Team

Amanda Rhein is a seasoned real estate professional with extensive experience facilitating public private partnerships and community development. She most recently served as the Senior Director of TOD and Real Estate with MARTA where she worked to create transit-oriented communities that connect people to opportunities, drive sustainable community development and promote regional prosperity. Previously she spent ten years at Invest Atlanta attracting investment to Atlanta’s most underserved communities.

Karen Babino has more than ten years combined experience in real estate. She is a licensed broker who has focused on working directly with low and moderate income households, encouraging homebuyer education, financial literacy and the use of down payment assistance programs. She is very active in her community having served in leadership roles in both her neighborhood organization and Neighborhood Planning Unit S. She previously worked in corporate marketing and communications for an acute-care, specialty hospital within a non-profit healthcare system.

Grace Roth graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with her Master of City and Regional Planning. While at GA Tech, she worked as a Graduate Researcher and a Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Scoring Intern at the Georgia Department of Community Affairs. Previously, she served as a Construction Site Coordinator with the Tacoma/Pierce County Habitat for Humanity and Field Engineer/Civil Estimator with Kiewit Power Constructors, Inc. Grace is interested in the intersection of economic, environmental, and housing justice and hopes to empower people and communities to envision and create a better world.

Angel is a contractor who coordinates projects for CIDs across the region. Previously, she worked as a leasing coordinator and a housing specialist at the city of Atlanta. Angel is a native Atlantan and graduate of Maynard Jackson High School (f/k/a Southside), Clayton State University and Phoenix University.

Randall Frazier is a Consulting Business Owner and a Chief Financial Officer with over 20 years of experience in accounting and financial management. Randall collaborates with business owners, executive teams, and board members to design and execute financial and operational strategic plans that align with their goals and vision.

Executive Vice-President/COO
Invest Atlanta

Dawn Arnold  oversees Invest Atlanta’s Community Development, Finance, Information Technology, Human Resources and Investment Services departments. Prior to her current position, Dawn served as Senior Vice President of Community Development and was responsible for providing leadership and strategic direction in the successful execution of a shared vision of comprehensive community development, quality affordable housing, and economic growth in the City of Atlanta’s ten Tax Allocation Districts.

Executive Director
Atlanta BeltLine Partnership

Rob Brawner leads the Partnership in its broad-based, collaborative focus on ensuring the promise of stronger communities and equitable, sustainable benefit to the 45 Atlanta BeltLine neighborhoods and beyond. His responsibilities include the development and implementation of the Partnership’s strategic plan, as well as capital and operational fundraising – and stewardship of the private and philanthropic funds that support of the construction of the project.

Founder and Principal

Porch and Square

Andy Schneggenburger is the founder of Porch and Square, a real estate development and consulting firm focused on a triple-bottom-line and community-oriented approach to smart growth and housing affordability. Andy also serves as Policy Advisor to DeKalb County Commissioner Michelle Long Spears and serves as Chair of the Atlanta Housing Commission, an appointed body responsible for making housing policy recommendations to Atlanta City Council and the Mayor’s Office.

Managing Partner

PacificPoint Realty

Karim Shariff is a seasoned entrepreneur who is dedicated to making an impact in the City of Atlanta. He has had the opportunity to develop and manage several business ventures from the ground up. He has also played an integral role in a number of non-profit organizations within Atlanta, including Leadership Atlanta, Dad’s Garage Theatre Company, and the APS School Governance Board. His professional experience spans over 15 years in developing and leading small businesses. His most recent venture, PacificPoint Realty, LLC, is a real estate development and investment firm, focused on the in-town Atlanta markets.

Vice-Chair

Neighborhood Planning Unit – K

Homeowner

Dynamic Development Enterprises

Homeowner

Assistant Director, Housing Policy and Programs 

City of Atlanta, Department of City Planning

Co-Founder

Atlanta Influences Everything 

Executive Director

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Bank, Community Development Banking

Senior Real Estate Developer

Mercy Housing Southeast

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Clinical Director

Families First

Just Growth Director

Partnership for Southern Equity

VP, Marketing & Communications

Decide Dekalb Development Authority