Director Juan Powell is a highly accomplished real estate developer. He currently serves as the Director of Development, Mid-Atlantic Region for The Community Builders, Inc (TCB). TCB is one of the largest affordable housing developers in the country. Previously, he was a Principal and Chief Operating Officer for the Neighborhood Development Company, a highly recognized Washington, DC-based developer.

Mr. Powell was also a Vice President with CarrAmerica Development. Headquartered in Washington, DC, CarrAmerica was formerly one of the largest office developers in the country. Director Powell holds an MBA from the Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, College Park. He also holds a BS in Civil Engineering from Howard University. He serves on the Board of the Mu Lambda Foundation, the board of the National Center and Caucus on Black Aging, and the Executive Board of the Beta Chapter Alumni Association.

He is a member of Tau Beta Pi, The Engineering Honor Society. He proudly serves as a Deacon at the First Baptist Church of Glenarden. He also has coached AAU youth basketball for over a decade. He has been married to Eugenia Powell for over 30 years and is the father of two adult sons.