The Central Virginia Community Workforce Housing Forum
Sponsored by:
The Charlottesville Area Association of REALTORS®
The Piedmont Housing Alliance
The University of Virginia Department of Urban and Environmental Planning
Made possible through the generous support of:
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Hogan & Associates, Inc. Insurance and Financial Services
Second Band & Trust
Habitat for Humanity - Charlottesville
Central Virginia Settlement and Title
The University of Virginia Department of Community Relations

Central Virginia Workforce Housing Forum
University of Virginia, Newcomb Hall Ballroom
Charlottesville, VA, April 30, 2007

AGENDA

8:00 – 9:00 a.m.                Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 – 9:30 a.m.                Opening Remarks

  • Lori Chapman, President, Charlottesville Area Association of REALTORS®
  • Jeff Gaffney, Trustee, Workforce Housing Fund  
  • The Honorable David Toscano, Representative, Virginia House of Delegates

9:30 -10:30 a.m.                America’s Affordable Communities Initiative and HUD’s National Call to Action Program

  • Bryant Applegate, HUD Senior Counsel and Director of the America’s Affordable Communities Initiative

10:30 – 10:45 a.m.            Break

10:45 – 11:30 a.m.            Workforce Housing in the Charlottesville MSA

  • William Lucy, Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning, Charlottesville Planning Commission, Board of Architectural Review
  • Josh Goldschmidt, Church Hill Builders
  • Kimberly Suyes, Director of Human Resources, Albemarle County and Albemarle Schools

11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.     One Community’s Response: Montgomery County Maryland 

  • Derick Berlage, Partner in the Government Affairs Division of Venable LLP and former Chairman, Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission
  • Richard N. Parsons, CIO, Rodgers Consulting Inc. and former President, Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce

12:15 – 1:30 p.m.              Lunch and Keynote Remarks

  • Susan Dewey, Executive Director, Virginia Housing Development Authority

 

1:30 – 2:30 p.m.                Break Out Sessions

2:30 – 3 p.m.                    Closing Remarks and Next Steps

  • Dave Phillips, CEO, Charlottesville Area Association of REALTORS®