Affordable Workforce Housing Symposium Agenda

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023

1:30 p.m. Doors Open

• Taft A Room, First Floor

2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Roundtable

• Lead by Shannon McGahn, Chief Advocacy Officer
• Taft A Room, First Floor

Panel 1: Housing Supply for Chips Implementation

Moderator: Bryan Greene, Vice President of Policy Advocacy, National Association of REALTORS®

Participants:

• Adrienne Elrod, Director of External Affairs, CHIPS Program, Department of Commerce
• Elayne Weiss, Special Policy Advisor, Department of Housing and Urban Development

Panel 2: Coalition Building To Foster Sustainable Growth

Moderator:Shannon McGahn, Chief Advocacy Officer, National Association of REALTORS®

Participants:

• Sen. Michelle Reynolds, R-Canal Winchester
• Kenny McDonald, President and CEO, Columbus Partnership / One Columbus
• Lark Mallory, President and CEO, Affordable Housing Trust for Columbus and Franklin County
• Erin Prosser, Assistant Director of Housing Strategies, City of Columbus Department of Development

Panel 3: Housing Preparedness for A Growing Workforce

Moderator:Buffie Patterson, Treasurer, Columbus REALTORS®

Panelists:

• Jon Melchi, Executive Director, Building Industry Association of Central Ohio (BIA)
• William Murdock, , Executive Director, Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC)
• Alexis Fitzsimmons, Executive Director, GROW Licking County

4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Reception

• Taft C Room, First Floor