11:15 A.M. LAUNCHING CLPHA'S RACIAL EQUITY & INCLUSION INITIATIVE
HUD’s newly appointed senior advisor for racial equity will discuss the Department’s commitment to advancing policy and program goals that are equity-focused, anti-discriminatory, and support housing justice. La Shelle Dozier, chair of the CLPHA Racial & Equity Inclusion (REI) Committee, will lead a panel discussion with CLPHA’s REI Consultants about the launch of CLPHA’s REI work, which will develop an REI strategic action plan.
- La Shelle Dozier, Vice President, CLPHA and Executive Director, Sacramento Housing & Redevelopment Agency (moderator)
- Adjoa B. Asamoah, Senior Advisor for Racial Equity, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD)
- Jeffery K. Patterson, President, CLPHA and CEO, Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority
- Adèle James, Principal, Adèle James Consulting Inc.
- Ebony Kirby-Hopkins, Managing Principal & Founder, Mesh Business Advisors
12:15 -- 1:15 P.M. LUNCH: SPONSORED BY NAN MCKAY & ASSOCIATES
1:30 P.M. CONGRESSIONAL SPEAKER
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (D-IL), Vice Chair, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD), House Appropriations Committee
- Introduced by Tracey Scott, CEO, Chicago Housing Authority
1:45 P.M. RECAPITALIZING YOUR PUBLIC HOUSING PORTFOLIO: TWO LOCAL APPROACHES
Housing Opportunity Management Enterprises (HOME), formerly known as the Housing Authority of the City of El Paso, TX, will present on HOME’s trailblazing RAD conversion process and how it has transformed their housing communities. During this panel, the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) will provide an overview of NYCHA’s groundbreaking Public Housing Preservation Trust, which was recently approved by the New York State legislature. This legislative victory is critical to the advancement of NYCHA’s Blueprint for Change, which offers an ambitious pathway to recapitalization of its housing portfolio.
- Gerald Cichon, President & CEO, Housing Opportunity Management Enterprises (HOME), El Paso, TX
- Satish Bhaskar, CFO, HOME, El Paso, TX
- Bob Blumenfeld, Outside General Counsel, HOME, El Paso, TX
- Brian Honan, Vice President, Office of Intergovernmental Relations, New York City Housing Authority
2:45 P.M. BREAK
3:00 P.M. PROMISING PRACTICES FOR CLIMATE-RESILIENT AFFORDABLE HOUSING
HUD’s senior advisor for climate will present highlights from HUD's new Climate Action Plan, which outlines the Department’s goals to help the nation build more resilient infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, create well-paid jobs, and pursue environmental justice for disproportionately impacted communities. Following HUD’s remarks, learn from CLPHA members that are promoting promising practices for climate resiliency in affordable housing. MHACY will describe innovative local strategies it has deployed to achieve significant energy and water savings through creative projects that use alternative energy sources like solar power. HACLA will describe its electric car share pilot program at its public housing site in the San Pedro community. The program will provide direct access and affordable hourly rates (as well as alternative payment methods for the unbanked population) to electric vehicles provided by Nissan to local residents.
- Crystal Bergemann, Senior Advisor for Climate, Office of the Secretary, HUD
- Eric Brown, Director of Intergovernmental Relations, Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles
- Wilson Kimball, President & CEO, Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers
4:00 P.M. KEYNOTE SPEAKER
The Honorable Marcia L. Fudge, Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development
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Introduced by Jeffery K. Patterson, President, CLPHA and CEO, Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority
4:30 P.M. ADJOURN
5:00 P.M. RECEPTION