2025 Speaker Lineup

Charlie

Adams

Jeff

Adler

Ila

Afsharipour

Managing Director

Donald

Alexis

Founder and President

Caribbean Integration Community Development

Thom

Amdur

Senior Vice President for Policy & Impact

Lincoln Avenue Communities

Jack

Aronson

Senior Vice President of Development and Acquisitions

Community Preservation Partners

Josh

Bahn

Senior Vice President

Bryan

Barker

Managing Director

Citi Community Capital

Cynthia

Bast

Patricia

Belden

enior Vice President and Senior Credit Manager

Bank of America

Don

Bernards

Kimberly

Black King

Founder and CEO

The Grundy Cause

Stacy

Bliagos

Executive Director

JD

Bondurant

Managing Director of Rental Housing

Virginia Housing

Karla

Burck

Executive Vice President of Development

Marisa

Button

Managing Director of Strategic Initiatives

Florida Housing Finance Corp.

Emily

Cadik

Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition

Catherine

Cawthon

President and CEO

Carmen

Chubb

President and Principal

Columbia Residential

Jeanne Marie

Coronado

Pat

Craig

Senior Vice President, Team Lead – Affordable Housing

Bridgewater Bank

Mai

Dang

Connected Communities

Julie

DeGraaf Velázquez

Vice President for Community Redevelopment

Preservation of Affordable Housing

Lisa

Decker

Managing Director, Investor Relations

National Equity Fund

Rodrigo

Dorador

Senior Development Associate

Donovan

Duncan

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Urban Strategies

Jesse

Elton

Vice President of Finance,

The Community Builders

Tyler

Epps

Senior Vice President

American South Capital Partners

Brian J.

Fishback

Director of Alternative Investments

Red Stone Equity Partners

Sydne

Garchik

Founder and Principal

David

Gasson

Principal and Founding Partner

MG Housing Strategies

Seth

Gellis

Community Preservation Partners

John

Gilmore IV

Kathryn

Grosscup

Manager, Housing Tax Credit

Colorado Housing and Finance Authority

Lisa

Gutierrez

Senior Vice President, Director of Business Development

U.S. Bancorp Impact Finance

Noah

Hale

Managing Director, Head of Development

Linda

Hill

Executive Vice President

Merchants Capital

Evan

Holladay

Founder and CEO

Holladay Ventures

 Joy

Horak-Brown

President and CEO

New Hope Housing

Rob

Hoskins

Robin

Hughes

President and CEO

Housing Partnership Network

Sam

Hurley

Chief Financial Officer

The Annex Group

Priya

Jayachandran

President and CEO

National Housing Trust

Stacy

Kaplowitz

Vice President & Managing Regional Partner

Lincoln Avenue Communities

Eric

Keifer

Allison

King

Jeffrey L.

Kittle

President and CEO

Kittle Property Group

Matthew

Klein

Lincoln Avenue Communities

Matt

Knipprath

Citi Community Capital

Melissa

Koppel

Senior Director—Affordable Housing

Stephanie

Land

Author of "Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive” and Economic Justice Advocate

Robert

Likes

KeyBank Community Development Lending & Investment

Ken

Lombard

President and CEO

Kevin

Loos

Managing Director of Capital Markets

Lionel

Lynch

Head of Workforce Housing Solutions

Patricia

Marinilli

Senior Vice President and Senior Credit Manager

Bank of America

Katherine

Matkom

Manager, Multifamily Underwriting

Illinois Housing Development Authority

Brendan

McBride

Senior Development Director

Gilbane Development Co.

Diana

McIver

Phil

Melton

Managing Director

Cohen-Esrey Capital Partners

Nancy

Morton

Dauby O'Connor & Zaleski

Bob

Moss

Principal and Founding Partner

MG Housing Strategies

Denise

Muha

Executive Director,

National Leased Housing Association

Brian

Mysker

Michelle

Norris

N-Sights Consulting

R. Wade

Norris

Founding Partner

Norris George & Ostrow

Amanda

Nunnink

Senior Managing Director, Multifamily

Richelle

Patton

Collaborative Housing Solutions

Aaron

Pechota

Executive Vice President

Josh

Plattner

Partner and Chief Investment Officer

Belveron Partners

Philip

Porter

Senior Vice President and Head of Acquisitions

Enterprise Housing Credit Investments

Mark

Ragsdale

Senior Vice President

PNC Multifamily Capital

Stephanie

Roberts

Vice President of Operations

Stephen D.

Roger

Affordable Housing Preservation Advisors

Caleb

Roope

President and CEO

The Pacific Cos.

Amanda

Ryzowy

L+M Fund Management

Jennifer

Schwartz

Director of Tax and Housing Advocacy

National Council of State Housing Agencies

Jon

Searles

Director | Community and Economic Development

Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority

Christine

Serlin

Bob

Simpson

Founder and CEO

Multifamily Impact Council

Rachel

Snethen

Director of Development Coordination,

Lakeysha

Sowunmi

Senior Director of Resident Services

Community HousingWorks

Cody

Spencer

Director of Programs

Ability Housing

Laura

Surdel

Senior Managing Director of Equity Production

Boston Financial

Brian

Swanton

President and CEO

Pam

Thornton

Vice President of Development and Acquisitions

Daron

Tubian

Head of Affordable Housing Investments

Deborah

VanAmerongen

Strategic Policy Advisor/Deputy Practice Group Leader, Affordable Housing and Real Estate

Paul

Weissman

Senior Managing Director, Head of Affordable Housing Production

Stephanie

Wiggins

Head of Production, Agency Lending,

Gilbert

Winn

Tricia

Yarger

Vice President, Head of Capital Markets