2000 Best Practice Symposium

Community Development Track
	What Works in Special Needs Housing
	Facilitator:	Fred Karnas, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs, HUD
	Room: Dupont
	Presenters:	Joni Baker, Salvation Center of Hope, West Palm Beach, FL Stephen R. Nocilla, St. James Manor Carolyn Martin-Geiman, Volunteers of America-Crossroads
		Examples of Best Practices involving housing for the homeless.
	Neighborhood Revitalization and Planning Strategies
	Facilitator:	Bob Santos, Secretary’s Representative, Seattle, WA
	Room: Map Room
	Presenters:	Barbara Constans, Madison, WI Raheem Jabbar-Bey, University of Delaware Del Reynolds, Senior Community Builder, Wisconsin State Office
		Madison, Wisconsin has a concentrated neighborhood planning process that utilizes community based planning coupled with solid funding commitments to bring about revitalization. The Center for Community Development at the University of Delaware is involved in innovative revitalization efforts in communities.
	Strategies for Sustainable Economic Development
	Facilitator:	Barbara Bostick-Hunt, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Empowerment
	Room: Jefferson East
	Presenters:	Valarie McCall, Executive Director, Cleveland Empowerment Zone, OH Robert Perez, Operations Manager, Department of Community Development, Los Angeles, CA Lynnette Gross, Chief of Real Estate Division, Department of Community and Economic Development, Columbus, GA
		This session will focus on the various methods of creating and sustaining economic development in distressed communities around the country. The panelists represent a variety of perspectives and will discuss the strategies they have used to create long-term economic revitalization in their cities. The panelists will focus on how to effectively utilize Section 108 and EDI funding; the facilitation of loan pools that are used for development purposes; and the overlapping economic development tools often available to communities from state and local agencies.
Economic Development Track
	Helping Public Housing Residents Find Employment
	Facilitator:	Milan Ozdinec, General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing, HUD
	Room: Edison
	Economic Development through the Section 108 Loan Program
	Facilitator:	Ken Williams, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Grant Programs, HUD
	Room: Caucus Room
	Presenters:	Larry Roberts, Community Business Partnership Marc Weiss
	Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Workshop
	Facilitator:	Rosanna Marquez, Secretary’s Representative, Chicago, IL
	Room: Military Room
	Presenters:	Ellen Lazar, Director, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, U.S. Department of Treasury Kerwin Tesdell, Community Development Venture Capital Association Cliff Rosenthal, National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions Marie Mann, First Union Bank Laura Schwingel, Community Development Financial Institutions Coalition
		This workshop will highlight CDFI as a mechanism for economic development in communities and illustrate resources available for economic development through a HUD partner agency.
Homeownership/Safety & Security Track
	Partnering for a Neighborhood Homeownership Strategy
	Facilitator:	Engram Lloyd, Director Philadelphia Homeownership Center, HUD
	Room: Monroe West
	Presenters:	Michael King, Project Homestead, Greensboro, NC Dr. Marc A. Weiss, Co-Chairman, Washington, DC Partners in Homeownership Denise Liebel, Northeast Community Action Agency Thomas Costello, Green Hills I Development
		This session will focus on the need for partnerships in developing homeownership programs. Presenters will share their experiences in getting community input and buy-in for new homeownership projects. They will also discuss strategies for building partnerships among key players.
	HUD’s Appraisal Reform Initiative
	Facilitator:	Vance Morris, Director, Single Family Home Mortgage Insurance Division, HUD
	Room: Farragut
	Presenter:	Drew Smith, Real Estate Assessment Center, HUD
		HUD’s Homebuyer Protection Plan will benefit 800,000 families who get Federal Housing Administration mortgages each year by dramatically reinventing FHA's home appraisal process. This session provides and overview of these critical reforms and how they affect homebuyers, appraisers, and lenders.
	Integrating Lead Hazard Control with Community Development Activities
	Facilitator:	Dave Jacobs, Deputy Director, Office of Health Homes and Lead Hazard Control, HUD
	Room: Conservatory
	Presenters:	Mark Allen, Alameda County, CA Sue Heller, Manchester, CT Sharon Pendleton, Milwaukee, WI
		This session will explore creative ways of integrating lead hazard control with a variety of health and housing related programs which occur in the community. The emphasis will be on identifying cost-effective strategies designed to reduce or eliminate lead-based paint hazards in housing occupied by young children in a manner that strengthens the total community development effort.
Fair Housing/Housing Counseling Track
	Fighting Against Predatory Lending
	Facilitator:	Nancy Lesser, Special Counsel
	Room: Monroe East
	Presenters:	Stella Adams, North Carolina Fair Housing Center Alexander Ross, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC Allen Fishbein, Assistant Secretary for Housing - FHA Commissioner
		This workshop will discuss practices that constitute predatory lending, the differences between predatory lending and subprime lending, how to assist victims of predatory lending and ways to educate the public on predatory lending practices.
	Using the Internet for Fair Housing Enforcement
	Facilitator:	David Enzel, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing Enforcement, HUD
	Room: Grant
	Presenters:	Tracey McCartney, Tennessee Fair Housing Council Brian Doherty, Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, Washington, DC
		This workshop will focus on how non-profits may use the internet, fighting for fair housing.
	HUD’s International Program
	Facilitator:	Lisa Patlis, Senior Advisor for Special Projects and Director, Office of International Affairs
	Room: Jackson
	Presenters:	John Geraghty, Office of International Affairs Steven Burnstein, Office of International Affairs Anja Graves, Office of International Affairs Luis Borray, Office of International Affairs Christina Machion, Office of International Affairs Alven Lam, Office of International Affairs Danielle Frazier, Office of International Affairs
		The Director will discuss HUD’s international economic and housing development portfolio, including work in China, Israel, South Africa and Central America.
Public Housing/Client Services Track
	Overview: HUD’s Faith Based and Community Partnerships
	Facilitator:	Father Hacala, Director, Center for Community and Interfaith Partnerships
	Room: Kalorama
		The Center’s Director will discuss the role of the Center as part of the "New" HUD, its mission, objectives and Activities to date.
	Tenant Income Verifications Case Studies
	Facilitator:	Donald J. LaVoy, Director, Real Estate Assessment Center, HUD
	Room: Lincoln West
	Presenters:	William Kroll, Pittsburgh Housing Authority, PA Linda Perkins, Prince George’s Housing Authority, MD
		Tenant Income Verification is another tool to assist public housing agencies, owners and agents in the resident income verification process.
	Lease Enforcement "One Strike and You’re Out" Policies
	Facilitator:	Deborah Vincent, Acting Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy, HUD
	Room: Thoroughbred Room
	Presenters:	Eileen Rogers, Director of Public Housing, Fort Worth, TX Linda Greer, Baltimore Housing Authority, MD Sam Hudman, Executive Director, Housing Authority, Gloucester County, NJ Carl Viniar, Counsel, Housing Authority, Gloucester County, NJ
		This session will outline the "One-Strike" admissions screening and lease enforcement policies that PHAs and owners implement in an effort to maintain and foster safety and security for families living in public and assisted housing communities. Under the Public Housing Reform Act, HUD is requiring PHAs to develop and implement enhanced admissions and lease enforcement policies in consultation with residents. This session will feature the required and discretionary policies that PHAs and private landlords will implement for the public housing and Section 8 programs, as well as the responsibilities and obligations of applicants and recipients of federal housing assistance. Participants will hear how PHAs screen applicants of federal housing assistance to build safe neighborhoods for families and children and to eliminate illegal drug and criminal activity, violent crime, and alcohol and drug abuse.
Special Needs Housing/Youth Empowerment Track
	Increasing Housing Opportunities Through Accessibility Building Codes
	Facilitator:	Amy Wilkinson, General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, HUD
	Room: Lincoln East
	Presenters:	Cheryl Kent, Director, Compliance and Disability Rights Division, HUD Kathleen M. Burgener, Assistant Attorney General, Florida Office of the Attorney General Allison K. Bethel, Acting Director of the Office of Civil Rights, Florida Office of the Attorney General
		This workshop will examine the multi-faceted regulatory as well as voluntary approaches to increasing accessible housing opportunities.
	Facilitating the Transition to Assisted Living
	Facilitator:	Michael McCullough, Program Advisor, Office of Housing, HUD
	Room: Hamilton
	Presenters:	Jim Curtis, The Pavilion at Campbell Stone William Harris, Executive Director, Culpepper Gardens
		This session will focus on ways organizations can help senior residents and those persons with special needs have an easy transition from independent living to assisted living. This session will also examine the growing demand for quality facilities dedicated to the care of persons suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.
Affordable Housing Track
	Successful Resident Services
	Facilitator:	Shaun Donovan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Multifamily Housing Programs, HUD
	Room: Jefferson West
	Presenters:	Jane Lahage, Reading Buddies, Philadelphia, PA Wendy Tarantino, Oxford Terrace Apartments, San Diego, CA Donna Lasure, Valley Manor Resident Council, Pine Grove, WV
		This workshop will provide examples on how to establish a reading/mentoring program using children and the elderly. The session will also provide examples of the full range of resources available. These resources can be provided from the residents, schools, community, public and private programs, and businesses. The session will also provide steps on how to establish a successful range of resident services by surveying the needs of the residents.
Neighborhood Networks Track
	Neighborhood Networks National Partner Showcase
	Facilitator:	Christine Pelosi, Special Counsel, HUD
	Room: Hemisphere
	Presenters:	Ken Sain, Director Program Partnerships, PowerUP Carlin Llorente, Neighborhood Networks Project William S. Reed, Executive Director, Technology for All Glendale Johnson, Northeast Regional Director, National Council on the Aging Lorraine Walls, Community Builder/Neighborhood Networks Coordinator
		This year, President Clinton and Secretary Cuomo have announced several national partnerships in which companies and organizations have agreed to deliver the promise of 21st century technology to HUD's Neighborhood Networks. Come meet some of our new national partners and learn how we can all work together.
	Starting and Running a Neighborhood Networks Center
	Facilitator:	Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Business Products, HUD
	Room: Independence
	Presenters:	Darlene Fete, Neighborhood Networks Coordinator Michelle Porter, Neighborhood Networks Coordinator, Washington, DC, HUD Charles Wilson, Neighborhood Networks Coordinator, Baltimore, MD, HUD Jacqueline Jones, Vice President of Social Services, Interstate Realty Management
		This session will look at the concrete steps and elements needed to start a successful Neighborhood Networks center. Aspiring Neighborhood networks center directors will learn about the particulars of designing a center, drafting a business plan, and working with the field office to have the plan approved.

Last Revised: August 6, 2000

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