Debora Flora has led the Mahoning County Land Bank (MCLB) since July 2012. She leans on her first career as a newspaper reporter to develop the land bank's marketing materials and grant application narratives. Mahoning County Land Bank is active in demolition, brownfield remediation, housing construction and renovation, land assembly, and vacant lot reutilization. Debora is a lifelong resident of Northeast Ohio and a graduate of Youngstown State University. She is vice chair of the Economic Action Group, which provides economic development support services to public, private, and nonprofit stakeholders in Youngstown and Warren. She also serves on the multi-county Building a Better Belmont Initiative, the Youngstown-Warren Regional Chamber's Housing Council, various committees of The Rotary Club of Youngstown, and in volunteer roles at St. Brendan Catholic Church. She was a founding member of the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation Board of Directors from 2009 to 2015. She lives in Youngstown with her husband and son.
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