Ms. Dana Bourland, AICP
Senior Director, Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. Green Communities
Columbia, MD

Dana Bourland is Senior Director of Green Communities for Enterprise Community Partners.  Dana directs all aspects of Green Communities, including strategic planning and program development; planning and construction grants; technical assistance and training support; research and evaluation; and public policy advocacy. Dana works with Enterprise’s financial affiliates to package and integrate the delivery of various forms of project financing to Green Communities developments, including equity investments and predevelopment loans. Dana is also co-leading an internal effort across all of Enterprise’s affiliates to expand the organizations environmental commitment through creation of new products and services and more sustainable operating procedures. 

Dana previously worked in the Maryland Department of Planning, where she implemented and collaborated with other State Agencies and national organizations on Smart Growth related policies including a Smart Growth Fund, Port Land Use, Smart Codes, Transit Oriented Development and the management of a statewide infrastructure needs analysis.  Prior to the Maryland Department of Planning Dana worked on poverty reduction strategies in communities across an eight state region with the Northwest Area Foundation.   

A Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, Dana holds a Master of Planning Degree from the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota.  She is a certified planner through the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), a member of the first Leadership Forum organized by the National Association of Affordable Housing Lenders (NAAHL) and is a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Accredited Professional.  Dana serves on the Board of Directors of Affordable Comfort and is pursuing an AMDP real estate degree from the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University.