Friday, October 6: 10:15am – 11:45am
Better Together: Jazz Up your PHA-Local Government Partnership for Amazing Success
This session will feature an informative and entertaining panel of executive directors and government leaders who will share some highlights of their collaboration experiences, including their most impactful successes and lessons learned as they have worked together to serve their communities’ housing needs.
Moderator: Melanie (Villalobos) Campbell, Sr. VP, CVR Associates
Panelists:
Mary-Margaret Lemons, President, Fort Worth Housing Solutions
Victor Turner, Director, Neighborhood Services Dept, City of Fort Worth
Bobby Collins, CEO, Housing Authority of the City of Shreveport
Hayley Barnett, Director of Finance, Caddo Parish
Friday, October 6: 1:45pm – 3:15pm
Excess to Access: Unusual Partners or Opportunities for Affordable Housing
Office vacancy rates are expected to continue to rise, and an increasing number of religious organizations and school systems are dealing with excess real estate holdings. Often, these vacant office spaces and excess holdings are ideally located for access to education, transportation, and employment. These existing structures present a unique opportunity for conversion to affordable housing, and for mission-driven organizations to partner with developers and local government agencies. This session explores this with real world examples and highlights the benefits such as also preventing underutilized/empty structures from becoming blighting influences, and to promote the post-pandemic revitalization of business districts.
Presenters:
Michelle Yarbrough Korb, Shareholder, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
Ron Clewer, Illinois Market President, Gorman & Company
Friday, October 6: 3:30pm – 5:00pm
An Innovative Partnership to Prevent Evictions and Homelessness
This presentation will focus on an innovative partnership designed to prevent evictions for those most at risk for becoming homeless between a Housing Authority, a social service provider, and legal support. The Stable Families Program has been operating for 13 years and has a 98% success rate in preventing evictions. We will discuss the increasing needs of the population, critical components of the program model, roles and responsibilities of each partner, data on program effectiveness, and potential for replication. The presentation will focus on the critical role of housing authorities in helping vulnerable households maintain stable housing and preventing evictions/homelessness.
Presenters:
Meredith Damboise MA, Chief Quality and Compliance Officer, New Reach, Inc.
Jillian Baldwin MBA, EDEP, PHM, NVC-EM, CEO & President, Park City Communities
Mary Ware, Stable Families Case Worker, New Reach, Inc.
Saturday, October 7: 1:45pm – 3:15pm
Developer Partnerships in Creating Affordable Housing “Wins”
This will be a panel discussion showcasing the partnership between HANO and HRI in the successful redevelopment of the Bienville Basin housing development. Topics to cover during discussion include subsidy layering from varied sources, partnerships, stakeholder (community) buy-in, resident employment and services.
Moderator:
Judith Jones Moran, Senior Vice President, McCormack Baron Salazar
Panelists:
Marjorianna Willman, Chief Operating and Legal Officer, Louisiana Housing Corporation
Josh Collen, President, HRI Communities
Tyra Brown, Interim Director of Policy & Community Development, City of New Orleans
Chip McGimsey, State Archaeologist, SHPO – LA Division of Archaeology