Stacy Spann

Field Catalysts

2022 - 2023

Focus Area:
Affordable HousingCommunity and Economic DevelopmentPhilanthropyRacial Equity
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Wells Fargo Foundation
Head of Housing Access and Affordability Philanthropy
Kensington, Maryland

Stacy L. Spann is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Maryland at College Park in the capstone course for the Masters Program in Real Estate. Previously, he served as President and CEO of MidCity Financial. Stacy joined MidCity from the Housing Opportunities Commission, where he served as Executive Director from 2012 through July 2021.  Prior to joining HOC, Mr. Spann was the Executive Director and Director of Howard County Housing, where he led the county’s public housing authority and Department of Housing and Community Development after serving as the Assistant Commissioner for Development Finance at Baltimore Housing. Mr. Spann has been responsible for the development and rehabilitation of thousands of affordable housing units across the Baltimore and DC metropolitan areas.

Mr. Spann is currently an adjunct professor of the Capstone Course Masters Program in Real Estate at the University of Maryland’s School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation.  An Annie E. Casey Children & Family Class 10 Fellow, Mr. Spann holds a BA in Business Administration from Morehouse College and a MPA in Advanced Management and Finance from Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs.