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Mobile Workshop – Reno and Carson City Nevada
These projects will include three of COSCDA’s program areas: Community Development, Housing and Homelessness.
Contact Information
Monday, September 16, 2024
Speaker
Mayor Hillary Schieve, City of Reno, Nevada
Keynote Presentation
Nevada Program Presentation
Jessica Sanders, CDBG Program Administrator, Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development
Stephen G. Aichroth, Administrator, Division of Housing, Nevada Department of Business and Industry
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Past Presidents Commemorate COSCDA’s 50th Anniversary Video
CDBG Impacts on Housing, Homelessness, and Other Community Development Needs
Sheldon Mudd, Executive Director, Northeastern Nevada Regional Development Authority
Doreen Venturino, Housing Programs Manager, Rural Nevada Development Corporation
Mary Jane Ostrander, Carson City Human Services Division Manager, Carson City Department of Health & Human Services
Community Project Showcase (Nevada Projects)
Nia Girma, Affordable Housing Advocate, Nevada Housing Division (Windsor Park Project)
Michele Fuller-Hallauer, CEO/Chief Strategist, Winged Wolf Innovations, LLC
Haley Exon, Project Director, BETterment Community, U.S. VETS and Handout
Cutter Love, Deputy Community Development Director, City of West Wendover, NV
Erik Nilssen, Town Manager, Town of Gardnerville, NV
Joe Harney, Federal Disaster Recovery Multifamily Housing Section Manager, California Department of Housing and Community Development
President’s Reception /Awards Recognition (National Automobile Museum)
Award Winners
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
COSCDA Award Winner Presentations
Sterling Achievement Awards
Homelessness – State of Alaska – Dynamic Capacity Modeling
Housing – State of Pennsylvania – Conestoga North
Community Development – State of Texas – Colonia Economically Distressed Areas Program – Center Point
Disaster Recovery – State of Louisiana –H3C Health + Housing
Presidential Award for Innovation
State of Louisiana – Les Maisons de Bayou Lafourche
2024 JAMES REEVES MEMBER CONTRIBUTION AWARD – Texas –Heather Lagrone
Lunch Banquet Speaker
Brian Gordon, Principal Analyst, Applied Analysis
Washington Update Briefing
Jenna Hampton, Director of Advocacy and Federal Programs, COSCDA
Tess Hembree, Executive Director, COSCDA
Business Meeting
Agenda and Audit Report
Future Annual Conference Presentations
2025 Annual Conference Springfield Illinois Video
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Breakout Session A
Intersection of Climate Change and Community Development
Tony Pipa, Senior Fellow, Center for Sustainable Development, Brookings Institution
Anne Nolin, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Geography, University of Nevada, Reno
Felicity Lyons Gasser, Community Development Branch Chief, California Department of Housing and Community Development
Kathy Blodgett, Community Development & Revitalization Programs Administrator, Arizona Department of Housing
Breakout Session B
How CDBG can Leverage Other Funding
Jessica Sanders, CDBG Program Administrator, Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development
Travis Weber, Branch Manager, Office of the Governor, Kentucky Department for Local Government
Lisa Maxwell, Deputy Director, Community Incentives Division, Mississippi Development Authority
Joshua Markham, Grants Manager, Arkansas Economic Development Commission, Grants Division
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Breakout Session C
Implementing BABA – Next Steps (Joint Community Development and Housing Session)
Chris Hart, Management Analyst, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and Handout
Angelina Rivera, Supply Chain Group Manager, National Platforms 484, NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Colleen M. Simmons, AICP CPM, Program Manager, North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, CDBG-Infrastructure Unit
Angela Susten, Director, Center for Community & Housing Development, Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development
Briefing with HUD Senior Officials
Robert Peterson, Director, State and Small Cities Division, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Breakout Session A
Growing Nonprofit Developer Capacity
Mollie Kaylor, Director of Housing & Community Development, New Hampshire Community Development Finance Authority
Ariel Cisneros, Housing Portfolio Manager, Colorado Department of Local Affairs
Christine Hess, Chief Financial Officer, Nevada Housing Division
Carrie Kronberg, Director, Community Development, ICF and Handout
Breakout Session B
Opportunities to Expand Solar Energy for Affordable Housing (Joint w/Disaster Recovery)
Kirsten Stasio, CEO, Nevada Clean Energy Fund
Jeanine Oliver, Vice President of ROC-NH and Energy Solutions, New Hampshire Community Loan Fund
Irmari Rodriguez Baez, Program Manager, Community Energy and Water Resilience Program, ICF
Steven Stransky, Disaster Recovery Team Lead, Iowa Economic Development Authority
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Breakout Session C
Implementing BABA – Next Steps (Joint Community Development and Housing Session)
Chris Hart, Management Analyst, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and Handout
Angelina Rivera, Supply Chain Group Manager, National Platforms 484, NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Colleen M. Simmons, AICP CPM, Program Manager, North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, CDBG-Infrastructure Unit
Angela Susten, Director, Center for Community & Housing Development, Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development
Briefing with HUD Senior Officials
Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable Housing Programs, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Breakout Session A
Upstream Homelessness Prevention
Tuesday Cool, Federal Programs Specialist, California Department of Housing and Community Development
Curtis Stauffer, Managing Director, Housing Contract Administration, Kentucky Housing Corporation
Steve DiLella, Director, Individual and Family Support Program Unit, Connecticut Department of Housing
Joe N. Savage, Jr., Ph.D., Senior Regional Advisor, U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness
Breakout Session B
Addressing Encampments & Impact of Criminalization
Joe N. Savage, Jr., Ph.D., Senior Regional Advisor, U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness
Mollie Kaylor, Director of Housing & Community Development, New Hampshire Community Development Finance Authority
Sasha Hauswald, Chief Housing Policy Officer, City of Oakland
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Breakout Session C
Engaging and Collaborating with Tribal Entities
Janice L. Waddell, COSCDA Board Member and Assistant Deputy Director, California Department of Housing and Community
Moriah McGill, Deputy Director, Northern Circle Indian Housing Authority
Stacey Montooth, Executive Director, Nevada Department of Native American Affairs
Briefing with HUD Senior Officials
Karen DeBlasio, Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Breakout Session A
Strategies to Jump Start Housing Rehab/Repair
Will Cundiff, CDBG-DR Program Manager, Colorado Department of Local Affairs
Jeff Haley, Deputy Executive Director, Louisiana Office of Community Development-Disaster Recovery
Thomas Hartman, Bureau Chief of Business Operations, Office of Long-Term Resiliency, FloridaCommerce
Stacy Rodgers, Branch Chief, CDBG-DR Housing Programs, California Department of Housing and Community Development
Breakout Session B
Opportunities to Expand Solar Energy for Affordable Housing (Joint w/Disaster Recovery)
Kirsten Stasio, CEO, Nevada Clean Energy Fund
Jeanine Oliver, Vice President of ROC-NH and Energy Solutions, New Hampshire Community Loan Fund
Irmari Rodriguez Baez, Program Manager, Community Energy and Water Resilience Program, ICF
Steven Stransky, Disaster Recovery Team Lead, Iowa Economic Development Authority
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Breakout Session C
Addressing Housing Needs When FEMA Assistance Ends
Jesus Ceja, Individual Assistance Branch Chief, Federal Emergency Management Agency
Maziar Movassaghi, Assistant Deputy Director for Disaster Recovery, California Department of Housing and Community Development
Chelsea Catto, Chief Policy Officer, Disaster Recovery & Resilience, Oregon Housing and Community Services -joint presentation
Nathan Oetting, Housing Navigation Operations Lead, Disaster Recovery & Resilience, Oregon Housing and Community Services -joint presentation
Gina Campo, Executive Director, Louisiana Office of Community Development–Disaster Recovery
Briefing with HUD Senior Officials
630 Eye Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
(202) 293-5820