2024 PROGRAM
8:00 A.M. - 9:00 A.M.
Registration, Networking & Continental Breakfast
9:00 A.M. - 9:30 A.M.
Introductions & Program Highlights
Chase Home Executive Director Heather East
WELCOME
City of Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley
Pam Brown, Executive Director, A.A. County Partnership for Youth, Children & Families
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
Toni Strong Pratt - CEO People Builders
State of Anne Arundel County Housing
Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman
9:30 A.M. - 10:00 A.M.
SYMPOSIUM KICKOFF
How the Governor’s 2024 Legislation Will Impact the Affordable Housing Shortage
Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Secretary Jake Day
10 A.M. - 10:45 A.M.
PANEL PRESENTATION I
How to Create More Affordable Housing and Economic Development Opportunities
Moderator
Erin Karpewicz - CEO, Arundel Community Development Services
Panelists
Allison M. Pickard - Anne Arundel County Council Member Chairman
Delegate Shaneka Henson - State of Maryland
Amy Gowan - President and CEO, Anne Arundel County Economic Development Corporation
Tom Coale - Partner - Perry & Jacobson
10:45 A.M. - 11:35 P.M.
PANEL PRESENTATION II
Anne Arundel County Fair Housing, Accessory & Moderately Priced Dwelling Units
Moderator
Lisa Rodvien - Anne Arundel County Council Member
Panelists
Grant Searfoss - Vice President, Severn Development Company
Curtis Adams - Vice President, Conifer LLC
Greg Cantori - Owner/Principal of Cantori Cares
Laurie Benner - Associate Vice President, NFHA National Fair Housing Alliance, Wash. DC
11:35 P.M. - 12:30 P.M.
LUNCH AND KEYNOTE
Maryland State Senator Jeff Waldstreicher
12:30 P.M. - 1:30 P.M.
PANEL PRESENTATION III
Maryland Tenant’s Rights, Rental Housing Laws and Protection
Moderator
Lisa Sarro - General Counsel Arundel Community Development Services
Panelists
Delegate Bernice Mireku-North - State of Maryland
Matt Hill - Team Lead Lawyer - Public Justice Center
Linda Hanifin Bonner, Ph.D - ACT Arundel Coming Together
Ninfa Amador - Hernandez - CASA - MD Research and Policy Analyst
Alice Wilkerson - Advance Maryland - Executive Director
1:30 P.M. - 2:30 P.M.
PANEL PRESENTATION IV
Non-Profits and Mission-Driven Developers Partner to Solve the Housing Crisis
Moderator
Clifton Martin - Symposium Advisor/CEO Emeritus, Housing Commission of Anne Arundel Co.
Panelists
Patrick Sheridan - Principal of Sheridan LLC
Daniel McCarthy - Executive Director, Episcopal Housing
Dana Johnson - President and CEO, Homes For America
Jonathon Rondeau - CEO The ARC and Chesapeake Neighbors
Jason W. Papanikolas - Vice President, AACo. Workforce Development Corporation
2:30 P.M. - 3:30 P.M.
LISTENING SESSION
5-Year Housing and Community Development Planning Stakeholder Listening Session Organized and Hosted by Arundel Community Development Services (ACDS)
Erin Karpewicz - CEO, ACDS, and Staff