2025 SYMPOSIUM
The Honorable U.S. Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth
U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen
Heather East, Executive Director, Chase Home, Inc.
Mayor Gavin Buckley, City of Annapolis
Janssen Evelyn, Esq., Anne Arundel County Deputy Chief Administrative Officer
Georgi Banna, Esq., NCC: General Counsel & Director of Strategic Initiatives NAHRO & Commissioner at Housing Commission of Anne Arundel County
Willy Moore, Chief Executive Officer, Southway Builders
Nicholas, Finio, Ph.D., Associate Director, National Center for Smart Growth & Assistant Professor, University of Maryland Center for Smart Growth
Secretary Jake Day, Maryland State Department of Housing and Community Development
Pam Brown, Executive Director, Anne Arundel County Partnership for Youth, Children & Families
Panel 1: Big Picture: Federal and State Government Current State of Housing Affairs
County Executive Steuart Pittman, Anne Arundel County
Shaneka T. Henson, Maryland State Senator
Erin Karpewicz, Chief Executive Officer, Arundel Community Development Services
Tanya Dempsey, Co-Chief Executive Officer, CSG Advisors New York
Danielle Meister, Assistant Secretary of Homeless Solutions, Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development
Zachary Marks, Executive Vice President, Head of Real Estate, Enterprise Community Development
Molly Knipe, Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County
Panel II: Local Housing: The Real Issues, Impact and Solutions to Affordability
