Housing Sessions
Program Managers Training Conference
Speaker List
Monday, March 14, 2016
Welcome and Washington Update
(Joint with Homelessness and Community Development)
Speakers:
Steve Charleston, COSCDA President and Director of Housing
and Community Development Division
Nebraska Department of Economic Development
P.O. Box 94666, 301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509-4666
(402) 471-3757; Fax (402) 471-8405
Harriet Tregoning, CPD PDAS
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Room 7100
451 7th Street SW
Washington, DC 20410
(202) 402-5620
Linda Thompson, Director of Advocacy and Federal Programs
COSCDA
1825 K Street, N.W., Suite 515
Washington, D.C. 20006
(202) 293-5820 ext. 15
Moderator:
Dianne Taylor, Executive Director
COSCDA
1825 K Street, N.W., Suite 515
Washington, D.C. 20006
(202) 293-5820 ext. 14
Getting Started with the National Housing Trust Fund
Speakers:
Peter Huber, Director, Financial and Information Services Division,
Office of Affordable Housing Programs,
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Room 7168
451 7th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20410
(202) 402-3941
Rebecca Frawley Wachtel, COSCDA Board Member and
HOME/Tax Credit Manager
Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development
100 Cambridge Street
Boston, MA 02114
(617) 573-1318
Moderator:
Carrie Kronberg, Manager
Colorado Department of Local Affairs
1313 Sherman St.
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 864-7822
HOME Commitment/Grant-Based Accounting Review
Speaker:
Peter Huber, Director, Financial and Information Services Division,
Office of Affordable Housing Programs, U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development
Room 7168
451 7th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20410
(202) 402-3941
Moderator:
Alison George, COSCDA Board Member and Executive Director
Colorado Department of Local Affairs
1313 Sherman Street, Suite 521
Denver, Colorado 80203
(303) 864-7818
Using CDBG and Home for Housing
(Joint with Community Development)
Speakers:
Matthew LaMantia, Assistant Deputy Chief, Office of Community Development,
Ohio Development Services Agency
77 South High Street, 26th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
(614) 728-6994
Brian Gaskill, Deputy Director, HCD Division,
Nebraska Department of Economic Development
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509
(402) 471-2280
Nichole Hansen, Community Investments Team Leader
Iowa Economic Development Authority
200 E. Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50309
515) 725-3081
Moderator:
Deborah Johnson, COSCDA Board Member, and the Director,
Office of Community Development
Maine Department of Economic & Community Development
59 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333-0059
(207) 624-9817; Fax: (207) 287-8070
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Using HOME and Other Programs
for Vulnerable Populations
(Joint with Homelessness)
Speakers:
Dayna Harris, Group Home Program Manager
Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development
7800 Harkins Road
Lanham, MD 20706
(301) 429-7845
Cate Mingoya, Director of Policy and Program Development
for Public Housing and Renatal Assistance for the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Department of Housing and Community Development
9 Clinton Street Apartment 3
Cambridge, MA
(503) 504-7628
Kathryn Grosscup, Housing Specialist, Colorado Department of Local Affairs,
Division of Housing
PO Box 1068
Glenwood Springs CO 81602
(970) 640-7576
Moderator:
Chris Thompson, COSCDA Board Member and Deputy Director for Housing
Virginia Department of Housing & Community Development
600 East Main Street, Suite 300
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 371-7031; Fax: (804) 371-7093
Adjusting to Reduced HOME Funding
Speakers:
Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable Housing Programs
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
451 7th St., S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20410
(202) 708-2684ext. 4606
Shana Garrett, Residential Revitalization Section Supervisor
Ohio Development Services Agency
77 S. High Street, P.O. Box 1001
Columbus, OH 43216-1001
(614) 466-4472
Gloria Paradise, Director, Housing Grant Programs
New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority
32 Constitution Drive
Bedford, NH 03110
(603) 731-0716
Moderator:
Bill Guinther, Program Policy Analyst
New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority
PO Box 5087
Manchester, NH 03108
(603) 310-9269
Outlook on Our Federal Programs
(Joint with Homelessness and Community Development)
Speakers:
David Hawkings, Senior Editor, Author of the Hawkings Here blog and column
CQ Roll Call
77 K Street, NE, 8th Floor
Washington, DC 20002-4681
(202) 650-6618
Kathy A. Saile, MSW, Government Affairs
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
820 First Street, NE, Suite 510
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 408-1080
www.cbpp.org
Matthew Chase, Executive Director
National Association of Counties (NACo)
25 Massachusetts Ave NW #500, Washington, DC 20001
(202) 393-6226
Moderator:
Garth Rieman, Director of Housing Advocacy and Strategic Initiatives
National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA)
444 North Capitol Street NW, Suite 438
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 624-7710
Update from HUD HOME Officials
Speaker:
Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable Housing Programs
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
451 7th St., S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20410
(202) 708-2684ext. 4606
Moderator:
Chris Thompson, COSCDA Board Member and Deputy Director for Housing
Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development
600 East Main Street, Suite 300
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 371-7031
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