Melanie Miller
City of Kansas City, MO — Kansas City Land Bank
MELANIE MILLER recently retired as the Chief Executive Officer for Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey, a non-profit agency where she oversaw the execution of accessible performing arts programs in the community and led the organization to financial stability. She has more than 30 years of experience in corporate leadership positions at Chrysler Motors, MassMutual, Hallmark Cards and DEMDACO. Miller is active in the Arts Community in Kansas City and a recent recipient of the Lift Her Up award. She has a B.S. degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia and an MBA from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill.
Project
Kansas City is addressing housing disparities through a strategic initiative to transform Land Bank-owned properties into affordable homes in targeted neighborhoods. The project will tackle the city’s high vacancy rates and declining Black homeownership by redeveloping vacant properties and creating pathways to homeownership for historically underserved communities. Through this initiative, Kansas City aims to foster intergenerational wealth creation, reduce blight, enhance public safety, and increase property tax revenues while supporting broader community revitalization goals.