Cuyahoga Land Bank

Dennis Roberts, Esq., Director of Real Estate

Dennis Roberts is an attorney and a real estate agent. As the Director of Real Estate, he and his team have facilitated the renovation and...

Dennis Roberts is an attorney and a real estate agent. As the Director of Real Estate, he and his team have facilitated the renovation and disposition of over 1,900 single family homes throughout the county, which has generated more than $15 million in sales over the last 10 years. Under Roberts’ leadership, the Land Bank has built, sold, or is building, over 28 new homes for an estimated combined value of $8 million throughout the Greater Cleveland area. He is also active at a policy level, currently working with governmental entities to help develop a model zoning ordinance and identify ways to improve the entitlement process of various cities throughout the county.

Kamla Lewis, Senior Housing Development Manager

Ms. Lewis has primary responsibility for the East Cleveland redevelopment project. She has over 30 years of experience working in community...

Ms. Lewis has primary responsibility for the East Cleveland redevelopment project. She has over 30 years of experience working in community and economic development in a variety of settings, specializing in housing preservation, community engagement, strategic planning and increasing competitiveness of older cities. In addition to 20 years in municipal government, she has worked at the international level with the United Nations Development Program, in a non-profit setting at the San Francisco Food Bank, at the County level with the Cuyahoga County Board of County Commissioners in Ohio and at the regional level with the Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) in Cleveland. She serves on the board of Policy Matters Ohio, the Princeton Prize in Race Relations and the NCST Middle Neighborhood’s Steering Committee. She is a graduate of Princeton University in New Jersey, and Cambridge University in England, with an academic background in both political science and development economics.

Ricardo Leon, Chief Operating Officer

Ricardo León has most recently served as Executive Director of the Metro West Community Development Organization, where he led a...

Ricardo León has most recently served as Executive Director of the Metro West Community Development Organization, where he led a multifaceted team of community development practitioners offering a suite of services to three Cleveland near-west neighborhoods; Stockyards, Clark-Fulton, and Brooklyn Centre. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Baldwin Wallace University and a Master of Science in Urban Studies with a concentration in Economic Development from the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University. Ricardo’s career has spanned the startup, corporate, and consulting industries prior to joining the nonprofit sector. He extends his leadership and community focus outside of the office through his participation on the MetroHealth Foundation Board of Directors, Fund for Our Economic Future Board of Directors, Front Steps Housing and Services Board of Directors, Neighborhood Family Practice Board of Directors, Hebrew Free Loan Association Board of Directors, CHN Housing Capital Advisory Board, and numerous other community focused committees.