Rural Pennsylvania Housing Summit Session Materials

Thank you for attending our first ever Rural Pennsylvania Housing Summit on May 23rd. Below you will find the breakout session presentations. We are still working to collect some of the presentations, so please check back frequently. We hope that you find the materials useful. 

A1. Take a Deeper Dive on Existing Affordable Housing Resources

  • Megan Krider, Community Investment Business Development Manager, Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh
  • Clay Lambert, Senior Program Administrator, PA Housing Finance Agency
  • Michelle Musser, SFH Program Director, Rural Development, United States Department of Agriculture
  • Angela Susten, Director, Center for Community & Housing Development, PA Department of Community & Economic Development

A2. The Changed Rental Housing Market and Landlord Engagement

  • Gale Schwartz, Associate Director, Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania
  • Laura Maggiorini, Program Manager, SSVF & HVRP, The Veterans Multi-Service Center – Central Pennsylvania

A3. Shared Housing – Why, Who, What, and How

  • Helen Kelly, Associate, Diana T. Myers & Associates, Inc.

A4. Building Local Municipal and Community-Wide Support

  • Kelly Cooney, Housing Specialist, Housing Assistance Council 
  • Jeannine McMillan, Executive Director, 1889 Jefferson Center for Population Health

B1: What You Need to Know - Accessing New Federal Infrastructure, Energy and Water Efficiency, and Broadband Resources  

  • Julia Brinjac, Digital Equity Program Manager, PA Department of Community & Economic Development, Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority
  • Laura Edinger,  Senior Policy Analyst, Pennsylvania Utility Law Project
  • Madi Keaton, Energy Justice Coordinator, Pennsylvania Utility Law Project

B2: Aging Housing Stock – All About the New Statewide Whole Home Repair Program  

  • Nicholas Horting, Director, Whole-Home Repairs Program & Weatherization Assistance Program, PA Department of Community & Economic Development
  • Andrew P. French, Executive Director, Redevelopment Authority of the County of Fayette, Pennsylvania
  • Bonnie Zehler, Executive Director, Luminest Community Development
  • Aaron Zappia, Senior Government Relations Manager, Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania

B3: Making Housing Development Deals Work – Challenges and Opportunities in Rural PA  

  • Kelley Coey, Director of Development, Hudson Companies
  • Paul Connolly, Managing Director, R4 Capital   
  • Jessica Perry, Director of Development, PA Housing Finance Agency 
  • Dave Young, Executive Director, Schuylkill Community Action

B4: Centering Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, & Belonging for Rural Housing and Homelessness Programs

  • Dan Giovannelli, Vice President of Community Investment, Westmoreland Community Action
  • Idelia Robinson-Confer, Youth Advocate, Western PA Youth Action Board 
  • Shelly Castillo, Community Economic Development Director, Westmoreland Community Action
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