The NHPF 2017 Symposium & Dinner

Pay for Success & Affordable Housing
An Afternoon of Learning, An Evening of Recognition

Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Union Station, Washington, DC
4:00–8:30 PM

SYMPOSIUM CO-CHAIRS

Ralph F. Boyd, Jr., NHPF Trustee, Chair; President & Chief Executive Officer, SOME (So Others Might Eat)
Thomas A. Carr, Managing Partner of Federal Capital Partners
Patricia Diaz Dennis, Vice President & Assistant General Counsel, AT&T (retired)

CONGRESSIONAL AWARD HONOREES

NHPF 2017 Affordable Housing Trailblazer Award Honoree

United States Senator

Orrin Hatch (UT)

NHPF 2017 Affordable Housing Trailblazer Award Honoree

United States Representative

Maria Cantwell (WA)

INDUSTRY AWARD HONOREES

NHPF 2017 Affordable Housing Advocacy Award Honoree

Emily Cadik

Executive Director, Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition (AHTCC)

NHPF 2017 Affordable Housing Visionary Award Honoree

Todd Crow

Executive Vice President & Manager, Tax Credit Capital, PNC Real Estate

PRESENTATION

Academic Study: Pay For Success And Affordable Housing

Stefano Rumi

Senior Research Fellow, Pay for Success Lab, University of Virginia, a Jefferson Scholar whose interests revolve around a multidisciplinary approach to the future of affordable housing and innovative financing mechanisms like Pay for Success contracts.

PANEL DISCUSSION

Affordable Housing: Shaping the Future Today
Will America provide enough affordable housing to meet the demands of millions of low to moderate renters in need? As we take on this current and future challenge, what will the affordable housing industry look like? Who will lead and innovate and take our country to a place where every neighborhood and community can provide adequate housing? Join us for an afternoon of engaging discussion on the evolving landscape of housing in America with experts from real estate, finance, construction and public policy.

Panel Discussion Moderator

Michele Lerner

Real estate/personal finance writer and contributor to the Washington Post whose work also appears in REIT magazine, New Home Source, Bankrate, Credit Karma, Realtor.com, National Real Estate Investor, Urban Land, The Motley Fool, Fox Business, MSN, and other realtor publications.

 

Panelist

Thom Amdur

Executive Director, National Housing & Rehabilitation Association directs day-to-day operations including legislative and regulatory advocacy, committee activities, conferences and events, publications, financial management and strategic planning.

 

Panelist

Maya Brennan

Research Associate, Urban Institute engages in research, analysis, and stakeholder engagement as part of the Policy Advisory Group at the Urban Institute.

 

Panelist

Emily Cadik

Executive Director, Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition (AHTCC)

 

 

Panelist

Stephen Green

COO/CIO, NHPF has more than 35 years of experience in real estate and economic development projects in both the public and private sectors.

 

Panelist

Andrew M. Grumet

Partner, Drinker Biddle focuses his work in the areas of charitable giving, philanthropy and the general representation of domestic and international tax-exempt organizations.

 

Panelist

Michael J. Novogradac

CPA Novogradac & Company LLP has more than 25 years of experience specializing in affordable housing, community development and renewable energy.

 

Panelist

Mark Ragsdale

Senior Vice President, PNC Bank has nearly 30 years of experience in the multifamily affordable housing finance industry and is a key member of PNC Real Estate’s affordable housing team.

 

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

All proceeds from the 2017 Symposium & Dinner benefited NHPF’s Fund for New Development, supporting the acquisition, pre-development, development, and service-enriched affordable housing properties in communities around the country.