Staff

Kathy Schwab
Executive Director
(513) 723-2114
kschwab@lisc.org

Cincinnati real estate development veteran Kathy Laker Schwab is the Executive Director of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation Greater Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky (LISC GCNK), a national non-profit intermediary organization that helps resident-led, community-based development organizations transform distressed communities. Schwab has over 30 years of real estate experience in both for-profit and non-profit development.

Schwab spent the first part of her career running her own real estate brokerage, management and development company for 20 years, working primarily in Mt. Auburn and Over-the-Rhine. A life-long urban advocate, Schwab became established as a resource for downtown living as Vice President of Residential Development for Downtown Cincinnati Inc. from 1998 to 2004, where she helped formulate the strategies for residential revitalization in the urban core.  She has also directed the formation of at least two CDCs in Cincinnati and has served as a development consultant to the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, the University of Cincinnati, 3CDC and the Uptown Consortium.

Prior to coming to LISC, Schwab most recently served as Real Estate Development Manager for Al. Neyer, Inc., where she was involved in development oversight and project management of several office and urban mixed-use projects.
 
Schwab is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati, where she serves as a member of the UC Real Estate Executive Advisory Council.

Brandon Holmes
Program Officer
(513) 723-2113
bholmes@lisc.org

Brandon joined LISC in March of 2010 with extensive experience in community development, real estate development and real estate investing.  Brandon currently works with our local Sustainable Communities initiative and is responsible for  underwriting and lending in the Cincinnati LISC office. Brandon earned a BBA from the University of Kentucky with a concentration in Real Estate and Finance, attended graduate school at the University of Cincinnati and has attained a variety of real estate- and community development-related  certifications.

Kristen Baker
Assistant Program Officer
513-723-2115
kbaker@lisc.org

Kristen Baker joined LISC in May 2011 as Assistant Program Officer, and brings more than eight years' experience working in the region’s non-profit community, both in direct service and program oversight roles. She provides oversight and technical assistance to Financial Opportunity Centers funded through the Social Innovation Fund. Kristen also administers our local AmeriCorps program, which helps to strengthen the capacity of non-profit organizations and neighborhoods throughout Greater Cincinnati. Kristen has a BA in Sociology and Master of Public Administration from the University of Dayton.

Lisa F. Carson
Administrative Assistant
(513) 723-2112
lcarson@lisc.org

Lisa joined LISC GCNK in 2007. In 2009, Lisa began overseeing our HUD Section 4 grant program, addressing the compliance requirements, payment disbursements and site visits for the sub-recipients.  

Lisa enjoys gardening, graphic editing and NFL.