HOPE VI Steering Committee

(Steering Committee Members & Invited Guests Only, NH&RA Conference Center, 1400 16th St. NW, Washington, DC)

Registration Opens

9:00 am

HOPE VI / Choice Neighborhoods Committee Meeting

Sue Wilson, Director, HOPE VI Division, HUD, Washington, DC
Ben Metcalf, Senior Advisor to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Multifamily Housing Programs, HUD, Washington, DC

12:00 pm

Developers Council Luncheon

Please note this optional luncheon is for Developers Only. There is a $60 catering fee.

1:30 pm

Welcome & Introductions

Affordable Housing Economic Update

This session will explore how national economic trends will impact the affordable housing industry and development over the next year. The presentation will pay particular focus on the Metro-DC area. Our presenter Dr. Lisa Sturtevant is an Assistant Research Professor at the George Mason University (GMU) School of Public Policy in the Center for Regional Analysis. The Center for Regional Analysis conducts research and analytical studies on economic, fiscal, demographic, housing, and social and policy issues related to the current and future growth of the Virginia, Maryland, and DC areas.

Lisa Sturtevant, George Mason University School of Public Policy Center For Regional Analysis, Arlington, VA

Perspectives on Housing Policy, Tax & Audit Implementation & Budget Issues

Key topics include the President Obama's budget priorities and implications for affordable housing, jobs creation, sustainable development and historic preservation as well as HUD and LIHTC program and policy updates.

Lauren Bazel, Center for American Progress, Washington, DC
Bessy Kong, White House Domestic Policy Council, Washington, DC
Buzz Roberts, LISC, Washington, DC
Carol Galante, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Multifamily Housing, US Department of Housing & Urban Development
Jim Carlisle, Bank of America, Washington, DC
Adrienne Quinn, Enterprise Community Partners, Washington, DC
Larry Curtis, WinnCompanies, Boston, MA

Tax & Audit Implementation Update

Key topics include status updates on tax treatment of and administration the LIHTC, NMTC, Historic Tax Credit and Energy Tax Credits

Paul Handleman, IRS, Washington, DC
Jerry Breed, Bryan Cave LLP, Washington, DC
Brad Elphick, Novogradac & Company, Alpharetta, GA

4:00 pm

Securing Tax Credit Equity In Today's Market Place

Marc Schnitzer, Island Capital Group, New York, NY
Victor Sostar, First Sterling, Manhasset, NY
Vihar Sheth, US Bank, St. Louis, MO
Daniel Devin, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Washington, DC
Bernie Husser, The Richman Group Affordable Housing Corp., Boston, MA

5:30 pm

Opening Reception

Sponsored By:

Legislative Leadership Committee Dinner

(Legislative Leadership Committee Members Only)

New Markets Tax Credit Committee Meeting

9:15 am

Affordable Housing & Tax Credit Legislative Update

Scott Olson, House Financial Services Committee (Democratic Committee Staff)
Tallman Johnson, House Financial Services Committee (Republican Committee Staff)
John Sheiner, House Ways & Means Committee (Democratic Committee Staff)
Nick Wyatt, Senate Finance Committee (Republican Committee Staff)
Derek Dorn, Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) and the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources & Infrastructure
Laura Hogshead, House Appropriations Committee (Democratic Committee Staff) INVITED
Meaghan McCarthy, Senate Appropriations Committee (Democratic Committee Staff)

11:00 am

Multifamily Debt Update

Dan Sullivan , HUD, Washington, DC
Ken Lore, Bingham McCutchen, Washington, DC
Kim Griffith, Freddie Mac, McLean, VA
Tim Leonhard, Oak Grove Capital, Grapevine, TX
Bob Simpson, Fannie Mae, South Falls, SD

12:30 pm

Lunch & Keynote Address

Helen Kanovsky, General Counsel, U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development

Helen R. Kanovsky was sworn in by Secretary Shaun Donovan as the General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on May 4, 2009. As General Counsel she is the chief law officer of the Department and principal legal adviser to the Secretary and staff of HUD. She is also head of the Departmental Enforcement Center. Ms. Kanovksy will provide NH&RA with a unique insiders perspective as HUD reinvents many of its core programs.

Ms. Kanovsky has a long and distinguished career in affordable housing. Prior to taking her current position as HUD General Counsel, she was longtime member of NH&RA, most recently serving as Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel of the AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust for 13 years. She also served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of GE Capital Asset Management Corporation and predecessor company Skyline Financial Services Corporation from 1986-1994. She has also held several prominent positions in the Federal Government, including as Chief of Staff to Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts and as a special assistant to HUD Secretary Patricia Roberts Harris.

2:00 pm

Council For Energy Friendly Affordable Housing Presents: Maximizing Federal Retrofitting & Energy Incentives

Bob Adams, Department of Energy's Office of the Weatherization and Intergovernmental Program, Washington, DC
David Abromowitz, Goulston & Storrs, Boston, MA
Darien Crimmin, WinnDevelopment, Boston, MA

3:00 pm

Case-Studies: Structuring Transactions Utilizing ARRA Funds

Jeff Whiting, City Real Estate Advisors, Indianapolis, IN
Bruce Baird, Indianapolis Housing Agency, Indianapolis, IN
Jacob Sipe, Indiana Housing Community Development Authority, Indianapolis, IN
Marty Walsh, Reno & Cavanaugh LLP, Washington, DC
Sharon Geno, Ballard Spahr LLP, Baltimore, MD
Ken Ellison, So Others Might Eat, Washington, DC
Maria Day Marshall, DCHFA, Washington, DC

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