Ms. Amanda Rhein

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. Rhein spent almost 10 years at Invest Atlanta, Atlanta’s Development Authority and the economic development agency for the City of Atlanta. While at Invest Atlanta, Ms. Rhein managed the City’s primary economic development tools which catalyzed over 30 projects, resulting in the investment of $3.5 billion in Atlanta’s most underserved communities. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Ms. Rhein graduated from Boston College with a bachelor’s degree in sociology in 2002. She earned a Master of City and Regional Planning from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2004. Ms. Rhein is active in the Urban Land Institute where she is Chair of Mission Advancement at the Atlanta District Council and a member of the Livable Communities Council.