Meet the Team
Shannon Morgan - President and Founder
Shannon M. Morgan is a nationally recognized real estate development executive with more than 30 years of experience in real estate (Michigan license issued 1995) and over 25 years leading transformational housing and mixed-use development across Michigan and the United States.
Founder of Renovare Development, a small woman-owned social impact development firm focused on missing middle, attainable, and for-sale housing. Specializes in innovative partnerships on publicly owned and brownfield sites, working with local, regional, and state partners to unlock complex properties and deliver community-centered homeownership opportunities.
CORE EXPERTISE
- Public Land & Brownfield Redevelopment
- Production & Urban Homebuilding
- Capital Stack Engineering
- HOA & Condominium Governance
- Federal & State Housing Policy
- Strategic Advisory Leadership
- Master-Planned Communities
- Missing Middle & For-Sale Housing
- Tax Credit Structuring
- Adaptive Reuse
- Public-Private Partnerships
HONORS AND AWARDS
- Midwest Real Estate Hall of Fame Inductee (2021)
- Lifetime Achievement Award for Brownfield Redevelopment – Center for Creative Land Recycling & U.S. EPA (2019)
- National Affordable Housing Developer of the Year – Smart Growth America (2018)
- Notable Women in Real Estate – Crain’s Detroit (2018)
- Charles L. Edson Tax Credit Award – Excellence in LIHTC Development
Lori Drumm - Controller
Lori is an experienced financial leader with more than 20 years of industry expertise managing corporate financial operations across multiple entities. As Controller, she oversees all aspects of accounting and human resources, including accounts payable and receivable, payroll, benefits coordination, sales tax compliance, cash management, contract administration, inventory management, budgeting, and financial statement preparation and analysis.
In addition to her core accounting leadership, Lori manages grant application compliance and administers state and federal funding mechanisms. She has deep expertise in navigating Renovare’s complex financial stacks, including layered capital structures, public-private partnerships, and regulatory reporting requirements. Lori also oversees audit coordination and compliance processes, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and alignment with funding guidelines across all projects.
Her attention to detail, regulatory knowledge, and command of sophisticated funding structures are critical to supporting Renovare’s mission-driven development work.
Amy Wess - Project Operations Manager
Amy brings decades of experience across the full spectrum of the housing industry, with expertise ranging from large-scale subdivisions and home building to federal financing, Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) initiatives, homeownership projects, and LIHTC developments. She has managed the full breadth of housing product types and financing structures throughout her career.
During her tenure with Crosswinds, Amy worked on comprehensive, large master planned communities and participated in land closings exceeding $70 million. As a former underwriter, she developed deep expertise in risk analysis, financial structuring, and layered project-level accounting within the home building world.
At Renovare, Amy oversees complex project accounting across developments that often include up to ten separate sources of grant funding and layered state and federal financing mechanisms. Her experience navigating these intricate capital stacks ensures compliance, accuracy, and financial stability across projects.
Beyond accounting, Amy assists with complex insurance structures, helps manage HOA frameworks, and supports numerous sales-related activities. She is widely regarded as an expert in home building project-level accounting, bringing a rare and highly specialized skill set to the team.
Amy has also worked alongside several members of this team across multiple organizations over decades, bringing deep institutional knowledge, continuity, and trusted leadership to Renovare’s operations.
Deborah Anderson - Sales Manager
Deborah is a mission-driven real estate professional with more than 15 years of experience helping clients buy, sell, and invest in residential properties. Her background spans traditional real estate brokerage, leasing, title operations, and new construction sales, giving her a comprehensive understanding of the homeownership process from contract to closing.
As Sales Manager at Renovare, Deborah plays a critical role in guiding first-time and affordable homebuyers through what can often be a complex and overwhelming journey. Many of Renovare’s buyers require additional preparation — from strengthening credit profiles to navigating detailed affordability documentation and layered application requirements. Deborah is known for her hands-on, client-centered approach, walking alongside buyers step-by-step to ensure they understand each stage of the process.
She works closely with housing counselors and lending partners to help buyers overcome barriers and reach the approval table. Determined and deeply compassionate, Deborah listens carefully to each family’s needs and acts as both advocate and guide, ensuring homeownership becomes an achievable reality — not just a dream.
Her experience includes serving as a Leasing Agent with Mutual Property Management in Farmington Hills, a Sales Agent for new construction at Clyde Smith Farms in Westland, working with a team at National Realty Centers in Birmingham, and supporting operations at Nations Title in Livonia. This diverse operational background strengthens her ability to manage both the relational and transactional sides of home sales.
Outside of work, Deborah enjoys spending time outdoors — walking, biking, or visiting the beach — and cherishes time with her sons, grandsons, friends, and family.
Adam Hammons - Sales Manager
Adam brings more than 20 years of real estate experience and a reputation built on trust, integrity, and results. He began his career in residential real estate, developing a strong understanding of the buying and selling process by working closely with clients and guiding them through each stage of the transaction.
Adam previously worked with the Crosswinds team and Home Renewal Systems (HRS Communities), where he was formally trained in new construction sales and developed a proven track record of successfully delivering new home product. His experience in master-planned and community-focused developments gives him a strong command of positioning, absorption strategy, and buyer engagement in the new construction environment.
Beyond sales, Adam brings valuable public-sector experience to the development process. As a former Westland City Council Member and former Planning Commissioner, he has firsthand knowledge of municipal processes, zoning, land use, and community planning. This perspective allows him to effectively navigate approvals, leverage community resources, and align development strategy with broader neighborhood goals.
Adam is deeply committed to rebuilding and strengthening communities. His blend of private-sector sales expertise and public leadership experience provides Renovare with both market insight and civic understanding, helping ensure projects are positioned for long-term success.
Dan Jankowski - Project Manager, Research and Development
Dan brings extensive experience in real estate and home building, with prior roles at Crosswinds and Pulte, where he developed a strong foundation in residential development operations and market positioning. His professional background is rooted in data research and analysis, with a particular focus on demographic trends, socioeconomic data, Area Median Income (AMI), and household formation patterns.
Within the mixed-income and affordability sector, Dan’s research is critical to Renovare’s development strategy. His analysis of income bands, market demand, and long-term household trends directly informs product design, pricing structures, and community positioning across projects.
In addition to his analytical work, Dan supports the coordination of Renovare’s developments across development, sales, and marketing functions. He leads marketing execution, including branding materials, formal presentations, digital campaigns, and social media strategy, and designs internal information systems that streamline operational processes and data management.
Dan’s combination of data-driven strategy and operational execution provides Renovare with both forward-looking insight and disciplined implementation across its portfolio.
Our Work
Urban Neighborhoods
Renovare focuses on the development of various product types in urban communities that provide mixed-income housing and community-centric commercial spaces. Our main goal is to provide workforce housing to the families that drive Michigan's economy and commercial amenities that meet the needs of working families.
Rural Main Streets
Renovare works with small rural towns to identify and address key economic issues such as attainable housing and affordable retail and commercial space. We work closely with local government to create strategic partnerships designed to deliver projects that meet those needs, and provide third-place spaces and public amenities that promote a sense of community.