AGENDA
*Please note agenda may be subject to change
8:30am – 9:00am Registration, Networking, Sponsor Exhibits and Continental Breakfast
9:00am - 9:45am Welcome Remarks & Opening Session
- Welcome Waheera Mardah, NY/NJ Market Manager, Vice President, Corporate Responsibility, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
- Performance Yeimy Gamez Castillo, Community Artist
- 2026 Board of Directors Elections Mark Valli, CEO, NORWESCAP, HCDNNJ Board Governance Committee Chair
- Remarks Dr. Jonathan Sternesky, Director, Policy and External Affairs, NJ Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency
- Greetings The Hon. Troy Singleton, NJ Senate, LD-7
- Keynote Rose Farias, CEO & Executive Director, NJ Redevelopment Authority
10am – 11:15am Session I Workshops
11:30am – 12:45pm Session II Workshops
1:00pm – 3:30pm Lunch & Afternoon Session
- Greetings Staci Berger, President & CEO, HCDNNJ
- Keynote The Hon. Jaquelyn A. Suárez, Commissioner, NJ Department of Community Affairs
- Plenary Fighting Back: NJ’s Response to the Federal Attacks on Housing
- Introduction The Hon. Andy Kim, U.S. Senate, New Jersey
- Moderator Edward Bethea, President and Chief Operating Officer, Gateway Community Action Partnership, HCDNNJ Board Chair
- Panelists The Hon. Katie Brennan, NJ Assembly, LD-32; John Butler, ACLU-NJ; Beverly Brown Ruggia, Financial Justice Director, NJ Citizen Action; The Hon. Britnee Timberlake, NJ Senate, LD-34; Frank Woodruff, Executive Director, Community Opportunity Alliance
- Awards Presentation
- The Hon. Sheila Y. Oliver Community Development Champion Award: The Hon. Yvonne Lopez, NJ Assembly Housing Committee Chair, LD19
- Exceptional Community Partner: ACLU-NJ
- Organizing & Advocacy Award: Bridges Outreach
- Hall of Heroes: The Hon. Albert Kelly, Lori Leonard, Eileen O’Donnell, Marco Navarro, Leslie Stivale
- Longevity Recognition for Network Members Celebrating Milestones
- Outstanding Project Awards:
- New Development: Affordable Housing Alliance, Passaic County Habitat for Humanity, Monarch Housing Associates with Allies, Inc.
- Innovation: Urban League of Essex County
- Neighborhood Revitalization: Homes for All
- Healthy Homes and Communities: Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless
- Raffle & Closing Remarks
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