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2009 Governor's Housing Summit


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2011 Governor's Housing Summit Presentations

Healing Housing Markets & Housing Finance Reform
Speakers: Dr. Raphael Bostic, Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Garth Rieman, Director, Housing Advocacy & Strategic Initiatives, National Council of State Housing Agencies David Ledford, Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs National Association of Homebuilders
Presentation: Housing and Economic Outlook

Taking Tax Credits Further through Syndication
Speakers: Sara Morgan, Chief Investment Officer, FAHE; Tyler Nichols, Director of Equity Funds, VA Community Development Corporation, Richmond, VA; William Pollard, Chief Operating Officer, Brightbridge, Inc.; Steve Smith, Vice President, Syndication/Origination, Enterprise Community Investment
Presentation: Creative CF$s Leveraging - “Fitting the Pieces Together”

THDA Update - Foreclosure Prevention and NSP
Speakers: Bill ClenDening, THDA Foreclosure Prevention Manager; Mike Clinard, THDA NSP Community Projects Manager; Dwayne Spencer; Executive Director, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis; Greg Webb, Director of Construction and Retail Operations, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis; Ken Mabery, Assistant Director, Upper Cumberland Development District
Presentations: Foreclosure Prevention; Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis & NSP 1; NSP in the Rural Upper Cumberland Region

Gathering Up after a Disaster
Speakers: Lorrie Shearon, Chief Strategy Officer, THDA; Loretta Owens, Executive Director, The Housing Fund; Winston Henning, Executive Director, Jackson Housing Authority; Matthew Carlson, Executive Director, Habitat for Humanity of Cleveland, Tennessee
Presentation: Steps to Successful Disaster Response

THDA Update - Single Family and Community Programs
Speakers: Lindsay Hall, Director of Single Family Programs, THDA; Toni Shaw, Community Projects Coordinator, THDA; Craig Stevens, Housing Program Coordinator, THDA
Presentation: THDA Housing Trust Fund The First Five Years

Tennessee Affordable Housing Coalition: What’s at Stake, and Why Should You Join?
Speakers: Retha Patton, Eastern Eight CDC Executive Director, Coalition Chair
Presentation: TAHC Strategic Plan

Housing for those Most at Risk
Not everybody is made for homeownership or even independent renting. What are the possibilities for our fragile neighbors?
Speakers: Cheré Bradshaw, Regional Housing Facilitator, Creating Homes Initiative; Brent Elrod, Project Manager, Urban Housing Solutions; Steve Baldwin, Community Development Director, City of Johnson City
Presentations: Memphis Permanent Supportive Housing; Lessons from The Academy; Johnson City – Housing the Hardest to House

Review of Government Mortgage Options
Speakers: Marion Rabalais, Loan Manager, Department of Veterans Affairs; John Prince, Guaranteed Housing Specialist, USDA Rural Development; Marc Ware, Vice President and Sales Manager, SunTrust Mortgage; Lindsay Hall, Director of Single Family Programs, THDA
Presentation: Guaranteed Home Loan Program

The Housing Industry as a Whole—Where are We Going?
Speakers: Mike Stevens, President, Mike Stevens Homes, Inc.; Randall Thomas, Owner, Appraisal Concepts; Rodney Robinson, Vice President, Mortgage Production Manager, Regions Financial Corporation; Bill Graves, Chairman, Tennessee Manufactured Housing Foundation; THDA: Brian Bills, Chair and Ted R. Fellman, Executive Director
Presentation: Next Step™ Affordable Housing Done Right

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