Affordable Housing Webinars

PART 1: VIRTUAL WEBINARS 

Expert panelists will share information about issues surrounding affordable housing, and participants will be able to ask questions.

• PROSPERITY: The case for prosperity and the role of affordable housing.
  • Speaker: Mark Wilson, President & CEO, Florida Chamber
  • To watch the recorded webinar, please visit our YouTube channel.
  • Mr. Wilson's presentation is available upon request, please email Sarah Presley at spresley@volusia.org.
  • To learn more about the Florida Chamber Foundation’s Prosperity Initiative visit www.flchamber.com
  • To view the Florida Chamber 2030 Blueprint, visit www.flchamber.com/florida-2030
     

• PRODUCE: Affordable housing funding mechanism

  • Panelists: 

    • Michael Anderson, Director, Housing Trust Fund Project, Center for Community Change

    • Ashon Nesbitt, Chief Programs Officer and Technical Advisor, Florida Housing Coalition

    • Catherine McManus, President and CEO, Habitat for Humanity Greater Orlando and Osceola County

  • To watch the recorded webinar, please visit our YouTube channel.
  • The presentations from this webinar are available upon request, please email Sarah Presley at spresley@volusia.org. 

• PRESERVE: Maintaining existing affordable housing
  • Panelists:
    • Kimberly Spence, Technical Advisor, Florida Housing Coalition
    • Corry Brown, Housing and Grants Coordinator, Volusia County
    • Kara Lennard, Director of Development and Business Management, Daytona Beach Housing Authority
  • To watch the recorded webinar, please visit our YouTube channel.
  • The presentations from this webinar are available upon request, please email Sarah Presley at spresley@volusia.org. 
     
• POLICY: Coordinated planning to promote homes for all incomes
  • Panelists:
    • Shawn Wilson, CEO & President, Blue Sky Communities
    • Mark Watts, partner, Cobb Cole Attorneys at Law
    • Rick Werbiskis, Community Development Director, City of DeLand
  • To watch the recorded webinar, please visit our YouTube channel.
  • The presentations from this webinar are available upon request, please email Sarah Presley at spresley@volusia.org. 
     
• PROGRESS: Plans in action and success stories from the field
  • Panelists:
    • Whit Blanton, Executive Director, Forward Pinellas
    • Stephanie Lampe, Housing and Community Development, City of St. Petersburg
    • Scott Culp, Principal, Atlantic Housing Partners
  • To watch the recorded webinar, please visit our YouTube channel.
  • The presentations from this webinar are available upon request, please email Sarah Presley at spresley@volusia.org. 

PART 1.2: INTERACTIVE WEBINARS

• IMPLEMENTABLE HOUSING ACTION PLAN: What makes a good affordable housing plan
  • Speaker: Jaimie Ross, President & CEO, Florida Housing Coalition
  • To watch the recorded webinar, please visit our YouTube channel.
  • The presentation from this webinar is available upon request, please email Sarah Presley at spresley@volusia.org. 
     
• GETTING THE RIGHT TOOL FOR THE RIGHT JOB: Affordable housing and land development regulations
  • Panelists:
    • Jessica Gow, Cobb Cole Attorneys at Law
    • Robert Gray, Chairman and President, Strategic Planning Group, Inc
    • Catherine Hartley, Director of Community Planning, Tindale Oliver
  • To watch the recorded webinar, please visit our YouTube channel.
  • The presentation from this webinar is available upon request, please email Sarah Presley at spresley@volusia.org. 
     
• GETTING THE RIGHT FUNDING FOR THE RIGHT JOB: Funding the affordable housing gap 
  • Panelists:
    • William Loewenstein, President and CEO, Community Initiatives Development Corportation
    • Alexander Kiss, Managing Partner, Banyan Development Group
    • Ken Bowron, Jr., Managing Partner, Beneficial Community Partners
  • To watch the recorded webinar, please visit our YouTube channel.
  • The presentation from this webinar is available upon request, please email Sarah Presley at spresley@volusia.org. 

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