2000 Best Practice Symposium

	Overview:	HUD’s Strategic Plan
	Facilitators:	Douglas Kantor, Acting Deputy Chief of Staff for Programs Frank Davis , Director, Office of Departmental Operations and Coordination
	Room: Lincoln East
	The Department of Housing and Urban Development is developing its 6-year strategic plan for FY2001 - FY2006. The strategic plan is a requirement of the Government Performance Results Act, which is meant to turn government agencies into results-oriented organizations. As part of developing its strategic plan, HUD is looking for input from stakeholders on where it should focus resources over the long-term and how to measure successes in achieving its strategic goals. This consultation will focus not only on HUD’s long-term vision, but on performance reporting, including: what measurements would indicate success in the Department’s mission and how performance measurement can facilitate program assessment in light of HUD’s strategic goals and objectives. This consultation will include discussion of the Department’s broad strategic goals and objectives as well as the national indicators to be tracked from year to year.
Community Development Track
	How To Do Mixed Use Development
	Facilitator:	Ken Williams, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Grant Programs, HUD
	Room: Jefferson East
	Presenters:	Tim Polk, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Planning, Development and Neighborhood Conservation, City of Atlanta, GA Larry Del Carlo, Centro Del Pueblo and Plaza Del Sol, San Francisco, CA Kevin Rooney, Shorey Estates, Topeka, KS
		Participants will discuss funding and other resources necessary for mixed use housing and economic development. During the session, presenters will highlight techniques for successful development of mixed use projects.
	Overview: HUD’s Economic Development and Brownfield Economic Development Initiatives
	Facilitator:	Joe D’Agosta, General Deputy Secretary for Community Planning and Development, HUD
	Room: Thoroughbred Room
	Presenters:	Nelson Bregon, Office of Economic Development, HUD Anthony Johnston, Office of Economic Development, HUD
		This workshop will highlight HUD’s tools for revitalizing underutilized brownfields developments and explore economic development financing using the Section 108 loan guarantee program in conjunction with the Economic Development Initiative grants.
Economic Development Track
	How e-Government is Transforming the Way HUD Does Business
	Facilitator:	Gloria Parker, Chief Information Officer
	Room: Dupont
	Presenters:	Johnson Abraham, Office of Public and Indian Housing David Vargas, Real Estate Assessment Center Mark Ross, Office of Housing Joyce Harris, Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of the Treasury
		Interested in learning more about Electronic Government (e-Government) projects at HUD and how these projects have allowed HUD to provide better, more efficient services to citizens and business partners? Then, come to this interactive roundtable e-Government discussion led by HUD CIO Gloria Parker. You’ll learn how e-Government is shaping HUD’s future with emphasis economic development initiatives, such as Native eDGE, Neighborhood Watch, and the Multifamily Delinquency and Default Reporting System.
	HOPE VI Case Management and Tracking
	Facilitator:	Ron Ashford, Office of Public and Indian Housing, HUD
	Room: Map Room
	Presenters:	G. Thomas Kingsley, Principal Research Associate, Urban Institute, Washington, DC Chris Shea, HOPE VI Coordinator, Pittsburgh Housing Authority Gina DelCastillo, Program Manager, housing Authority of the City and County of Denver
		Case management and tracking is the bedrock upon which all self-sufficiency activities rest. Each HOPE VI grantee is implementing a case management system that will track all original HOPE VI residents regardless of whether they are returning to the original site.
	Stimulating Economic Development via HOPE VI
	Facilitator:	Milan Ozdinec, General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing
	Room: Hemisphere
	Presenters:	Edward B. Vinson, Senior Vice President, Development, The Mills Corporation and Robin Johnson, PRS Associates Victor Hoskins, Vice President, Urban America Derrek Young, Director of Leadership Development, Dollar General
		Business development and job creation-particularly jobs targeted for community residents-is an engine for community revitalization and public housing reform. This panel will present approaches to economic development as part of the HOPE VI program to create a new culture of high expectations and economic independence for public housing residents.
Homeownership/Safety & Security Track
	Strengthening Neighborhoods through REO Asset Control Area Agreements
	Facilitator:	Ruth Roman, Special Assistant to the FHA Commissioner
	Room: Edison
	Presenters:	Agustin Dominguez, Greater Miami Neighborhood Al Brewster, Miami-Dade County Kate Monter Durban, Cleveland Housing Network
		This session will focus on ways to facilitate and streamline the acquisition, rehabilitation, and disposition of FHA foreclosed single-family properties to very low-income buyers. The presenter will share details of a successful pilot program.
	Legislative Update
	Facilitator:	David Kass, Deputy Assistant Secretary For Strategic Planning, HUD
	Room: Jefferson West
	Presenters:	Scott Olsen, Minority House Banking Committee Joe Ventrone, Majority House Banking Committee David Reich, Minority House Appropriations Committee
		Discussion on the status of the FY 2001 VA-HUD Appropriations Bill and how possible budget cuts would affect HUD programs. Brief overview of major legislative initiatives.
	Non-Profit Participation in Single Family Programs
	Facilitator:	Matt Franklin, Associate General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing, HUD
	Room: Conservatory
	Presenters:	Bill McKee, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Santa Ana, CA David Dwyer, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Philadelphia, PA
		Non-profit organizations play a critical role in the administration of HUD Single Family programs. Participants will learn about the evolution and current practices and regulations of HUD’s Non-profit Direct Sales program, and the Non-profit FHA program.
Fair Housing/Housing Counseling Track
	HUD’s Community and Gun Safety Initiatives
	Facilitator:	Max Stier, Deputy General Counsel
	Room: Farragut
		This workshop will provide an overview of the comprehensive program HUD is sponsoring to promote community safety and reduce gun violence in all of the communities HUD serves. In particular, the workshop will discuss HUD’s successful work encouraging gun manufacturers to take responsible steps to reduce gun violence, HUD’s BuyBack America initiative, the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program, the communities for Safer Guns Coalition, and other efforts.
	Starting a Fair Housing Program in Your Community
	Facilitator:	Bryan Greene, Director of Policy and Program Evaluation, HUD
	Room: Grant
	Presenters:	John Taylor, National Community Reinvestment Coalition, Washington, DC Janice Shields, National Community Reinvestment Coalition, Washington, DC James Berry, Fair Housing Council of Philadelphia, PA
		The FHIP annually awards funds in several categories to private non-profit organizations that conduct education and outreach and enforcement activities under the Fair Housing Act. This workshop will help you know if you can qualify for funds for education and outreach and what we have funded in the past.
	Successful Fair Housing Education and Outreach - "Teen Town Talk
	Facilitator:	Susan Forward, Secretary’s Liaison for Intergovernmental Relations
	Room: Lincoln West
	Presenters:	Jan Alderton Pallesen, Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission, Cedar Rapids, IA Jeffrey May, National Fair Housing Alliance
		The discussion at this workshop will focus on how to successfully conduct education and outreach activities in the community and how to target such efforts towards our future leaders, the young people in our communities.
Public Housing/Client Services Track
	Effective Public Housing Maintenance Management
	Facilitator:	Gloria Cousar, Deputy Assistant Secretary For Public and Assisted Housing Delivery, HUD
	Room: Caucus Room
	Presenters:	Shawn Sweet, Director, Facilities Management/Finance & Budget, Cleveland Area Office, HUD John Konen, Area Manager, Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority, OH
		This workshop highlights successful maintenance management strategies and techniques.
	Utilizing Computer Labs in Public Housing
	Facilitator:	Joseph Garcia, Secretary’s Representative, Denver, CO
	Room: Hamilton
	Presenters:	Beverly Hardy, Housing Program Specialist, HUD Pamela Taylor, Marketing and Public Relations Director, Education Training and Enterprise Center Al Coley, Housing Management Specialist, Housing Authority of Prince George’s County, MD
		Learn the benefits of having computer labs in public housing and how to effectively establish learning centers in public housing.
Special Needs Housing/Youth Empowerment Track
	Increasing Homeownership Opportunities for People with Disabilities
	Facilitator:	Amy Wilkinson, General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, HUD
	Room: Monroe East
	Presenters:	Vicki Killingsworth, Program Coordinator, Mississippi Home of Your Own, The Institute for Disability Studies: Mississippi’s University Affiliated Program at The University of Southern Mississippi Joe Bradley, Training Specialist for Homeownership, Mississippi Home of Your Own Ernestine Bilbrew, Assistant Vice-President/Community Lending Officer, Trustmark National Bank, Jackson, MS
		The mission of the Mississippi Home of Your Own (HOYO) Alliance is to form statewide coalitions made up of housing, finance, and disability organizations, led by individuals with disabilities, their families, friends, and advocates that will empower persons with disabilities to reach their dreams of owning and maintaining their own homes. Through HOYO’s holistic homeownership process, persons with disabilities are assisted in becoming more independent, more productive, and more included in their communities. This session will provide in-depth information on housing issues as they relate to the unique needs of persons with disabilities, such as experiential Home Buyer Education, collaboration for services, person-centered-planning, barriers to home ownership overcoming barriers, sources of financing, financial resources, non-traditional credit history, legal issues, post-purchase issues, foreclosure prevention, marketing, fair housing and advocacy. Specific case scenarios will be presented using audio-visual equipment. Join us in opening doors of homeownership to citizens with disabilities.
	Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS
	Facilitator:	Fred Karnas, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs, HUD
	Room: Independence
	Presenters:	Todd Douglas, Whitman Walker Clinic, Washington, DC Jean Gallagher, Peters Retreat, Hartford, CT
		In this workshop session presenters will discuss HUD’s HOPWA program and highlight successful examples of HOPWA projects.
	Workshop for Service Coordinators
	Facilitator:	Shaun Donovan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Multifamily Housing Programs, HUD
	Room: Jackson
	Presenters:	Joseph McGreal, Program Manager, Resident Services for Elderly Communities RRHA Annie Levy, Director, Stay Well Center Kerly Serrano, Social Worker, Manhattan Plaza Apartments, NY
		Service coordinators help housing residents--particularly elderly and disabled residents--obtain the services they need and want. This session will look at two different models for effective service coordination in two distinct multifamily housing developments. Information will be useful to service coordinators, management company staff, housing authority staff, and community service agencies.
Affordable Housing Track
	Housing Preservation Techniques
	Facilitator:	Howard Goldman, Director, Minneapolis Multifamily Hub, HUD
	Room: Military Room
	Presenters:	Chris Foster, Montana Preservation Pat McGrath, Somerset Homeownership Program Helen Sloan, Somerset Homeownership Program
		This session will explore the steps required to successfully preserve affordable housing. Steps presented will include enacting appropriate state legislation which permits state to take an interest risk position, ways to establish trust among partners, and methods for arranging a variety of complex funding sources through to closing on multiple properties.
Neighborhood Networks Track
	Developing Partnerships to Build Neighborhood Networks Centers
	Facilitator:	Christine Pelosi, Special Counsel
	Room: Monroe West
	Presenters:	Jerry Garcia, Neighborhood Networks Project Betty Milton, Director, Browns Woods Neighborhood Networks Center Tarrie Cooper, Neighborhood Networks Coordinator Steve Langstaff, Neighborhood Networks Coordinator
		How can a PHA or property manager put together a successful Neighborhood Networks center? By building partnerships -- relationships between two or more organizations where all parties agree to work together. This session will help participants (1) identify goals, assets, and potential partners; and, (2) craft a strategy to create and sustain the partnerships.
	Benefits of Neighborhood Networks Centers for Properties and Communities
	Facilitator:	Mary Lou Crane, Secretary’s Representative, Boston, MA
	Room: Kalorama
	Presenters:	Charlie Famuliner, National Field Director, Neighborhood Conrad Egan, Director of Policy, National Housing Conference Saulo Ortiz, We Care Neighborhood Networks Center Barbara Wallace, Unit Chief, Community Outreach Unit, FBI
		Neighborhood Networks not only provide opportunity for HUD residents, but add value to HUD properties. These presenters will discuss the ways in which their properties and communities have experienced economic and social benefits by having Neighborhood Networks centers.

Last Revised: August 6, 2000

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