Samuel Bacote

Role: Chairperson of the Board
Appointed by: City of Atlanta in 2007

Mr. Bacote received a Masters degree in Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.  He also holds a Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Bachelors degree in Economics from Morehouse College. Mr. Bacote is active on a host of community and civic board engagements.  Mr. Bacote has extensive executive experience and strong familiarity with various governmental entities. Mr. Bacote currently manages a U.S. Department of Education Federal Contract for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) within the Capital Funding Program of the Atlanta Office of Commerce Capital Markets and Commerce Capital Access Program, a subsidiary of Toronto Dominion Bank Financial Group. Prior to his work with the U.S. Department of Education, Mr. Bacote worked as a Senior Vice President at Jackson Securities and in the field of Federal Marketing with the IBM Corporation.

Paul E. Vranicar, Esq

Paul Vranicar is an Associate in Holland & Knight LLP’s Litigation practice, where he has represented business clients in matters involving business torts, contract disputes, and real estate and development disputes. Mr. Vranicar has obtained experience on many levels of litigation practice, including state and federal appeals, and has participated in every phase of business cases--from inception through trial, and through appeals and collection. In the summer of 2009, he obtained a favorable result for his client while participating in a federal jury trial that lasted more than two weeks and involved sophisticated Global Positioning Satellite technology--the plaintiff had sought nearly $9 million in damages, but by the end of the trial, the defense had obtained a judgment of more than $1 million in favor of Mr. Vranicar's client.

In addition, Mr. Vranicar has developed his practice to include areas relating to government representation and public policy and regulation. His experience includes assisting a major healthcare company to obtain gubernatorial support for an agreement to provide greater public access to flu shots, conducting federal disparity studies, and representing municipalities to ensure compliance with Tax Allocation District bonds and various contractual obligations.
 

Mr. Vranicar received his J.D. from the Emory University School of Law and a B.A. from Bard College.  He speaks Swedish, Italian and Spanish.

Melanie Cook, Esq

Role: Secretary
Appointed by: Fulton County in 2011

Coming soon.

Derrick Duckworth

Role: Treasurer
Appointed by: Fulton County in 2011

Coming soon.

Mr. Norman, Executive Director for the Fulton County/City of Atlanta Land Bank Authority (LBA), has served in various leadership roles with the LBA over the past six years. Having previously served as the Chair and Vice Chair of the Board, Mr. Norman was named the Executive Director in August 2010. Prior to the appointment, Mr. Norman was a co-founder and Managing Partner of Dunwoody Asset Management, LLC, which is a boutique investment banking firm. He has worked with such prestigious entities as: Wachovia Corporation, KBC Bank, N.V., Finova Capital Corporation and Swartz Institutional Finance.
An Atlanta native, Mr. Norman holds a Bachelors degree in Mathematics from Emory University and a Master of Management degree in Finance, Strategy, Operations and Decision Sciences from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He serves on the Board of the Atlanta Land Trust Collaborative, Eta Omega Foundation, as Co-Executive Director of the Omega Manhood Leadership Institute as well as a host of other civic and professional organizations. One of the strategic objectives of the LBA, as stated by Mr. Norman, is to “continue to rapidly evolve into a customer focused agency with high standards and operational transparency that implements its goals with innovation and tangible results.”

Program Manager/NSP

Telephone Number: (404) 585 - 3398

Email Address:
rrandolph@fccalandbank.org

In his time as a real estate consultant and broker, Royal has been involved in numerous residential and commercial real estate transactions representing buyers, sellers, landlords, and tenants.  Despite the downturn in the economy, his real estate business has more than doubled each year since 2008.  Royal is a Certified Investor Agent Specialist (CIAS) and Certified REO Expert which, along with his experience, has helped him to become a trusted advisor to real estate buyers/investors of various sizes and types, helping them to evaluate, structure, coordinate and close real estate transactions.  Also, as a Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE), Royal has extensive knowledge of foreclosure mitigation strategies to the extent that he has assisted multiple distressed Atlanta home owners avoid foreclosure by helping them negotiate over $1,000,000 in mortgage debt forgiveness.  Lastly, Royal is the team lead for his real estate office of over 100 agents in which he is responsible for setting the training and development agenda for his colleagues.

Royal is a former information technology consulting manager with Accenture (formerly known as Andersen Consulting).  He has over seventeen years of consulting experience where he emphasizes a participatory and developmental style.  Royal’s broad experience in consulting has given him exposure to many types of work environments and people from all over the world; he has learned how to relate to diverse working styles and how to leverage people’s individual strengths as a leader and a coach.  Now, as a real estate consultant and principal of Royal Randolph & Company LLC, Royal is applying this experience to help individuals, families, and small business owners achieve their dreams and improve the Greater Atlanta Community.

Ms. Corporal has invaluable on-the-job training and has faithfully served the LBA.  She demonstrates an unwavering commitment to quality and excellence. Ms. Corporal’s future goals are to make the Land Bank Authority a “needed organization that operates with intent and clear direction while serving as a valuable resource to the community it serves.”