Transforming Communities:

With a new executive director at the helm and an updated strategic plan, the Omaha Municipal Land Bank sets its sights on spreading awareness of its operations, its reach, and making the most of community assets by fixing up vacant properties and supporting neighborhoods in reaching their full potential.

In Tennessee, Leslie Smith would go to great lengths to ensure her creation, Blight Authority of Memphis, Inc. (BAM), was a success. And now Smith is applying those experiences, tenacity, knack for problem-solving and relationship-building in Omaha and in her role as the executive director of the Omaha Municipal Land Bank.