2022 HFA Institute - HOME and Housing Trust Fund Module | National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) | 24 January 2022 | Virtual

This four program-specific conferences will strengthen your understanding of program fundamentals and advanced techniques for administering the Housing Credit; the HOME Investment Partnerships program; Mortgage Revenue Bonds; Federal Housing Administration and rural housing mortgage insurance; and HUD’s Performance-Based Section 8 Contract Administration initiative.

HOME and Housing Trust Fund Module
• Interactive sessions with HUD officials and expert trainers
• FY 2019 funding status and outlook
• Guidance and strategies for administering HOME and Housing Trust Fund
• Preparing for the final Housing Trust Fund Rule and other new regulations

2022 Speakers

Michael Adamson
Director PBCA/Multifamily Programs, Quadel Consulting & Training, LLC

Leila Ahmadifar
Senior Director, Multifamily Customer and Partner Management, Fannie Mae

Jeremy Alexander
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Joaquín Altoro
Administrator of Rural Housing Service, USDA

Meaghan Anderson
Loss Mitigation Operations Supervisor, Community Loan Servicing

Kyle Bach
CEO and founder of The Annex Group

Nikitra Bailey
Senior Vice President of Public Policy, National Fair Housing Alliance

David Battany
Executive Vice President, Capital Markets, Guild Mortgage Company

David Berenbaum
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing Counseling, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Crystal Bergemann
Senior Advisor, Climate, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Greg Blake
Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Vice President of Administration for Idaho Housing and Finance Administration

Nancie Ann Bodell
Administrator, Multifamily Housing Programs, Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Anthony Box
Servicing Administrator, Alabama Housing Finance Authority

Jen Brewerton
Vice President of Compliance, Dominium

Dana Brown
Vice President, Fannie Mae

Josh Brown
Criminal Justice at WV State University

Anthony Box
Servicing Administrator, Alabama Housing Finance Authority

Melinda Clemons
Vice President, Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.

Geoff Cooper
Vice President, Product Development, Mortgage Guaranty Insuance Corporation

William Corbett
U.S. Department of the Treasury

Paul Cummings
Senior Vice President, Director of Originations & Capital Markets, National Affordable Housing Trust

Tonya Curry
Deputy Commissioner for Housing and as Deputy Executive Director for the Georgia Housing and Finance Authorit

Tom Davis
Director of the Office of Recapitalization

Renee Dickinson
Low Income Housing Tax Credits for the Multifamily Division

Scott Michael Dunn
CEO of Costello Compliance

David Dworkin
President and Chief Executive Officer, National Housing Conference

Mark English
Founder, E&A Team

Cindy Fang
Partner in CohnReznick’s Boston office and serves as the firm’s Tax Credit Investment Services (TCIS) Leader

Allen Feliz
Vice President for MRI Software’s Affordable and Public Housing

Kate Ferguson
Director of Multifamily Programs, California Housing Finance Agency

Maria Fernandez
Senior Associate Director, Division of Housing Mission and Goals, Office of Housing and Regulatory Policy, Federal Housing Finance Agency

Colleen Fisher
Executive Director, Council for Affordable and Rural Housing

Larry Flood
Production Division Director, Multifamily West Region/Program Advisor – FFB Relaunch, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Desiree Francis
Board member of the Affordable Housing Investor Council and the DWC Sholarship & Student Aid Fund, Inc.

Anthony Freedman
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing Policy and Budget at HUD

Steve Gallagher
California Housing Finance Agency

Mitchell Gallo
RBC Capital Markets

Nefi Gamez
Housing Credit Compliance Manager, Utah Housing Corporation

Lance George
Director of Research and Information, Housing Assistance Council

Cathy Glover
Deputy Administrator, Single Family Housing, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Greg Griffin
Vice President, Asset Resolution and Dispositions, Enterprise Community Asset Management, Inc.

Debra Guerrero
Senior Vice President, Strategic Partnerships and Government Affairs, The NRP Group, LLC

Danny Gutman
CIBC Bank USA

Toby Halliday
Director of the Office of Asset Management and Portfolio Oversight

Paul Haley
Managing Director, Barclays

Felita Hamilton
Multifamily Programs Allocation Manager, Tennessee Housing Development Agency

Andrea Hendricks
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Richard Hill
Vice President, Industry Technology, Mortgage Bankers Association

Patricia Ho
Vice President, Caine Mitter & Associates Incorporated

Michael Hollar
Senior economist in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s

James Holmes
Senior Counsel in the Incentives Branch (Branch 5), Office of Chief Counsel

Seth Leonard
Managing Director of Community Development, Vermont Housing Finance Agency

Laura Lind
HOME Programs Technical Assistance Officer, Idaho Housing and Finance Association

Athena Lunsford
Compliance Operations Manager in the Office of Multifamily Housing division of Compliance at Ohio Housing Finance Agency

David Jones
Principal, CSG Advisors Incorporated

Julienne Joseph
Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Single Family Housing

Matthew Josephs
Senior Vice President for Policy, Local Initiatives Support Corporation

Larry Keys
Director of Government Affairs at National Affordable Housing Management Association

Gary Kirkman
Director of Compliance Training for E&A Team

Belinda Koros
Director, Assisted Housing Oversight Division, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Mark Kudlowitz
Policy Director of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs

Jessica Lautz
Vice President of Demographics and Behavioral Insights at the National Association of REALTORS

Peter Lawrence
Director of Public Policy and Government Relations, Novogradac & Company LLP

Ryan Lee
Trial Attorney, Housing and Civil Enforcement, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice

George Lydford
Internal Revenue Service

Marion McFadden
Senior Vice President for Public Policy and Senior Advisor for Resilience, Enterprise

Leslie McKnight
Assistant Deputy Director, Loan Servicing, Rhode Island Housing

Dan McMahon
Director, Home Finance, Colorado Housing and Finance Authority

Scott Moore
Attorney, Baird Holm LLP

Denise Muha
Executive Director of the National Leased Housing Association (NLHA)

Beth Mullen
Partner, CohnReznick LLP

Stephanie Naquin
Multifamily compliance manager in Novogradac’s Austin

Shannon Nardinelli
Compliance Section – Senior Program Manager, California Tax Credit Allocation Committee

Andrew Nestlehut
Director of Capital Management, Illinois Housing Development Authority

Jenny Netzer
Industry Principal, MRI Software/TCAM

Michael Novogradac
Managing partner of Novogradac

Claudia O'Grady
Vice President, Multifamily Finance, Utah Housing Corporation

Kathleen Orlandi
Partner, Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP

Ayrianne Parks
Senior Director, Public Policy, Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.

Marie Peace
Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer, The Franklin Johnston Group

Pamela Perry
Vice President, Single-Family Equitable Housing, Freddie Mac

Bob Peterson
Manager, Multifamily Housing and Community Facilities, Washington State Housing Finance Commission

Sherrie Potter
Construction Management Specialist, Georgia Department of Community Affairs/Georgia Housing and Finance Authority

Richard Price
Editor-in-chief of Nixon Peabody’s Affordable Housing and Community Development

Jeffrey Promnitz
Chief Executive Officer of Zeffert & Associates Inc

Sheryl Putnam
Senior Director of Professional Services, Nan McKay & Associates, Inc.

Matt Rayburn
Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA)

Buzz Roberts
President and CEO of the National Association of Affordable Housing Lenders

Brian Robinson
Senior Vice President, Originations and Capital Markets, National Affordable Housing Trust

Jennifer Robinson
Senior Associate, Housing Tax Credits, National Center for Housing Management

Marietta Rodriguez
President & CEO, NeighborWorks America

Mary Ross
CEO and majority shareholder of Ross Business Development, Inc

Shannon Ross
Vice President, Public Policy for Opportunity Finance Network

Ginny Sardone
Presidential Management Intern

Jennifer Seamons
Senior Vice President and National Equity Sales Manager of Key Community Development Corporation for KeyBank

Mark Shelburne
Housing policy consultant with Novogradac

Corine Sheridan
Senior Vice President and Head of Acquisitions, Corine implements and manages the Tax Credit Syndication

Vihar Sheth
Director of business development for affordable housing investments at USBCDC

Lisa Sitkin
Senior Staff Attorney at National Housing Law Project (NHLP)

Kathie Soroka
Counsel in the Affordable Housing and Real Estate practice group at Nixon Peabody LLP

Samantha Sowards
Manager of Curriculum Development and Senior Trainer, Nan McKay & Associates, Inc.

Thomas Stagg
Partner in the metro Seattle office of Novogradac

Kevin Stevens
Acting Director, Office of Single Family Programs, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Liz Stewart
Investment Partnerships Program, HOME

Mark Sween
Founding contributor, Dominium Foundation

Dillon Taylor
Attorney in the Office of Chief Counsel (Passthroughs and Special Industries)

Tony Thompson
Founder & CEO, National Association of Minority Mortgage Bankers of America

Tonya Todd
Senior Vice President, HFA TBA Lead, Hilltop Securities Inc.

Michael Torruella
Attorney at the Internal Revenue Service, Office of Chief Counsel

Chris Tuttle
Director of Lending, Federal Financing Bank, U.S. Department of the Treasury

Deborah VanAmerongen
Strategic Policy Advisor in Nixon Peabody’s Affordable Housing

Bill Veronda
Director, BofA Securities

Alex Vlamis
Vice President in the Public Finance Housing Group

Dirk Wallace
Partner in the Dover, Ohio, office of Novogradac

Thomas Walker
Ohio Housing Finance Agency

Walker Wells
Principal, Raimi + Associates

Susan Wu
Municipal bonds at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Walker Wells
Principal, Raimi + Associates

Florence Zeman
Public Finance Housing Finance & State Revolving Funds team at Moody’s

Marian Zucker
Senior Director, Sector Lead, USPF Housing, S&P Global Ratings