 Two State Land Bank Authority (SLBA) staff members, Brian Woodin and Jennifer Quinlivan, have been accepted into this year's cohort of the prestigious Urban Land Bank Institute (ULI) Annual Larson Center for Leadership cohort. ULI is a curriculum-based program designed to train and mentor the next generation of real estate and land use leaders in Michigan.
The eight-month program is comprised of eight program days. Each program day has a specific topic of focus, such as infrastructure, regionalism and the role of government and take place at various locations around the Metro Detroit area.
Participants are mid-career, Michigan-based professionals who work either directly or indirectly in the real estate or land-use sectors and have a strong working knowledge of and commitment to the mission of the Urban Land Institute.
Congratulations, Brian and Jennifer!
Brian Woodin joined the SLBA in December of 2017. As a Property Analyst, he helps maintain the accuracy of geographical and historical data pertaining to parcels in the SLBA’s inventory. He is also an FAA-licensed Part 107 Unmanned Aerial Systems pilot. Operating a DJI Phantom 4 drone to collect up-to-the-minute information and imagery, he helps ensure that SLBA staff have the tools they need to make accurate and timely decisions on projects that create positive economic impact for Michigan communities and recycle land to productive use.
Originally from Arlington, Texas, Woodin served in the United States Marine Corps before attending Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, MI. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Geography, a Bachelor of Arts in History and currently lives in Kentwood, Michigan with his wife Heather, son Charlie and dachshund Margaret Thatcher.
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Jennifer Quinlivan has served as a Property Analyst for the SLBA since 2017. Ms. Quinlivan specializes in the disposition processes and works directly with applicants to purchase SLBA properties and meet the SLBA mission for state owned properties.
Since Ms. Quinlivan has joined the SLBA team, she has worked on over 1,000 applications. She is currently working with local governmental units, non-profits, development companies and private landowners to create a positive economic and environmental impact for communities and to reduce the amount of vacant and blighted properties within those communities. Quinlivan has worked to implement lean processes for disposition, brownfield and conservation/mitigation opportunities. She is also working directly with local communities to market SLBA properties through multiple marketing and direct contact campaigns. She is passionate about her involvement in the Equity and Inclusion Core Group at the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) and their mission to bring a better understanding of equity and inclusion to fellow state employees.
One of her favorite aspects of her job besides the comradery with her team is creating relationships with individual partners and applicants within the communities where the SLBA holds property.
Quinlivan is a graduate from South Dakota State University with a Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture. She spent ten years in Colorado as a Landscape Architect before moving to the Lansing area. Upon moving to Michigan, she gained multiple Graduate Certificates in Geographic Information Studies from Pennsylvania State University. She then worked locally as an Assistant Planner, in which she utilized both planning and geographic information processing skills.
Quinlivan is involved in a local run group that she co-founded in 2010 and is an avid runner, having participated in multiple marathons nationwide. She lives in Brighton with her two young boys, significant other and their dog, Bernie.
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