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Event Date | Tue Aug 30 EDT - Thu Sep 1 EDT (over 2 years ago) |
Location |
Hyatt Regency Wichita
400 W Waterman St, Wichita, KS 67202, USA |
Region | Americas |
Currently in its 17th year, our annual event brings together housing professionals from across the state and region to network, learn, and explore the latest trends and innovations in affordable housing.
2022 Speakers
Kori Anderson
Community Development Advocate, Northeast Kansas Community Action Program (NEK-CAP, Inc.)
Shonda Atwater
Director of Internships and Apprenticeships, Kansas Department of Commerce
Alex "Avi" Avendaño
Law Enforcement Officer, City of Wichita
Erin Beckerman
General Counsel, Kansas Housing Resources Corporation
Marie Blankenship
Life Scientist, EPA Region 7
Layton Blaylock
Producer, Director, Inferno Films
Alyssa Boley
Project-Based Voucher Program (PBV) Director, Manhattan Housing Authority
Andrew Bracker
Brownfields Coordinator, Planning and Development, Kansas City, Missouri
Heather Bradley-Geary
Director of Supportive Housing, The Vecino Group
Terri Bradshaw - Speakers
Housing Development Manager, Kansas Housing Resources Corporation
George Brajkovic
City Manager, City of Tonganoxie
Josh Brewer
Executive Director, Manhattan Area Habitat for Humanity
Julie Brewer
Executive Director of United Community Services, Johnson County
McKayla Cluck
Community Development Advocate, Northeast Kansas Community Action Program (NEK-CAP, Inc.)
Rachel Consolloy
Speakers, Rosin Preservation
Charlie Cowell
Urban Planner, RDG Planning
Curtis Deines
President, Heart of America Chapter, International Code Council for Building Officials in Kansas
William Dorsett
Co-Founder, Flint Hills Renewable Energy & Efficiency Cooperative
Khayree Duckett
Public Affairs Associate, Dominium Development & Acquisitions
Scott Michael Dunn
CEO & President, Director of Policy, Costello Companies
Aaron Estabrook
Executive Director, Manhattan Housing Authority
Michelle Ewert
Associate Professor of Law, Washburn University
David Fisher
President, Midwest Housing Development Fund, Inc.
Laurie Fritz
Director of Contract Administration, Kansas Housing Resources Corporation
Julia Gaughan
Prevention & Education Manager, Bert Nash
Michael Gibson
Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, Kansas State University
Matt Godinez
Executive Director, Chanute Regional Development Authority/SE Kansas Regional Planning Commission
DeAnna Goering
Neighborhood Redevelopment Manager, City of Pittsburg
Teresa Green
Senior Community Affairs Specialist, FDIC
Sara Hall
Lead PBCA Finance Oficer, Kansas Housing Resources Corporation
Matt Hanson
Associate Managing Director, Community Services, Witt O'Briens
Abbey Hebbert
Planner, Confluence
Tim Herrman
Senior Compliance Officer, Kansas Housing Resources Corporation
Dr. Ganga Hettiarachchi
Professor of Soil and Environmental Chemistry, Kansas State University
Sarah Hoskinson
Director of Access to Justice, Kansas Judicial Branch
Kelley Hrabe
Founder, Co-Owner, Prairie Fire Development-Construction-Management Group
Alissa Ice
Director of Housing Development, Kansas Housing Resources Corporation
Scott Jessop
Project Management Specialist, Housing Development, Kansas Housing Resources Corporation
Stacey Johnson-Cosby
Real Estate Agent, ReeceNichols
Jeff Kater
Director of Information Technology, Kansas Development Finance Agency
Gary Kirkman
Director of Compliance Training, US Housing Consultants
Scott Kuhn
Senior Weatherization Assistance Program Manager, Kansas Housing Resources Corporation
Amanda Louglin
Rosin Preservation
Eric Martin
Outpatient Therapist, Pawnee Mental Health
Karen Martinez
Program Development Manager, Manhattan Housing Authority
Roxanne Moren
Chief Operating Officer, HumanKind Ministires
Barry McMurphy
Housing Development Managerm, Kansas Housing Resources Corporation
Matthew Mraz
Enforcement Branch Chief, St. Louis HUD Office
Lisa Murphy
Community Development Advocate, Northeast Kansas Community Action Program (NEK-CAP, Inc.)
Scott Nixon
Sugar Creek Capital
Abigail Phillips
HOME-ARP Program Manager, Kansas Housing Resources Corporation
Becky Poitras
Vice President & Assistant Executive Director, Metro Lutheran Ministry
Justin Pregont
Pomeroy Development
Amy Roberts
Program Manager, Health Department of Kansas City, Missouri
Brad Roediger
Social Determinants of Health Strategy Lead, CareSource
Melissa Rooker
Executive Director, The Children's Cabinet and Trust Fund
Neil Route
Vice President and Project Partner, Dominium
Donna Schenk-Hamlin
Co-Founder and Facilitator of Community Partnerships, Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy
Matiullah Shinwari
Special Housing Liason, Operation Allies Welcome
Ruth Sorrell
Principal, Advantage Capital
Sally Stang
Housing and Community Services Director, City of Wichita
Marilyn Stanley
Program Manager, Kansas Homeowner Assistance Fund, Kansas Housing Resources Corporation
LaTasha St. Arnault
President, CEO, HumanKind Ministries
Jason Swords
Principal, Sunflower Development Group
Jennifer Tidwell
Deputy Director of Federal Initiatives, Housing & Community Development Department, City of Kansas City, Missouri
Amy Torres
RN Health Coach, HealthQuest
Kaydee Tran
Community Development Advocate, Northeast Kansas Community Action Program (NEK-CAP)
Chris Vukas
Director of Economic Development, Sunflower Development Group
Doug Wallace
Program Manager, Emergency Solutions Grant/Community Services Block Grant, Kansas Housing Resources Corporation
Sarah Warner
Judge, Kansas Court of Appeals
Donielle Watson
Law Enforcement Officer, City of Wichita
Katie Whitehead
Director of Housing Compliance, Kansas Housing Resources Corporation
Tyler Wilson
Program Manager, Kansas Emergency Rental Assistance, Kansas Housing Resources Corporation
KEYNOTE:
Mr. Ulysses Clayborn
Great Plains Regional Administrator, Region VII, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Commissioner Lacey Cruse
Sedgwick County Commissioner District IV, Sedgwick County
Dr. Matthew Desmond
Author
Ryan Vincent
Executive Director, Kansas Housing Resources Corporation
Dr. Brandon Whipple - Keynote Speakers
Mayor, City of Wichita
2022 Sponsors
GOLD:
• CareSource
• LISC Greater Kansas City
• NeighborWorks America | Mennonite Housing
• PNC Bank
SILVER:
• Advantage Capital
• Federal Home Loan Bank Topeka
• Horizon Bank
• Midwest Housing Equity Group
• Tier 1 Development LLC
BRONZE:
• Dominium
• HDS Companies
• Kansas Means Agribusiness
• KeyBank
• Kinetic Valuation Group
• Legacy Bank and Trust
• MarksNelson LLC
• Merak Development, LLC
• Monarch Private Capital
• Pomeroy Development
• ProLink Solutions, Inc.
• Redfox Inspections
• Sugar Creek Capital
• The Eagle Point Companies
• Wallace Architects, LLC
• Weigand Omega Management
• WNC & Associates
RECEPTION:
• Kansas Housing Association
DINING:
• National Equity Fund
PUBLIC SERVICE PROJECT:
• Kansas Development Finance Authority