Kansas Housing Conference 2023 | Cvent | 22 August 2023 | Overland Park Convention Center, 6000 College Blvd, Overland Park, KS 66211, USA

Currently in its 18th 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.

2023 Speakers

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Joaquin Altoro
Administrator, USDA Rural Housing Services

Ulysses "Deke" Clayborn
Region VII Administrator, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) of the Great Plains

Mitch Holthus
The Voice of the Kansas City Chiefs

Governor Laura Kelly
Governor, State of Kansas

Chaunté Lowe
Olympian, World Champion, High Jump

Mayor Curt Skoog
Mayor, City of Overland Park

Ryan Vincent
Executive DIrector, Kansas Housing Resources Corporation

SPEAKERS:

Cheryl Adelhardt
Office of Rural Prosperity

Gideon Adjei
Apprenticeship Partnership Manager, Kansas Department of Commerce

Carolyn Allred
Project Coordinator, Kansas Office of Refugees, International Rescue Committee

Shonda Anderson
Director of Registered Apprenticeship, Kansas Department of Commerce

Eric Arganbright
Director of Community Engagement and Outreach, Kansas Statewide Homeless Coalition

Corey Bannister
Construction Supervisor/General Contractor, Mennonite Housing

Kristy Baughman
Executive Director, United Community Services of Johnson County

Kristin Baugh
Portfolio Management Specialist, Kansas City HUD Field Office

Josh Brewer
Executive Director, Manhattan Area Habitat for Humanity

Megan Bruce
Director of Homeless Services, Mental Health Association of South Central Kansas

Tiffany Chow
Neighborhoods and Built Environments, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Dr. Bill Clifford
State Representative, District 122, Kansas House of Representatives

Rachel Consolloy
Rosin Preservation

Hilary Crowell
Director of PBCA Programs, EPS, Inc.

Nancy Daniels
Community Vitality Specialist, K-State Research and Extension

Andis Demants
Founder, RealtyMetrix

Corey DePenning
Inspector, Red Fox Inspections

Kristen Egan
Douglas County Regional Coordinator, Kansas Statewide Homeless Coalition

Mark English
President, E&A Team

Amy Ervin
Independent Living Program Manager, Kansas Department of Children and Families (DCF)

Elizabeth "Liz" Evans
Accreditation and Technical Assistance Coordinator, Kansas Coalition of Sexual and Domestic Violence (KCSDV)

Michelle Ewert
Associate Professor of Law, Washburn University School of Law

Anna Fairchild
Compliance Manager, ComCap Management

Rebecca Floyd
President, Kansas Development Finance Authority (KDFA)

Megan Foreman
Housing Coordinator, Johnson County Government

Matt Fulson
Founder, Fulson Housing

Michael Gibson
Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, Kansas State University

DeAnna Goering
Neighborhood Redevelopment Manager, Planning & Zoning Clerk, Pittsburg Dept. of Community Development & Housing

Christina Goodson
President/CEO, McPherson Housing Coalition

Kelly Gourley
Executive DIrector, Lincoln County Economic Development Foundation

John Grauer
Security, Safety, and Emergency Management, Kansas Department of Children and Families (DCF)

Nathan Griffey
Filmmaker

Amanda Lee Gross
Vice President of Training and Compliance Policy, US Housing Consultants

Kyle Gunion
Titan Environmental

Amy Haase
Urban Planner, RDG Planning & Design

Amy Hance
Child and Family Program Specialist, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Janee Hanzlick
County Commissioner, Johnson County Board of County Commissioners

Andre Heath
Apprenticeship Partnership Manager, Kansas Department of Commerce

Kelsey Herr
Co-Owner, Wheatland Investment Group

Haley Hishmeh
Housing Development Coordinator, Kansas Housing Resources Corporation

Tracy Howren
CRE Regional Manager and Director of Affordable Lending, UMB Bank

Colby Humphrey
Officer, The Pew Charitable Trusts Broadband Access Initiative

Scott Jessop
Project Management Specialist, Kansas Housing Resources Corporation

Jason Ketchum
Vice President, One Gas

Bre Kirkhart
Rural Collaboration & Housing Projects Manager, Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence (KCSDV)

Gary Kirkman
Director of Compliance Training, US Housing Consultants

Amber Korf
Senior Lender, Southern Region, IFF

Susannah Krysko
Manager, StopPests in Housing Program, Northeastern IPM Center, Cornell University

Abigail Lessman
Eviction Resolution Program Manager, Kansas Office of Judicial Administration

Tracy Lockett
PATH Manager, Kim Wilson Housing

Dr. Stanley Longhofer
Professor of Real Estate and Finance, Barton School of Business at Wichita State University

Kyle Lowe Noblitt
National Strategy Lead, CareSource

Tracy McCubbin
SFH, Program Director, United States Department of Agriculture

Joshua McGinn
Policy Director, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly

Christy McMurphy
Executive DIrector, Kansas Statewide Homeless Coalition

Molly Mendenhall
Director of Destination Home, Kansas Statewide Homeless Coalition

John Meredith
Co-founder, RenewableMetrix

Kylie Mergen
Director of Housing and Community Development, FHLBank Topeka

Philip Minden
Executive Vice Preseident, Sterling Bank

Scott Moore
Attorney/Partner, Baird Holm LLP

Karolyn Moore
Director, Supportive Services, McPherson Housing Coalition

Dustie Nitcher
Assistant Vice President, AHP Competitive Manager, FHLBank Topeka

Scott Nixon
Sugar Creek Capital

Alex Orel
Senior Vice President, Government Relations, Kansas Bankers Association

Kelli Paris Asaka
Enforcement Branch Chief, Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHE0), HUD

Steve Payne
Genesis Lead, Champion Home Builders

Lynette Pearl
Senior Associate of Housing, Refugee Housing Solutions

Vanessa Perez
Director of Residential Clinical Services, Mental Health Association of South Central Kansas

Trisha Purdon
Division Director, Office of Rural Prosperity

Christine Reimler
Director of Community Solutions, Kansas Housing Resources Corporation

Jaraya Reynolds
Lead Continuum of Care Navigator, United Way of the Great Plains

Rob Santel
Director of Programs, Crosslines Community Outreach

Nate Schlueter
CEO, Eden Building Solutions

Briana Searight
Independent Living/Adoption Supervisor, Wichita Region, Kansas Department of CHildren and Families (DCF)

Lissa Sexson
Office of Rural Prosperity

Kimberly Shiu
Public Health Analyst, Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs (IEA), Health Resources and Services Administration

Scot Sperry
Vice President of Development, Dalmark Development Group, LLC

Marilyn Stanley
CSBG Program Manager, Single Family Program Manager, Kansas Housing Resources Corporation

Paul Stark
Principal, Stark Wilson Duncan Architects Inc.

Jason Swords
Principal, Sunflower Development Group

Blane Tanner
Director of Emergency Management, Kansas Department of Children and Families (DCF)

Tim Thorson
Principal, Thorson Development Consulting

Justin Unger
Director of Acquisitions, Monroe Group / Steele Properties LLC

Allen Vinyard
Director, Industrial Safety and Health, Kansas Department of Labor

Beth Waddle
President/CEO, My Father's House Community Services, Inc.

Brett Waggoner
Grant Specialist, Governmental Assistance Services

Doug Wallace
Emergency Services Grant/HOME-ARP Program Manager, Kansas Housing Resources Corporation

The Honorable Sarah Warner
Judge, Kansas Court of Appeals

Natasha Watson
Program Center Director, Region VII, HUD

Weylin Watson
Shareholder, Gilmore & Bell, P.C. Law Firm

Kelly Wert
Associate, Broadband Access Initiative, The Pew Charitable Trusts

Brianna White
Coordinated Entry System (CES) Coordinator, Kansas Statewide Homeless Coalition

Tyler Wilson
Weatherization Program Manager, Kansas Housing Resources Corporation

Darcy Wilson
Housing Champion, Office of Rural Prosperity

Sim Wimbush
Disability Policy Engagement Director, Healthy Blue of Kansas

Rui Xu
State Representative, Kansas House of Representatives

Damon Young
Chief Business Officer, Kansas Leadership Center

2023 Sponsors

PLATINUM SPONSOR:
• Kansas Gas Service

GOLD SPONSORS:
• CareSource
• Healthy Blue
• LISC Greater Kansas City

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Federal Home Loan Bank Topeka
• Help U Manage Compliance, a division of Quadel
• Horizon Bank
• Investment Resources Corporation / Key Management
• Kansas Development Finance Authority
• Legacy Bank and Trust Company
• Midwest Housing Equity Group
• my Sidewalk
• PNC Bank
• Roanoke Construction
• Tier 1 Development LLC
• WNC & Associates, Inc.

BRONZE SPONSORS:
• Advantage Capital
• Cross-Lines Community Outreach
• Eagle Point Development
• GLMV Architecture
• Health Forward Foundation
• Heartland Housing Partners
• Johnson County Mental Health
• Kansas Office of Apprenticeship
• KeyBank
• Kinetic Valuation Group
• MarksNelson LLC
• Monarch Private Capital
• Pomeroy Development
• ProLink Solutions, Inc.
• Seldin Company
• Sugar Creek Captial
• Wallace Architects, LLC

NETWORKING RECEPTION SPONSOR:
• Kansas Housing Association, Inc.

APP SPONSOR:
• National Equity Fund

NAMETAG SPONSOR:
• RealtyMetrix

PHOTO BOOTH SPONSOR:
• PNC Bank

NETWORKING LUNCH SPONSOR:
• Central Bank of Kansas City

PUBLIC SERVICE PROJECT SPONSOR:
• Kansas Bankers Association

FRIENDS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING:
• CRES Management
• Excel Development Group
• IEM
• Kansas Farm Bureau
• RDG Planning & Design, Inc
• Sterling Bank
• Witt O'Brien's