 The Michigan Women's Commission celebrates #MIWomenWednesday every week, to highlight Michigan’s female trailblazers, ceiling-busters and ladder-builders.
This week featured State Land Bank Authority's Executive Director Emily Doerr, who spoke about what visible, authentic leadership of women means to her, advice she would offer women who want to do what she does and more. View her interview here.
Check out all the videos from the #MIWomenWednesday series here.
 State Land Bank Authority (SLBA) team members Brian Woodin and Jennifer Quinlivan recently graduated from the Urban Land Institute's (ULI) Annual Larson Center for Leadership Program. The eight-month, curriculum-based program is designed to train, mentor and cultivate the next generation of real estate and land use leaders in Michigan.
Through monthly in-person meetings, individualized study and a concluding special project, program participants explore the transformative dynamics emerging within Michigan’s real estate and land use industries.
This year’s project involved reimaging the new Pershing High School in Detroit, giving participants a unique opportunity to impact the development of this new school and the surrounding community.
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“Connecting with others who work for government agencies, non-profit organizations and for-profit developers will help further our work at the SLBA," said Woodin. "This opportunity also helped me grow both personally and professionally and I look forward to sharing the insights I gained with my colleagues across state government."
"Despite my initial trepidation about taking on this course, I have learned that I have leadership qualities that allow me to go out and tackle more opportunities confidently,” said Quinlivan.
ULI has long been recognized as one of America’s most respected and widely quoted sources of objective information on urban planning, growth and development. Their members are garnered from a diverse group of land use and development disciplines, including developers, builders, investors, designers, public officials, planners, real estate brokers, attorneys, engineers, lenders, academics and students.
As one of the most progressive and active chapters in the organization, ULI Michigan provides a wide array of events, programming and initiatives designed to lead industry change. Learn more about their mission to shape a sustainable and thriving future for the entire state of Michigan here.
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This past June, SLBA staff members Ryan McNeil and Jennifer Quinlivan attended the Annual Improving Michigan’s Access to Geographic Information Networks (IMAGIN) Conference on Mackinac Island. Since 1992, geographic information system (GIS) professionals have gathered at the conference to explore the various ways GIS can benefit organizations and our state as a whole.
As the largest gathering of GIS professionals in Michigan, the conference included keynote speakers, vendor booths, education sessions, workshops, networking, social events and more.
“Attending this conference gave me a new perspective on GIS applications and how to integrate other areas of development, including solar development, into SLBA activities," said Quinlivan. "The focus on data updates inspires us to stretch our use of GIS in redeveloping properties."
“The conference was a special opportunity to step away from our everyday activities and immerse ourselves in new and emerging topics and cutting edge GIS advances,” said McNeil.
IMAGIN is a non-profit organization founded in 1993 to establish a statewide forum to advance the use of geographic information systems and spatially referenced information. There are currently over 150 members representing government, private sector, university and non-profit organizations. Membership is open to anyone interested in learning more about GIS and promoting its applications. Learn more about IMAGIN and their work here.
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