Michael Andrick, Demolition and Property Maintenance Specialist
517-267-5221, ext 2381. Cell: 517-337-8278. Email: mandrick@ingham.org
Michael is responsible for the demolition process of residential and commercial properties, including the procurement of all contractors for every task. He is responsible for all aspects of demolitions including specifications, contractor bids, contracts, on-site inspections, budgets, and invoicing. He also carries out daily property maintenance tasks, including field inspections, monitoring houses, condos, and commercial structures. He manages and coordinates Land Bank maintenance contractors and their responsibility pertaining to Land Bank properties. He regularly completes field work and manages properties for the Ingham County Treasurer during the tax foreclosure process.
David Burns, Real Estate Specialist
517-267-5221, ext 2384. Email: dburns2@ingham.org
David executes detailed real estate transactions of residential and commercial properties. He manages the development and sales of large commercial properties that may include Brownfield integration and tax credit options. He identifies and secures the development of vacant-parcel clusters and strategizes funding mechanisms with construction plans for the perfect final project.
Roxanne Case, Executive Director and Grant Manager
517-267-5221, ext 2382. Email: rcase@ingham.org
As the Land Bank Grant Manager, Roxanne manages the Land Bank's contracts with both the funding agencies and contractors involved demolitions, rehabs, and new construction projects. She believes the Land Bank’s work is important because, “It brings neighborhoods back to life -- eliminating blight and remodeling for sale properties gives momentum to neighborhoods and moves the county forward.”
Roxanne enjoys working with demolition properties and finds the responsibility of turning around a blighted structure into green space rewarding. “It’s always a happy day when we can improve the safety of our neighborhoods,” she says.
John Krohn, Garden Program Coordinator
517-267-5221, ext 2386. Email: jkrohn@ingham.org
John manages the Land Bank Garden Program, which provides technical assistance to empower urban residents to manage vacant lots as household or community gardens, urban farms, or enhanced green space. The Garden Program, with the help of a team of AmeriCorps members and volunteers from the community, is able to eliminate most of our maintenance obligations at many of our vacant parcels, turning those liabilities into assets for our community. As a Lansing resident, John sees the Land Bank’s work as vital to supporting neighborhoods hard hit by the foreclosure crisis, transforming problems into opportunities to create healthier, vibrant, and inspiring spaces for people to live and work.
John is proud of the Land Bank’s community food assets, which include a u-pick raspberry patch, a u-pick sweet corn patch, and an orchard. John looks forward to helping provide Lansing’s urban core with some of the same opportunities for active outdoor recreation, food security, and natural beauty that rural and suburban residents enjoy."
Melissa McKimmy, Construction Grant Administrator
517-267-5221, ext 2378. Email: mmckimmy@ingham.org
Melissa works closely with construction supervisors while supporting the construction process of specifications, bid documentation, contractor communication, and contract management. She enjoys connecting with contractors and finds assisting with the administration of housing renovation, new construction, and blight elimination projects very rewarding. She is also responsible for the administration of grant funds through federal, state, and local sources and has a passion for neighborhood revitalization, fostering partnerships, and grant development.
Tony Olivarez, Construction Manager
517-267-5221, ext 2383. Email: tolivarez@ingham.org
Tony develops cost estimates and bid specifications, then manages the contractors hired to rehab foreclosed houses and build new on vacant lands. To Tony, “The Land Bank provides opportunity for home ownership for many, while improving the landscape of the Ingham County community.” Of all the projects Tony is involved in, he enjoys his daily interaction with residents, vendors and community leaders the most. As a Michigan native, one of Tony’s passions is the continued rehabilitation of properties, providing affordable housing for first time homeowners.