WEDNESDAY, · spection process along with where REAC/UPCS is heading in the future. We will discuss: Where to focus attention when preparing for a REAC inspection to get the best

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 2017

Registration - Premiere Lobby

Opening Lunch and Welcome to Ocean City Plenary Speaker: Ms. Erika Conner, Family Self-Sufficiency Program Graduate

Room Location: Palmetto Ballroom

Exhibitor Networking Room Location: Exhibitor’s Hall

Audit Making You Crabby?

Hot Legal Topics

Fair Housing Laws and Regulations

Choices for the Housing Choice Voucher Program

Tracks:General Information - Public Housing - CR&D Housing Choice Voucher Program

Speakers: Karen Greiner and Elizabeth Richardson from Clifton Allen Larson, LLP

So, you need an audit. The word alone can be intimidating, but the actual act of being audited doesn’t have to be scary. With the right preparation, you can be ready for any and everything an audit throws your way. At the end of this session, you will be able to: Discover what you will need to do to pre-pare for an audit, Demonstrate why the federal compliance supplement is important, Summarize the most common findings auditor’s see, and explain the role internal controls plays in an audit.

Room Location: Barbados

Speakers: Carrie Blackburn Riley of Blackburn Riley, LLC

Get the lastest information on current hot legal topics affecting employment practices, premises’ liability and premises’ security, governmental liability, and housing laws affecting affordable housing programs.

Room Location: Cayman

Speakers: Amy E. Wilkerson, Chief for Fair Housing & Equal Opportunity (FHEO) of Housing Authority of Baltimore City

This session will prove a basic primer on the Fair Housing laws and regulations including Section 504, Reasonable accommodations.

Room Location: Dominica

Speakers: Michelle Crittenden, Rental Assistance Division Manager, Housing Authority of Prince George’s County - Floryne Howard, Rental Services Coordinator, Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development

Lots of changes – some are mandatory, some offer a choice. Join this session for a discussion of changes and then determine what is best for your program.

Room Location: Eleuthera

3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

3:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.


Beverage Break in Exhibitor’s Hall

The Anti-Stigma Project

HUD OIG Report

RAD Changes in Light of New Federal Administration

Financial Matters that Matter to the HCVP Program


Speakers: Jennifer Brown and Ken Wiremen from On Our Own of Maryland

Stigmatizing attitudes and practices are barriers to accessing public housing services and an impediment to successful tenancy. In this experiential workshop, participants will deepen their understanding and awareness of how stigma affects everyone in the public housing community. They will also explore the power of language (verbal and non-verbal) as it relates to stigma, develop creative solutions, and learn to integrate these concepts into their professional and personal lives.


Speakers: Frank Rokosz, Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Audit – Headquarters Operations

Find out about OIG priorities and current issues that affect PHAs.


Speakers: Tom Davis, Director of Office of Recapitalization at HUD Clif Martin, CEO Housing Commission of Anne Arundel County Paul Connolly, R4 Capital

In early 2017 via email, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced to the public the online publication of revised program instructions for the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) in Notice PIH 2012-32/Notice H 2017-03, REV-3. The revised notice, which fills 242 pages, includes key revisions for the first and second components. Against a backdrop of President’s “skinny budget” and other challenges, RAD transactions continue to move forward. This panel is designed to offer a perspective on potential changes and impact. of small area FMRs (SAFMRs) in the calculation of the contract rent cap, with HUD approval


Speakers: Sharon Land, Deputy Director, Housing Authority of Prince George’s County Lynn Hayes, Director of Housing Resources, Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County , Brian Alten of BDO Finance

PIH Notice 2017-06 deals with changes to the cash management procedures for the distribution of housing assistance. There will be discussion on how to implement these changes.


Commissioner’s Dinner Room Location: Palmetto Ballroom

4:45 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.



Game on! Housing Feud - Round OneFun, Appetizers, Cash Bar and Raffle DrawingsRoom Location: Exhibitor Hall

7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

8:30 p.m. - 9:45 a.m.

THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2017

Breakfast in Exhibitor Hall

Opiod Dependency

NAHRO Legislative Insights from Capital Hill and The White House

Economic Development and Resident Service Innovation from the Field

Housing Opportunities Through Modernization Act (HOTMA)


Speakers: Captain Hasenpusch with the Anne Arundel County Police and Jennifer Corbin, Director of Anne Arundel County Crisis Response

Learn about the Anne Arundel County Police Department’s data collection since January 1st, 2014. Highlight some key points in the data and speak about strate-gies implemented by the Anne Arundel County Police Department to address the heroin/opioid crisis. Speaking about the collaboration between law enforcement, the County Executive’s office, hospitals, and community health partners regarding prevention efforts. Speak of the challenges facing those suffering from addiction, and the challenges faced by the community and local government who are trying to help. Room Location: Barbados

Speakers: John Bohm, Senior Director of Congressional Relations, Public Affairs and Field Operations (NAHRO)

Get the latest news on legislative issues that affect all PHAsRoom Location: Cayman

Speakers: Ethan Handelman, National Housing Coalition and Tracy Bowman, Garret County Community Action Committee

Affordable housing challenges in this region are difficult; however, PHAs continue to focus on resident services and their roles as agents of economic development activity in their respective regions. This panel will focus on innovations and leading thinking from the field.


Speakers: Jim Evans, Director, Quadel Consulting and Training

Learn about all of the statutory changes of the Act as well as regulations implementing the Act and what your agency needs to do to comply with all of the new provisions.


9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Beverage Break in Exhibitor’s Hall

10:00 p.m. - 11:15 a.m.


Identifying and Addressing Hoarding

HUD Information Session


Speakers: Jeff Cohn from SI Restoration and Susan Smith, MSW, Resident Services Program Coordinator, Housing Opportunities Commission

In May, 2013, “Hoarding” was designated as a distinct form of Mental Illness in the DSM-V, which will allow for more insurance companies to reimburse for treat-ment. If the housing unit is only subjected to a major clean up, without decision making by the client, the client can psychiatrically decompensate and lose all trust in their service providers. Hoarding Disorder is a chronic condition that will never be “cured”. With extensive Cognitive Behavior therapy, a client with Hoarding Dis-orders can, with support, learn how to make decisions in discarding objects and improve their organizational skills.


Speakers: William Tamburrino, HUD Baltimore Office Public Housing Director

Get the latest HUD news on ssues that affect all PHAs.

Room Location: Aruba

Succession Planning from A to ZSpeakers: Clifton C. Martin, CME, CMPO, CPM, Chief Executive Officer, Housing Commission of Anne Arundel County

What happens when your Leader suddenly is gone? What happens to the staff when there is a change in Leadership? What happens to the mission and business lines when Leaders change? These are tough questions for any enterprise to ad-dress well in advance of an Executive and Leader leaving the helm. This session focuses not only on the issues surrounding leadership change, but how to prepare for, search for, and advocate for the perfect replacement. Businesses and agencies should be focusing on succession planning consistently and proactively. A strong written, and well discussed, succession plan will assure business continuity, relieve stress and anxiety of the staff and board, and guarantee the selection of the next leader in a methodical and expedient time frame. The session is ideal for everyone in the agency, and will “get down to brass tacks” about this topic with a sample plan!! You must attend to get it!!




New Financing Strategies & Products for Small and Mid-Sized AgenciesSpeakers: Marcus Ervin, Howard County Housing and Brian Kim, Cornerstone Development

Even in the best of times, small and medium-sized PHAs struggle to keep a foothold. Spurts of high activity and unit growth occur rarely and unpredictably, and they are difficult to sustain. So when times get tough and capital is difficult to find these agencies face an even steeper climb. Meanwhile, their larger counterparts have the broader access to capital, wider options, and heightened bargaining power that enable them to pursue growth strategies despite economic downturns. This panel is designed to offer some insight and tactics to assist these agencies.


UPCS - V Inspections Speakers: Dennis DiBello, American Property Consultants, Inc.

Learn about new measures to enhance the consistency and objectivity of the in-spection process for the housing choice voucher program.


11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Conference Luncheon / Scholarship Announcements / Raffle Drawings Founder and PresidentCommunication Across Barriers

Room Location: Palmetto Ballroom

1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Mold RemediationSpeakers: Chris Flannery from SI Restoration

Initial detection/suspicion of mold ranging from odor to visual discolorations of microbial growth. How to properly remove mold; including, small amounts that can be removed by the average person contrasted to the detailed procedures needed for removal by an industry professional. How to detect signs of potential water issues as well as the types of mold that are commonly associated with en-vironments which have a highly elevated moisture content (“water-loving” mold types, known as hydrophilic mold). Steps to ensure the remediation was a success and how to ensure the project remains completely unbiased by the remediation company so clients are not vulnerable and fall victim to companies that could use the mold problem against them for additional profit.


Don’t Overact to REAC!Speakers: Dennis DiBello Founder and Chief Inspector of American Property Consul-tants

This session will cover the recent changes that HUD has implemented for the in-spection process along with where REAC/UPCS is heading in the future. We will discuss: Where to focus attention when preparing for a REAC inspection to get the best possible score. What the high point items are. How maintenance work is effected by the new industry standards policy. What is the timeline for a REAC inspection. How to write an effective appeal. Having performed REAC/UPCS in-spections since 1998, Dennis DiBello is fluent on the past, present and future of REAC and can provide his insight on the process.




Fair Housing and HUD’s Consolidated Strategic Planning ProcessSpeakers: Steven Paikin, Director for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity ,U.S. Department of Housing and Community Development, District of Columbia/National Capital Area Field Office and Anna Ravindranath, Community Development Social Worker, Enterprise Community Partners

The new Affirmative Furthering Fair Housing final rule will have a profound im-pact on the way public housing agencies will need to prepare their Public Hous-ing Agency Plans moving forward. The final rule will also impact how community development agencies prepare their Consolidated Plans. This session will feature timely and important information about the requirements of the new rule as well as how to approach the analysis of fair housing under the new rule.


Making the Most of Your Family Self-Sufficiency ProgramSpeakers: Angela Davis, FSS and Homeownership Specialist, Prince William County, Virginia

Listen to the chair of the FSS Roundtable for Maryland and Virginia discuss how to have a successful FSS program. Also learn about some changes that are taking place in the program that impact funding renewals.


Seafood Buffet DinnerRoom Location: Palmetto Ballroom

4:45 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Game On! Housing Fued - Final RoundFun, Appetizers, Cash Bar and Raffle DrawingsRoom Location: Exhibitor Hall

8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

FRIDAY, MAY 26, 2017


Breakfast / MAHRA Annual Meeting & Elections / Basket RafflesSpeaker: Dr. Tiffany A. Manuel, PhD, Vice President - Knowledge, Impact, & StrategyEnterprise Community Partners, Inc.

ClosingRoom Location: Palmetto Ballroom

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