindy's background includes faculty and administrative roles in higher education, notably at Georgetown University, where she was Assistant Provost for Faculty Affairs  and Senior Associate Dean in the School of Professional Studies for non-degree programs ranging from…

Jung Hyun Choi is a principal research associate with the Housing Finance Policy Center at the Urban Institute. She studies urban inequality, focusing on housing, urban economics, real estate finance, and disadvantaged populations in the housing market. Before joining Urban, Choi was a postdoctoral scholar at the University of Southern California Price Center for Social Innovation, where her research examined innovative housing and social policies…

Ashani Collins O’Mard serves as Senior Vice President of Strategic Housing Investments at the Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership (ANDP), where she grows strategic partnerships needed to enhance ANDP’s ability to acquire, develop, and invest to achieve its mission and sustainability. Previously, O’Mard served as Founding Executive Director of Atlanta Affordable Housing Fund, a $15MM closed-end, social impact fund, which served as a proof of concept…