NJ Governor’s Conference of Housing and Economic Development 2022 | New Jersey Economic Development Authority | 29 September 2022 | Harrah's Resort Atlantic City, 777 Harrah's Blvd, Atlantic City, NJ 08401, USA

While the pandemic forced us to move to a virtual platform last year, we are glad to finally be able to gather together in person. Your presence demonstrates that you are committed to the housing and economic development issues that help to move New Jersey forward as a national leader in this arena.

We have designed each breakout session to explore diverse topics and the latest developments on issues facing our ever-evolving industry. This year’s tracks include sessions on property management, community economic solutions, equitable affordable housing, and historic rehabilitation.

Thank you for being part of this year’s Governor’s Conference on Housing and Economic Development. We are certain that the experts, industry leaders and advocates will share invaluable information and effective strategies to improve affordable housing and economic development across the State.

2022 Speakers

Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver
NJ Department of Community Affairs (DCA)

Ras Baraka
The Honorable Ras Baraka, Mayor, City of Newark

Leslie A. Anderson
President and Chief Executive Officer, NJ Redevelopment Authority (NJRA)

Tim Sullivan
Chief Executive Officer, NJ Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Melanie R. Walter Esq.
Executive Director, NJ Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA)

Dr. Kimberly K. Holmes
Chief of Staff, NJ Department of Community Affairs (DCA)

Mathew Abraham
Director Tax Credits Programs, NJ Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

James Abrams
HAF Program Manager, NJ Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA)

Amy Albert, Esq.
Managing Attorney, The Waterfront Project, Inc.

Jacqueline Amado-Belton
Coordinator of Economic & Industrial Development, City of Pleasantville

Alicka Ampry-Samuel
Region II Regional Administrator, HUD

Nicholas Angarone, PP/AICP
NJ Chief Climate Resilience Officer, Climate Resilience Planning/NJ Coastal Management Program, New Jersey Department of Environmental

Emily Apple
Program Manager, Economic Security, NJ Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Zoe Baldwin
NJ Director, Regional Plan Association (RPA)

Charles Barker
Commissioner, Cannabis Regulatory Commission

Adenah Bayoh
Owner, Adenah Bayoh & Companies

Jen Becker
Managing Director of Wind Institute Development, NJ Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Michelle Bodden
Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer, NJ Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Nat Bottigheimer
Director Real Estate Investment Programs, NJ Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Kelly Brozyna
CEO & State Director, New Jersey Small Business Development Centers (NJSBDC)

Lisa Callahan
Single Family Coordinator, NJ Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA)

Joyce Campbell
Executive Director, Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK)

Jeanine Cava
Co-Founder, Coordinator, NJ Food Democracy Collaborative

Paul Ceppi
Vice President, Tax Credits and Financing Products, NJ Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Sandra Cipollone, CPA, MBA, CPM, SHCM, NAHP-e
Senior Vice President of Management, The Michaels Organization

Victor Cirilo
Executive Director, Newark Housing Authority

Spencer Clayton, Ph.D.
Research Economist, Division of Local Government Services, NJ Department of Community Affairs (DCA)

The Honorable Sheena C. Collum
Mayor, Township of South Orange Village

Tai Cooper
Chief Community Development Officer, NJ Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Kathleen Coviello
Chief Economic Transformation Officer, NJ Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Vivian Cox Fraser
President and CEO, Urban League of Essex County (ULEC)

Jorge Cruz
Executive Director, Greater Newark Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)

Rosy Dafonseca
Assistant Director of Multifamily and Supportive Housing and Lending, NJ Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA)

Dean Dafis
Director, Office of Eviction Prevention, Division of Housing and Community Resources, NJ Department of Community Affairs (DCA)

Pam DeLosSantos
Director of Technical Services, NJ Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA)

Joseph A. Del Duca
Partner and General Counsel, The Walter Group

Victor DeLuca
Deputy Mayor, Township of Maplewood

Mike Dicken
Superintendent, Gloucester County Institute of Technology

Eric Dobson
Deputy Director, Fair Share Housing Center

Krista Egger
Vice President, Building Resilient Futures at Enterprise Community Partners

Fayez Fanik
Supervisor of Enforcement, Bureau of Housing Inspection, Division of Codes and Standards, NJ Department of Community Affairs (DCA)

Sandy Forosisky
Director of Economic and Community Development, City of Vineland

Joseph Forgione
Founder and Principal, JMF Properties

Julian Fowler
Senior Underwriter, Housing Production Unit, Division of Housing and Commuity Resources, NJ Department of Community Affairs (DCA)

Steven Friedman
President, Westgate Management Company, Inc.

Christina Fuentes
Managing Director - Community Development, NJ Economic Development Authority

Rucha Gadre
Senior Advisor, Food Security + Innovation, NJ Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Kerri Gatling
Chief, New Jersey Industry Partnerships, NJ Department of Labor and Workfroce Development (NJDLWD)

Carmine Giangeruso
Bureau Chief, NJ Bureau of Housing Inspection

Margaret Gillis
Owner/Operator, McDonald's, The Gillis Organization

Katone Glover
Assistant Director, Single Family Mortgage Servicing, NJ Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA)

Darryl Godfrey
Chief Operation Officer, NJ Redevelopment Authority (NJRA)

Phil Goldfeder
Senior Vice President - Global Public Affairs, Cross River Bank

Angela Yvonne Goode
Loan Portfolio Manager, NJ Department of Community Affairs (DCA)

Russell Graves
Executive Director, Consumer Credit and Budget Counseling

Roger Grutzmacher
Managing Architect, Technical Services, NJ Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA)

Dorothy P. Guzzo
Executive Director, NJ Historic Trust, NJ Department of Community Affairs (DCA)

John Harmon
Founder, President and CEO, African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey

Patricia Hernandez, LCSW
Director, Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH)

Frances Holly-Jenkins
Asset Manager, Asset Management Division, NJ Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA)

Dianna Houenou
Chair, New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission

Karim Hutson
President & Chief Executive Officer, Genesis Companies

Darryl Isherwood
Sr. Advisor - Film, Digital & Economic Growth Communications, NJ Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Kimberly Jackson
Owner/Operator, Kelsey's Restaurant

Valerie Jackson
Economic Director, City of Plainfield

Daniel Jennings
Senior Economic Advisor, State of New Jersey- Office of the Governor

Jon Jensen
Director of Sustainability, MaGrann Associates

Sophia Jones-Bradford, RA
AVP, Director of Historic Preservation, Aecom Technical Services (AECOM)

Jacob Jones
UEZ Coordinator, City of Long Branch

Louis B. Kilmer
Bureau Chief, NJ Department of Community Affairs (DCA)

Kia King
Director of Policy and External Affairs, NJ Department of Community Affairs (DCA)

Josh Kohut, Ph.D.
Professor, Rutgers University

John Körp
Assistant Director, Asset Management Division, NJ Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA)

Harlan B. Krichman
President and Chief Executive Officer, CRM Residential

Allison Ladd
Deputy Mayor/Director of Economic and Housing Development, City of Newark

Jessica Laine
Legal Specialist, New Jersey Division on Civil Rights

Marta Lefsky-Darden, AICP, PP
Director of Planning and Development, Township of Woodbridge

Lorissa Luciani
Administrator of Housing Production, NJ Department of Community Affairs (DCA)

James Lordi
Administrator, Affordable Housing Production Programs, Division of Housing and Community Resources, NJ Department of Community Affairs (DCA)

Deirdre Malloy
Product Analyst, Real Estate Investment Programs, NJ Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Sheri Malnak
Assisstant Director, Division of Housing and Community Resources, NJ Department of Community Affairs (DCA)

Joynicole Martinez
Chief Advancement and Innovation Officer, Rising Tide Capital

Tina McGill
Office on Homelessness Prevention, NJ Department of Community Affairs (DCA)

Angela McKnight
Assemblywoman, District 31

Carlos Medina
President & CEO, Statewide Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey (SHCCNJ)

Christine A. Messina
Vice President, AllRisk

Aidita C. Milsted
Director of Preservation, NJ Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Maisha Moore
Deputy Executive Director, CRDA

Marco V. Navarro
Chief Data Officer, Senior Program Officer, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

William O'Dea
Executive Director, Elizabeth Development Company

Christopher Paladino
President, New Brunswick Development Corporation

Taironda "Tori" Phoenix, Esq.
Assistant Director, Civil Practice Division, Administrative Office of the Courts

Larry Regan
President, Regan Development Corporation

Donna Rendeiro
Executive Director and Secretary, Office of Planning Advocacy/State Planning Commission

John Restrepo
President, Restrepo & Associates

Alle Ries
Vice President, NJ Regional CRA Officer, M&T Bank

Diane Riley
Executive Director, The Supportive Housing Association (SHA) of NJ

Laura Rodgers, LCSW
Chief Impact Officer, Jewish Federation Service

Diana Rogers
Senior Development Officer, NJ Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Carlos M. Rodriguez
President and CEO, Community FoodBank of New Jersey

Dana Rone
Managing Partner, The Flower Garden Dispensary

Cathy Rowe, DrPH
Executive Director, NJ Advocates for Aging Well

Dean Santa
Asset Management Division Director, US Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) - Region II

Heather Santoro
Executive Director, Holly City Development Corporation

Brigette Satchell
Dean of Career and Technical Education

Eric Seymour, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Rutgers University

Julie Sharp
Executive Vice President, Merchants Capital

Mark Shelburne
Housing Policy Consultant, Novogradac

James D. Simmons
Acting Executive Director, NJ Department of Community Affairs (DCA)

Marty Small, Sr.
Mayor, Atlantic City

Michelle Smith
Clerk of the Superior Court, State of New Jersey, Judiciary

Donna Spencer
Director of Multifamily/Supportive Housing and Lending, NJ Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA)

Jonathan Sternesky
Director, Policy and Legislative Affairs, NJ Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA)

Harry Stone
President & CEO, Cooperative Business Assistance Corporation (CBAC)

Jacquelyn Suárez
Director, Division of Local Government Services, NJ Department of Community Affairs (DCA)

Frank Swol
Director of Sustainability, MaGrann Associates

Sherwood L. Taylor
Senior Director, Workforce Development, Atlantic Cape Community College

Patrick Terborg
Managing Partner, TD+Partners

Joe Thomas, AHP, HCVS, UHTC
Economic/Business Development Representative, City of Camden

Sean Thompson
Director, Office of Local Planning Services, NJ Department of Community Affairs (DCA)

Luis Ulerio
Homelessness Czar, Mayor's Office of Homeless Services, City of Newark

Debra Urban
Chief of Multifamily Programs, NJ Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA)

Dr. Christopher Wheeler
Chief Data Officer, NJ Department of Community Affairs (DCA)

James Williams
Director of Racial Justice Policy, Fair Share Housing Center

Melanie Willoughby
Executive Director, NJ Business Action Center

Janel Winter
Director, Division of Housing and Community Resources, NJ Department of Community Affairs (DCA)

Phillip Woolfolk
Chief Operations Officer, African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey

2022 Sponsors

GOLD KEYNOTE LUNCHEON SPONSOR:
• NMA

LANYARD SPONSOR:
• Conifer

NETWORKING RECEPTION SPONSORS:
• Michaels Communities
• LISC Greater Newark
• NEF
• WinnCompanies
• Lument
• Volunteers of America
• Walters
• New Jersey Community Capital

CHARGING STATION/WIFI SPONSORS:
• GGG
• Wells Fargo

DESSERT RECEPTION SPONSORS:
• PNC
• RedStone Equity Partners
• PS&S
• J.P Morgan Chase

HALL OF FAME RECEPTION SPONSORS:
• Enterprise
• CPC Mortgage Company

CONFERENCE MOBILE APP SPONSOR:
• The Richman Group

KEYNOTE VIDEO SPONSORS:
• Ehrlich Petriello Gudin Plaza
• KMPG

BUS TOUR SPONSORS:
• Citi
• CRDA

GENERAL SPONSORS:
• CREA
• McDonald Building
• Kow Building Consultants
• American Architectural Window & Door
• Kitchen & Associates
• Kramer + Marks
• Cinnaire
• Pennrose
• Berkadia
• Better Tomorrows
• Merchantis Capital
• Western Pest Services
• CSH
• PruTech
• GuideHouse
• CRM Residential