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.










