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On February 21, 2007, CFED and NeighborWorks America co-presented Changes in the Wind -- Manufactured Housing and the Future of Affordable Housing - a one-day symposium. The symposium celebrated five years of momentum building and programmatic breakthroughs in the nonprofit approach to this critical housing sector. Advocates, policy makers, and developers spent the day sharing lessons learned, promising practices, and their visions for the future. Presentations and handouts from this exciting event may now be accessed by clicking on the names of individual speakers below.
Changes in the Wind – Manufactured Housing and the Future of Affordable Housing
Opening Keynote - George “Mac” McCarthy – Ford Foundation
National Panel
Paul Bradley – New Hampshire Community Loan Fund & ROC USA
Rev. John Whitfield - BC H.O.P.E.
Eddie Latimer – The Resource Foundation
Dave Buchholz - Federal Reserve Board [speaker did not use a PowerPoint]
Morning Breakout Sessions
Development I-1: Nuts and Bolts - Developing with Manufactured Housing
Moderator: Jessica Leveen Farr, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Panelists:
Development II-1: Show Me the Money - Mortgage Financing for Manufactured
Housing
Moderator: Dave Buchholz, Federal Reserve Board
Panelists:
- Cheryl Fatnassi, Opportunities Vermont
- Tom Beers, Manufactured Housing Institute
- Virginia Mahoney, Fannie Mae
- Rick Coffman, Freddie Mac [speaker did not use a PowerPoint]
Preservation I-1: Improving Choice - New and Improved Ownership Models
Moderator: Cheryl Sessions, New Hampshire Community Loan Fund
Panelists:
- Margaret Lund, Northcountry Cooperative Development Fund
- Aaron Miripol, Thistle Community Land Trust
- John Squires, Community Resource Group
Preservation II-1: Enabling Positive Change – The Critical Role of Policy
Moderator: Ishbel Dickens, Colombia Legal Services
Panelists:
- Ned Moore, All Parks Alliance for Change [speaker did not use a PowerPoint]
- Odette Williamson, National Consumer Law Center
- Chris Estes – North Carolina Housing Coalition [speaker did not use a PowerPoint]
- Jason Gray – Southern Rural Development Initiative [speaker did not use a PowerPoint]
Luncheon Plenary: Inside the New Business of Partnerships
Introductions: Eileen Fitzgerald, COO - NeighborWorks America
Presentation: Stacey Epperson, Executive Director - Frontier Housing
Afternoon Breakout Sessions
Development I-2: After Katrina and Rita - Factory-Built Housing and Gulf Coast Rebuilding Strategies
Moderator: Nancy Montoya, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Panelists:
- Kathy Tilley, DASH of the Gulf
- Thayer Long, Manufactured Housing Institute
- Frank Latimer, The Resource Foundation
Development II-2: Getting to Scale - Balancing Market, Volume and Pricing to Achieve a Sustainable Business Model
Moderator: George McCarthy, Ford Foundation
Panelists:
- Tom Carew, Frontier Housing [speaker did not use a PowerPoint]
- Tony To, HomeSight (handout) [speaker did not use a PowerPoint]
Preservation I-2: Building Community Support - The Role of Rehab and Replacement in Preservation Strategies
Moderator: Kathryn Gwatkin Goulding, CFED
Panelists:
Preservation II-2: R.O.C. on - Financing for Community Conversion
Moderator: Paul Bradley, ROC USA
Panelists:
- Jerry Rioux, San Luis Obispo County Housing Trust Fund
- Ignatius MacLellan, Fannie Mae
- Laura Sparks, Opportunity Finance Network
- Tom Potter, TD Banknorth [speaker did not use a PowerPoint]
Closing Plenary: Where do we go from here?
Moderator: David Dangler, NeighborWorks® Rural Initiative
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