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Thursday,
April 12th |
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8:00 a.m. - 8:20 a.m. |
Welcome remark |
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8:20 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. |
Past, Present
and Future
Keynote Speaker - Dr. Michael McGlade, Western
Oregon University |
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8:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. |
How to Comply & Monitor a Project with Multiple Funding
Sources i.e. USDA, HOME, FHLB, LIHTC, HUD -
Part I |
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Speakers: |
Susan McKitrick, USDA RD,
Washington |
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Geri Steward, USDA RD,
Oregon |
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Tim Sovold, Washington State
Housing Finance Commission |
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Deborah Nordstrum, Federal
Home Loan Bank of Seattle |
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Katherine Delany, Oregon
Housing & Community Services |
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Martha Taylor, Community Law
Center |
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Administrative Issues:
* File Set up
* Waiting List
* Tenant Eligibility |
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10:00 a.m. - 10:20 a.m. |
Break |
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10:20 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. |
How to Comply & Monitor a Project with Multiple Funding
Sources - Part II |
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Fair Housing:
* Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan
* Section 504 Requirements
* Fair Housing Act
Rental
Assistance |
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11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
How to Deliver Resident Services on a Limited Budget |
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Speakers: |
Jaime Arredondo,
Farmworker Housing Development Corporation |
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Laura Isiordia, Farmworker
Housing Development Corporation |
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Robin Smith, HDC of NW
Oregon |
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12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
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1:00 p.m. - 1:40 p.m. |
Innovative Approaches to On-Farm Housing |
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Speaker: Roger Barstow,
Brotje Farms, Washington |
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1:40 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
Break/ Time to Board the Bus |
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2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Tour of Local On-Farm & Year-Round Housing |
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Speaker: Ken Bailey,
Orchard View farms, Oregon |
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5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. |
Networking (Hors D'oeuvers Provided) |
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Dinner on Your Own |
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Friday, April 13th |
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8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. |
Immigration Issues Impacting Farmworkers & Housing
Providers |
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* Legislative Proposals
* Labor Mechanization
* H2A & Rural Development |
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Speakers: |
Mike Gempler, Executive
Director, Washington Growers League |
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Mary Baker, Senator Patty
Murray's office |
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Sharon Hughes, Executive
Vice President of the National Council of Agricultural Employers |
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Senator Larry Craig (Has not
yet confirmed) |
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10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. |
Local Government Updates: What is Happening Here at
Home? |
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Speakers: |
Janet Abbot, Department of
Community, Trade & Economic Development |
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Bob, Gillespie,
Oregon Housing & Community
Services |
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11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Maintenance & Major Renovations: Will Your Replacement
Reserves Be Enough? |
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Speakers: |
John Smith,
Skagit County Housing Authority |
