Proposed Schedule:
9:30 Doors open
10:00 Welcome (Main Ballroom)
Dany Fleming, HRHA Board Chair and Rick Chandler RC Board Chair
Laura Dent, Council Member, City of Harrisonburg
10:10 Keynote: Housing During COVID- Addressing Eviction & Racial Disparity (Main Ballroom)
Monica L. Jefferson, Interim Executive Director of HOME – Housing Opportunities Made Equal
11:00 Morning Housing Sessions
Perspectives on Housing and Development: How the Construction Industry is Meeting Demands & Facing Challenges Due to Covid-19
(Room 302)
Barry Kelley, Builder and Developer
Robert Hill, CEO, Harrisonburg-Rockingham Association of Realtors
Approaches to Addressing Housing Instability: Available Resources to Prevent Eviction & to Rehouse Individuals
(Room 304)
Shannon Porter, Executive Director, Mercy House, Inc.
Sam Nickels, Executive Director, Our Community Place
Hannah Jilg, Coordinator of Recovery and Transitional Services, Harrisonburg-Rockingham Community Services Board
Isaiah Mejah, Coordinator, Western Virginia Continuum of Care, HRHA
City & County Initiatives in Zoning and Planning (Main Ballroom)
Adam Fletcher, Director of Community Development, City of Harrisonburg
Rhonda Cooper, Director of Community Development, Rockingham County
12:00 Lunch-Main ballroom
Afternoon Sessions in the Main Ballroom
12:30 Best Practices and Funding Opportunities to Tackle Housing Needs
Erica Sims, Housing Forward Virginia
Christopher Thompson, Virginia Housing
1:15 Voices of our Community – First-hand experiences with housing instability.
2:15 Moving Ahead Together to Address Housing Challenges
Laura Dent, Council Member, City of Harrisonburg
Henry Way, JMU Associate Director, SIS; Professor, GS
Debbie Bullis, Community Health Manager, Sentara RMH
3:15 Closing