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Solutions for Working Families: 2009 Learning Conference on State and Local Housing Policy featured sessions covering the full spectrum of housing policy issues. On this page you will find presentation and other resources related to many of the sessions.

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Series 1: Building a Comprehensive Strategy
Sunday, June 28

Creating a Housing Plan

Speakers:
  • Susan Baldwin, San Diego Association of Governments
  • Elizabeth Davison, Davison Consulting
  • Jennifer Raitt, Metropolitan Area Planning Council
  • Arthur Sullivan, ARCH: A Regional Coalition for Housing
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The Intersection of Housing, Land-Use and Transportation Policy

Speakers:
  • James Corless, Transportation for America
  • Dan Reuter, Atlanta Regional Commission
  • Mona Langston, Housing Preservation Project
  • Maria Choca-Urban, Center for Neighborhood Technology
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State and Regional Approaches to Housing

Speakers:
  • Cathy Creswell, California Department of Housing and Community Development
  • Jane Bilger, Illinois Housing Development Authority
  • Bob Dean, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
  • David Fink, Partnership for Strong Communities
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The Importance of Data and Goal Setting to Comprehensive Housing Strategies

Speakers:
  • Evelyn Friedman, City of Boston, Massachusetts
  • Nancy Muller, Florida Housing Finance Corporation
  • Anne Ray, Shimberg Center for Housing Studies
  • Chris Walker, Local Initiatives Support Corporation
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Going from Plan to Reality

Speakers:
  • Michael Blue, City of Highland Park Illinois
  • Jeff Briggs, City of Winter Park, Florida
  • Bill Hettinger, Prosperous Communities
  • Terri Lee, City of Atlanta, Georgia
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Series 2: Increasing Resources for Affordable Homes

Sunday, June 28


Housing Finance Toolbox for States

Speakers:
  • David Evans, Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency
  • Nicki Pecori, Illinois Housing Development Authority
  • Garth Rieman, National Council of State Housing Agencies
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The Local Tax Toolbox

Speakers:
  • Mark Shelburne, North Carolina Housing Finance Agency
  • Michael Stone, Cook County, Illinois Assessor�€�s Office
  • Curtis Tillman, Cook County, Illinois Assessor�€�s Office
  • Heather Way, Community Development Clinic, University of Texas Law School
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Making Employer-Assisted Housing Work in Your Community

Speakers:
  • Allen Rodriguez, Charter One Bank
  • Robin Snyderman, Metropolitan Planning Council
  • Julie Spezia, Housing California
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Housing Trust Funds

Speakers:
  • LuAnn Clark, City of Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Bob Palmer, Housing Action Illinois
  • Jaimie Ross, 1000 Friends of Florida
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Primer on Federal, State, and Local Housing Funding and Finance Tools

Speakers:
  • Jeff Lubell, Center for Housing Policy
  • Ray Willis, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Series 3: Building Community Support for Affordable Homes
Sunday, June 28


Strategic Partners: Building High Capacity Non-Profits

Speakers:
  • Francie Ferguson, NeighborWorks America
  • Bill Rumpf, City of Seattle, Washington
  • Gregg Warren, DHIC, Inc.
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Combating Misperceptions about Affordable Housing

Speakers:
  • Lisa Blackwell, National Multi Family Housing Council
  • Lois Parris, Manufactured Home Owners Association
  • Michael Pyatok, Pyatok Architects, Inc.
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Why Housing Matters for Health, Education, and the Economy

Speakers:
  • Rebecca Cohen, Center for Housing Policy
  • Kathleen Conroy, National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership
  • Jill Khadurri, Abt Associates
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Organizing Statewide and Regional Coalitions

Speakers:
  • Janine Cuneo, ULI Terwilliger Center for Workforce Housing
  • David Fink, Partnership for Strong Communities
  • Jeff Loustau, ARCADIAN Community Development
  • Jaimie Ross, 1000 Friends of Florida
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A Tutorial on Traditional and Web 2.0 Communications Strategies

Speakers:
  • Michele Anapol, National Housing Conference
  • Roberta Rewers, American Planning Association
  • Isaac Salazar, Enterprise Community Partners
  • Laura Woods, National Housing Conference
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Series 4: Expanding Development Opportunities
Monday, June 29


Supporting Development at the State Level

Speakers:
  • Frank Alexander, Emory University School of Law
  • Cathy Creswell, California Department of Housing and Community Development
  • Rolf Pendall, Cornell University
  • Lucy Vandenberg, New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing
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What's the Verdict on Inclusionary Zoning?

Speakers:
  • Amy Armstrong, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy
  • Debbie Bassert, National Association of Home Builders
  • Patrick Maier, Innovative Housing Institute
  • Doug Shoemaker, City of San Francisco, California
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Using Transit-Oriented Development to Expand Housing Opportunities

Speakers:
  • Scott Bernstein, Center for Neighborhood Technology
  • Shelley Poticha, Reconnecting America
  • Carol Swenson, District Councils Collaborative of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
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Tools for Expanding Development in Slow Growth Markets

Speakers:
  • Dan Kildee, Genesee County, Michigan
  • Joseph Jody� Landers, Greater Baltimore Board of Realtors
  • Jennifer Leonard, National Vacant Properties Campaign
  • Margaret Murphy, Wick Neighbors
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Expanding Development in High Growth Markets

Speakers:
  • Mayor Michael Belsky, City of Highland Park, Illinois
  • Colleen Carey, The Cornerstone Group
  • Rick Haughey, National Housing Conference and Center for Housing Policy
  • David Cristeal, Arlington County, Virginia
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Series 5: Preserving and Recycling Resources
Monday, June 29


Rental Housing Preservation

Speakers:
  • Todd Nedwick, National Housing Trust
  • PaulShadle, DLA Piper
  • Michelle Winters, Local Initiatives Support Corporation
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Shared Equity Homeownership Strategies

Speakers:
  • Rob Anthony, Highland Park Community Land Trust
  • Alderman Walter Burnett, Jr. , City of Chicago, Illinois, 27th Ward
  • Jim Gray, NCB Capital Impact
  • Rick Jacobus, Burlington Associates for Community Development
  • Councilwoman Terri Olian, City of Highland Park, Illinois
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Historic Preservation, Community Character and Housing Affordability

Speakers:
  • Carol Carey, Historic Saint Paul Corporation
  • Annette Conti, Historic Chicago Bungalow Association
  • Kathleen Crowther, Cleveland Restoration Society
  • Royce Yeater, National Trust for Historic Preservation-Midwest Office
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Midwestern Perspectives on Foreclosure Prevention and Neighborhood Stabilization

Speakers:
  • Stephen Bancroft, Detroit Office of Foreclosure Prevention and Response
  • Bill Goldsmith, Mercy Portfolio Services
  • Cheryl Nelson, Iowa City Association of REALTORS®
  • Ellen Sahli, City of Chicago Department of Housing
  • Christen Wiggins, Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago
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Creating a Safer Homeownership Model for the Next Generation

Speakers:
  • Eldridge Edgecombe, Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago
  • Colleen Hernandez, Homeownership Preservation Foundation
  • Janneke Ratcliff, Center for Community Capital
  • Diane Standaert, Center for Responsible Lending
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Facilitated Discussions

Affordable Housing and Design

Speaker:
  • Michael Pyatok, Pyatok Architects, Inc.
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Healthy Housing and Your Community


Speaker:
  • Rebecca Morley, National Center for Healthy Housing
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LISC/Chicago's Network of Centers for Working Families

Speakers:
  • Ricki Lowitz, LISC/Chicago
  • Livia Villareal, Greater Southwest Development Corporation
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Manufactured Housing Innovations

Speakers:
  • Laura Arce, CFED
  • Cheryl Sessions, ROC USA
  • Christopher White, Community Legal Aid Society of Delaware
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Rural Housing for Working Families

Speaker:
  • Joe Belden, Housing Assistance Council
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Supportive Housing: Integrated Housing and Communities

Speakers:
  • Holly Denniston, Corporation for Supportive Housing
  • Andrew Geer, Heartland Housing

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Taking Shared Equity to Scale

Speakers:
  • Jim Gray, NCB Capital Impact
  • Rick Jacobus, Burlington Associates in Community Development
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Weatherization and Energy Efficiency for Affordable Housing

Speakers:
  • Anne Evens, Center for Neighborhood Technology
  • Audrie Washington & Aimee Storm, US EPA Region V
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Institutes

Foreclosure Prevention and Neighborhood Stabilization

Breaking the Foreclosure Cycle: Lessons on Preventing Foreclosures and Stabilizing Communities

Speakers:
  • Sharon Price, National Housing Conference
  • Nick Autorina, Cobb County, Georgia
  • Alan Mallach, Brookings Institution
  • Marietta Rodriguez, NeighborWorks America
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Breakout Sessions

Foreclosure Prevention 101

Speakers:
  • Maya Brennan, Center for Housing Policy
  • Allen H. Jones, Bank of America
  • Michael van Zalingen, Neighborhood Services of Chicago, Inc.
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Foreclosure Prevention 201


Speakers:
  • Andrew Jakabovics, Center for American Progress
  • Rachel Gallegos, First Judicial District, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Zixta Martinez, Freddie Mac
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Neighborhood Stabilization 101


Speakers:
  • Salvatore D'Avola, Neighborhood Restore HDFC/Restored Homes HDFC
  • Aaron Gornstein, Citizens'Housing and Planning Association
  • Rob Grossinger, Bank of America
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Neighborhood Stabilization 201

Speakers:
  • Kathleen Clark, Lawyers' Committee for Better Housing
  • Thomas Streitz, City of Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Chris Walker, Local Initiatives Support Corporation
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Window of Opportunity: Preserving and Improving Affordable Rental Housing


State and Local Toolbox

Speakers:
  • Jim Grow, National Housing Law Project
  • Roger Herzog, Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation
  • Nancy Muller, Florida Housing Finance Corporation
  • Sean Spear, Los Angeles Housing Department
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Interjurisdictional Coordination and Data Analysis

Speakers:
  • Bill Brauner, Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation
  • Nancy Muller, Florida Housing Finance Corporation
  • Vince O'Donnell, Local Initiatives Support Corporation
  • Anne Ray, Shimberg Center for Housing Studies, University of Florida
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Training Workshops

Green Affordable Homes

Speakers:
  • Joy Aruguete, Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation
  • Yianice Hernandez, Enterprise Community Partners Inc.
  • Wyllys Mann, East Lake Development
  • Emily Mitchell, Enterprise Community Partners Inc.
  • Tom Phillips, Seattle Housing Authority
  • Jonathan Welty, Ohio Capital Finance Corporation
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Building Community Support for Housing: Implementing and Integrating Traditional and Web 2.0 Communications Strategies

Speakers:
  • Michele Anapol, National Housing Conference
  • Roberta Rewers, American Planning Association
  • Isaac Salazar, Enterprise Community Partners
  • Laura Woods, National Housing Conference
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