Housing
Action Illinois’ 2011
Annual Conference & 25th Anniversary Celebration
Our Housing Matters! conference was a huge success!
Policy advocates, housing counselors, housing developers and many
others with a desire to promote and expand affordable housing gathered
together in Chicago on November 10-11, 2011, to learn up-to-date
information and methods to better help all people in Illinois have
access to decent, affordable housing.
We held sixteen workshops and two plenary sessions to help attendees
be better prepared to work during these difficult times. In addition,
Mary Kenney, Executive Director at IHDA, gave an inspiring keynote
address and Senator Dick Durbin spoke of the harsh realities facing
us a federal level, and told us what we could do about them.
Finally, we celebrated Housing Action Illinois’ 25th Anniversary
at a reception Thursday evening where we were able to see old friends
and celebrate the accomplishments made in the last 25 years.
Thank you to all those who attended and made this
conference such a success! We look forward to continuing our work
with you to make affordable housing a reality in Illinois!
Thank You To Those Who Made The Annual Conference
Possible!
Sponsors
Chase
BMO Harris Bank
Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago
State Farm Insurance Bank
Speakers
Special Address
Senator Dick Durbin
Keynote Address
Mary Kenney
Illinois Housing Development Authority
Plenary Speakers
Bob Palmer, Housing Action Illinois • Barbara Sard, Center
on Budget and Policy Priorities • Rev. Alexander Sharp, Protestants
for the Common Good • Curtis Smith, Lakeview Action Coalition • Bill
Durkin, One Positive Place
Workshop Speakers
Stephanie Altman, Health & Disability Advocates • Nicole
Amling, Chicago Alliance to End Homelessness • Gianna Baker,
Housing Action Illinois • Lore Baker, SHPA • Betsy Benito,
Corporation for Supportive Housing • Lisa Branganca, Access
Living of Metropolitan Chicago • Brett Brown, Housing Authority
of DeKalb • Kelly Cunningham, Dept. of Healthcare and Family
Services • Ryan Dowd, Hesed House • John Fallon, Corporation
for Supportive Housing • Ann Ford, Illinois Network of Centers
for Independent Living • Andrew Geer, Enterprise Community
Partners, Inc. • Jennifer Gelman, Prairie State Legal Services • Judith
Gethner, Illinois Partners for Human Service • Carol Goldbaum,
PhD, LCSW • Bill Gorman, Statewide Independent Living Council
of Illinois • Jennifer Hill, Alliance to End Homelessness
in Suburban Cook County • Chris Klepper, Housing Choice Partners • Maura
McCauley, Heartland Human Care Services, Inc. • Joe McGavin,
IHDA • Maurice McGough, HUD • Eithne McMenamin, Chicago
Coalition for the Homeless • Richard Monocchio, Housing Authority
of the County of Cook • Sam Mordka, IHDA • Deborah Murphy,
Adaptability • Bob Palmer, Housing Action Illinois • Elizabeth
Richards, Chicago Community Loan Fund • Barbara Sard, Center
on Budget and Policy Priorities • Brendan Saunders, Interfaith
Housing Center of the Northern Suburbs • Janet Smith, UIC
and the Vorhees Center • Robin Snyderman, Metropolitan Planning
Council • Edward Solan, Oak Park Housing Authority • Matt
Sussman, Manhattan Strategy Group • Dedra Thomas, U of I Extension • Perry
Vietti, Interfaith Housing Development Corporation • Lesly
D. Wicks, Hope Haven • Carl Wolf, Respond Now
2011 Presentations
Click on the following links to download
PDF versions of selected presentations from our 2011 conference.
Opening Plenary: Federal
Budget Outlook and Low-Income Housing Programs, Barbara Sard,
Vice President for Housing Policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
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