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As the state of West Virginia continues to age, we find ourselves tasked not only with the need for more affordable housing, but also with the need for affordable housing preservation. In order to be successful at this task, we must collaborate to maximize all possible resources, including our knowledge and experience. The West Virginia Housing Conference features over 45 topic opportunities to learn and network with national, state and local experts. This conference has been designed around the importance of housing in relation to health, economic development, and social stability for our children, families, elderly and special need populations.

Thank you for allowing us to provide an engaging opportunity to study best practices in housing development and management. Remember, as you partake of the learning opportunities over the next few days, that you can be instrumental in assisting with providing West Virginians the highest standard of safe, decent and affordable housing in the nation.

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CONFERENCE AT-A-GLANCE

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

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9:00 am – 4:00 pm Registration (Coat Room)

12:00 pm – 1:15 pm

Welcome, Opening Luncheon and Keynote Presentation (Salons D/E) Lee Tabor, Community Advancement and Development, WV Development Office

Ric Cavender, Charleston Main Streets

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Concurrent Sessions A

A1 - Salon A Striving for

Excellence: Using Resources & Best

Practices for Organizational

Success

A2 - Salon C USDA RD Multi-Family Property

Management - Tips & Resources for

Success

A3 - Salon B Access to Housing and Social Service

Programs for Seniors and Persons with

Disabilities Living Independently in

WV

A4 - Charleston From Crisis to

Community: A New Approach to Disaster Recovery

Housing

A5 - Room 230 Historic

Preservation Financial

Incentives

2:30 pm – 2:45 pm Break (Exhibit Area)

2:45 pm – 3:45 pm

Concurrent Sessions B

B1 - Salon A Not-for-Profit

Financial Statements

B2 - Salon C How to Lead

Difficult Conversations

B3 - Salon B Domestic Violence

and Housing

B4 - Charleston Property Taxes,

Affordable Housing, and

Nonprofits

B5 - Room 230 Making a Way for

Development: Land Reuse in West

Virginia 3:45 pm – 4:00 pm Break (Exhibit Area)

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Concurrent Sessions C

C1 - Salon A Red Flags -

Operational and Fraud Related

C2 - Salon C Asset

Management

C3 - Salon B Abstinence Based Recovery Housing:

IT WORKS!

C4 - Charleston Community-driven Affordable Housing

Design

C5 - Room 230 Advocacy Made

Easy - Get to Know Your Elected

Officials 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Optional Tours: Rea of Hope and Samaritan Inn Meet at Embassy Suites Lobby at 5:30 for shuttle or carpool.

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Thursday, September 19, 2019

7:30 am – 8:15 am Continental Breakfast & Registration (Exhibit Area)

8:30 am – 9:30 am

Concurrent Sessions D

D1 - Salon A AH121 Real Estate

Finance Nuts and Bolts - Part 1 of 5

D2 - Salon C UPCS Training –

Part 1 of 5

D3 - Salon B Veterans Housing

Initiative

D4 – Charleston Mortgage Lending and Servicing: Experiences of Low and Moderate

Income Borrowers

9:30 am – 9:45 am Break (Exhibit Area)

9:45 am – 10:45 am

Concurrent Sessions E

E1 - Salon A AH121 Real Estate Finance Nuts and Bolts - Part 2 of 5

E2 - Salon C UPCS Training –

Part 2 of 5

E3 - Salon B Cross-sector Approach to

Prevent and End Youth

Homelessness

E4 - Charleston Introduction to

Property Tax Lien Sales

E5 - Room 230 WV Weatherization Program Overview


11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Concurrent Sessions F

F1 - Salon A AH121 Real Estate Finance Nuts and Bolts - Part 3 of 5

F2 - Salon C UPCS Training –

Part 3 of 5

F3 - Salon B Circling

Transitioning Youth with Community,

Purpose and Hope (Stepping Stones

Tiny Village project)

F4 - Charleston Housing Needs and Trends in

Central Appalachia and

Appalachian Alabama

F5 - Room 230 WestEdge Factory

12:00 pm – 1:15 pm Luncheon & Networking (Salons D/E)

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Concurrent Sessions G

G1 - Salon A AH121 Real Estate Finance Nuts and Bolts - Part 4 of 5

G2 - Salon C UPCS Training –

Part 4 of 5

G3 - Salon B State of the State: Homelessness in

WV

G4 - Charleston Affordable Housing

& Community Planning

G5 - Room 230 The State Budget

and Why It Is Important

2:30 pm – 2:45 pm Break (Exhibit Area)

2:45 pm – 3:45 pm

Concurrent Sessions H

H1 - Salon A AH121 Real Estate Finance Nuts and Bolts - Part 5 of 5

H2 - Salon C UPCS Training –

Part 5 of 5

H3 - Salon B Recovery Housing

Certification in West Virginia

H4 - Charleston Different Roles for Different Entities in

the World of Dilapidated

Buildings

H5 - Room 230 Mining the Sun with

Solar Holler

3:45 pm – 5:00 pm Networking Reception (Exhibit Area)

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Ahmad Associates, Ltd, P.C.American Property Consultants, Inc.BB&TFDICFHLBank Pittsburgh

EXHIBITORS

Huntington BankSACS SoftwareTerzetto CreativeUnited BankWest Virginia Housing Development Fund

Friday, September 20, 2019


8:30 am – 9:30 am

Concurrent Sessions I

I1 - Salon A Cultivating

Leadership and the Next

Generation of Nonprofits

I2 - Salon C HUD Management and Occupancy

Review (MOR)

I3 - Salon B Fair Housing 101

I4 - Charleston Citizens' Institute on

Rural Design and Bringing Creativity

to Housing

I5 - Room 230 The A,B,Cs of Construction

Contracts


9:45 am – 10:45 am

Concurrent Sessions J

J1 - Salon A Proper Prior Planning:

Organizational Succession &

Continuity Planning

J2 - Salon C Landlord Tenant

Basics

J3 - Salon B Fair Housing Jeopardy

J4 - Charleston Attacking the

White Elephant Building in Your

Downtown

J5 -Room 230 Greenville Senior

Living and Community Center


11:00 am – 11:50 am

Concurrent Sessions K

K1 - Salon A Grant Writing Tips

that Work

K2 - Salon C Managing Multiple

Sites

K3 - Salon B Home4Good

Initiative

K4 – Charleston Housing Issues & Services – CRA a

Practical Discussion for Banks and Non

Profits

K5 - Room 230 Vacant and Abandoned

Properties, the Ongoing Threat to

First Responders

12:00 pm – 2:15 pm

Closing Luncheon and Awards Presentation (Salons D/E)

Housing Needs Assessment 2019 Overview Nathan Testman, WV Housing Development Fund

Marjorie Willow, Mullin & Lonergan Associates Christine DeRunk, Mullin & Lonergan Associates

West Virginia Affordable Housing Hall of Fame Award

West Virginia Housing Award Introduced by Elyssa Canterbury, Chief Financial Officer, CommunityWorks in West Virginia, Inc.

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9:00 am – 4:00 pm Registration (Coat Room)

12:00 pm – 1:15 pm Welcome and Opening Luncheon (Salons D/E)Lee Tabor, ESG/HOPWA Program Manager, Community Advancement and Development, West Virginia Development Office

Keynote PresentationRic Cavender, CEDFP, Executive Director, Charleston Main Streets

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Concurrent Sessions A

A1 - Salon AStriving for Excellence: Using Resources & Best Practices for Organizational Success

Laura Lee Haddad, Executive Director, West Virginia Nonprofit Association

Nonprofit organizations are essential to the vitality of our communities. They enrich quality of life, epitomize the highest societal value and strengthen democracy. Volunteers, board members and employees become involved with a nonprofit because of the organization’s public benefit mission. The continued success of West Virginia’s nonprofit organizations requires broad public support and confidence. West Virginia Principles & Practices for Nonprofit Excellence is a tool designed to help nonprofits assess organizational efficiency and accountability and serve as a model to guide operations and practices. In this session, you will learn about the eight categories of Principles & Practices, how to self-assess and identify areas in your organization that may need attention, and how to access an extensive library of resources in following the principles and practices.

A2 - Salon CUSDA RD Multi-Family Property Management - Tips & Resources for Success

Shane Houck, USDA RD MFH Area Specialist, USDA

General Review of USDA RD 515 Supervisory Inspections to include - Compliance/ Waiting List, Lease, and Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan, Physical Inspection (Interior & Exterior)/Units, Grounds and Common Areas, and Tenant File Reviews.

A3 - Salon BAccess to Housing and Social Service Programs for Seniors and Persons with Disabilities Living Independently in WV

Esther Hupp, Housing Coordinator, Take Me Home, West Virginia; Sally Blackburn, State Program Director, Aging and Disability Resource Network

Information on programs and resources available to seniors and persons with disabilities living independently in West Virginia. Includes information about Medicaid and Medicare programs, state-specific programs, housing related programs, and other resources for individuals looking to age in place.

A4 - CharlestonFrom Crisis to Community: A New Approach to Disaster Recovery Housing

Omar Hakeem, Design Director, buildingcommunityWORKSHOP

RAPIDO is a holistic approach to disaster recovery that enables communities to recover from disasters within months instead of years. It’s a system that fosters resilience and abates the social and economic impacts of disaster by understanding and redesigning the entire disaster recovery housing process with the people that are impacted the most. In his presentation, Omar will discuss the multifaceted approach [bc] brings to its design work in order to bring long-lasting change. His presentation will offer examples of [bc]'s systems-based approach as well as dive into his work in Permanent Supportive Housing and Disaster Reconstruction Housing with the hope of examples that are responsive and transferable to the needs of the WV community.

SESSION DESCRIPTIONSWednesday, September 18, 2019

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A5 - Room 230Historic Preservation Financial Incentives

Jennifer Brennan, Tax Credit Coordinator, West Virginia State Historic Preservation Office; Pamela Brooks, Grants Coordinator, West Virginia State Historic Preservation Office

Session will focus on funding available through the West Virginia State Historic Preservation Office, including grants and tax credits.

2:30 pm – 2:45 pm Break / Exhibit Area

2:45 pm – 3:45 pm Concurrent Sessions B

B1 - Salon ANot-for-Profit Financial Statements

Horace Emery, Member, Suttle & Stalnaker, PLLC

Review concepts and structure of not-for-profit financial statements, including changes as a result of recent standards updates. Understand how to analyze and use information in financial statements and related notes to the financial statements. Review reporting requirements related to federal and state grants.

B2 - Salon CHow to Lead Difficult Conversations

Dave Beam, Certified Business Coach, Beam Business Services

What conversations do you dread? Which ones are you avoiding? Are there certain conversations that you frankly just don't know how to handle? It may be an employee, a boss, or a difficult customer. In this session, you will learn principles and practical ideas on how to lead difficult conversations. Coach Dave Beam will show you how to conduct kind confrontation and even feel pretty good about it.

B3 - Salon BDomestic Violence and Housing

Joyce Yedlosky, Team Coordinator, WV Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Tonia Thomas, Team Coordinator, WV Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Domestic violence victims and survivors face numerous barriers to keeping or establishing safe housing, often forcing them to devise unsafe housing arrangements, live in danger on the streets, or even to stay with or return to an abusive partner just so that they and their children have beds to sleep in. This workshop

is designed to provide housing providers with resources and information to better offer housing services that are meaningful, safe, and grounded in best practices for victims and survivors.

B4 - CharlestonProperty Taxes, Affordable Housing, and Nonprofits

David Stiles, Staff Attorney, WV State Tax Department

In devising affordable housing and other community development projects, advocates must consider how real estate taxes affect a project's viability. There are key factors to determine whether real estate taxes will be assessed and how much they will be. Learn from the West Virginia State Tax Department about the property tax appraisal and assessment process. Also learn about the procedure for requesting exemptions from real estate taxes, particularly as to property belonging to entities such as local development authorities and affordable housing providers.

B5 - Room 230Making a Way for Development: Land Reuse in West Virginia

John Butterworth, Planner, City of Charleston Planning Department

In communities large and small in West Virginia we have experienced population decline often leaving unused structures orphaned and deteriorating. Letting these properties remain effectively abandoned or in the perpetual vortex of the tax lien sale process means that the market cannot and will not address them. Clearing blighted properties is now a necessary part of the economic development work we all must undertake and luckily there are some powerful tools at our disposal.


4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Concurrent Sessions C

C1 - Salon ARed Flags - Operational and Fraud Related

Horace Emery, Member, Suttle & Stalnaker, PLLC

How to review financial and other information for red flags indicating areas that need management attention. Review fraud related

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red flags, including findings form the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners 2018 Global Study on Occupational Fraud and Abuse.

C2 - Salon CAsset Management

Claudette Karr, Director, Coalfield Development

If you have a rough time trying to figure out R&R Budgets or understanding life expectancy of mechanical items, you should spend an hour learning about Needs Assessments. A Certified Needs Assessment (CNA) can be very expensive. At Coalfield Development we have designed a needs assessment that can be performed with in-house staff.

C3 - Salon BAbstinence Based Recovery Housing: IT WORKS!

Marie Beaver, CCS, LAC, NCAC, Executive Director, Rea of Hope Fellowship Home, Inc.; Haley Walker, ADC, Executive Assistant, Rea of Hope Fellowship Home, Inc.

Learn the key factors in developing and managing a successful recovery housing program based on personal responsibility,abstinence and the 12 steps; and the importance documenting outcomes.

C4 - CharlestonCommunity-driven Affordable Housing Design

Omar Hakeem, Design Director, buildingcommunityWORKSHOP; Emily Wilson-Hauger, Program Manager, Woodlands Development Group

The housing-related needs in every community are unique and challenging. Community members know best what those challenges are but often lack the capacity and expertise to find solutions that create lasting affordability, options, and quality of housing for households. buildingcommunityWORKSHOP's ([bc])approach to affordable housing design centers on a collaborative, resident-driven process and leverages strong partnerships with development corporations and key stakeholders to fill gaps in housing production. Join this session to learn more about [bc]'s strategic approach to housing design, highlighting its recent workforce housing planning process in Davis, WV.

C5 - Room 230Advocacy Made Easy - Get to Know Your Elected Officials

Allison Karakis, Government Relations Manager, Federal Home Loan Bank Pittsburgh

We have all heard that legislative advocacy is vital to our industry, but it can be a daunting task. This session will make the process easier by providing insight into how congressional offices function and how best to build relationships with members of congress and their staff. Staffers from the offices of Senator Capito, Senator Manchin, Congressman Mooney and Congresswoman Miller will provide unique perspectives that will help you become more effective advocates.

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Optional ToursRea of Hope & Samaritan Inn Meet at Embassy Suites Lobby at 5:30 for shuttle or carpool.

Rea of Hope - 1429 Lee Street East, CharlestonThe mission of Rea of Hope is to provide safe affordable housing for West Virginia women in a positive homelike environment that fosters recovery from alcohol and/or drug addiction and promotes self-sufficiency. The name "Rea of Hope" comes from an AA member Betsy Rea and is a tribute to her perseverance and love she had for others.

Residents of Rea of Hope will focus on their recovery in a 12 step-based fellowship program while establishing themselves as responsible members of our community. The houses are staffed 24 hours a day to ensure a supportive and safe environment. Residents are required to work, attend school or volunteer at an approved location. As graduates, the women already have a support system in place, employment and connection to the community. The Rea of Hope New Life Apartments provides our graduates with an affordable beginning and enables us to continue working with them to get their credit, fines and other financial and legal problems solved; avoiding the stumbling blocks to a successful recovery.

Please join us at Rea of Hope to tour our recovery home and have a round table discussion with the residents and staff. Pizza and desserts will be provided.

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Samaritan Inn - 1117 Quarrier St, CharlestonThe Samaritan Inn is a residential recovery program with supportive services for up to 9 men at a time. Men may stay for up to 18 months but the average stay is 14 months. The Inn which took its first resident in 1989, is a stately 3-story Victorian home-like facility. It is conveniently located in downtown Charleston close to bus lines and businesses.

Upon entry, each resident works with staff to establish individualized goals designed to overcome obstacles to permanent, independent living. Each resident is required to work, pay a small program fee, maintain his own living area, share the cooking and cleaning responsibilities, participate in a life skills curriculum, substance abuse education, and participate in community volunteer activities.

The Samaritan Inn has helped over 700 men transition back into society with a stable job, affordable housing, and an effective personal recovery program. The Samaritan Inn maintains an average graduation rate of 67% in comparison to the national average for recovery housing programs of 32%.

Please join us at the Samaritan Inn to tour our recovery home. Refreshments will be provided.


8:30 am – 9:30 am Concurrent Sessions D

D1 - Salon AAH121 Real Estate Finance Nuts and Bolts - Part 1 of 5Copyright (c) 2019 Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

Stan Fitterman, Managing Director of Property Development, Ability Housing

This entry-level course introduces the key components of real estate financing. Learn basic real estate financial terms and basic principles of financing real estate. Examine the concept of loan amortization and the American mortgage lending system for rental and home

ownership. Learn to use spreadsheets to make basic financial calculations of loan payments; interest rates; present and future values of investments/loans; and the APR. Appropriate for persons new to real estate financing and those wanting to learn how to use spreadsheets. A basic knowledge of Excel is necessary for this class. Laptops are required to participate in this course. Space is limited - pre-registration is required.

D2 - Salon CUPCS Training - Part 1 of 5

Dennis DiBello, Founder and Chief Inspector, American Property Consultants

A Major Change to the REAC/UPCS Inspection is COMING - APC is ready! - ARE YOU NSPIRED? Join us in this 1-day onsite UPCS seminar where we will cover Inspection Protocol, 14 Day Notice, Property Scoring, Conducting Your Inspections, Area Deficiencies, Health and Safety, Appeals & Technical Reviews, HUD's NEW NSPIRE program and the Pilot Demonstration with new deficiency categories: Condition and Appearance, Function and Operability, and Safety and Health, and new inspectable areas and scoring: Unit (50%), Inside and Outside (25% each). This represents a major change in HUD’s attitude toward the inspection approach and these changes will affect your properties.

D3 - Salon BVeterans Housing Initiative

David Michael, Executive Director/CEO, Huntington WV Area Habitat for Humanity

This session will provide information about a state and national award winning homeownership model designed to work with formerly homeless Veterans. From program design to 11 completed cottages and a revitalized neighborhood, come see how this type of housing model could work

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in your community and apply to other under-served populations.

D4 - CharlestonMortgage Lending and Servicing: Experiences of Low and Moderate Income Borrowers

Bren Pomponio, Co-Director, Mountain State Justice

Affordable housing agencies should aim to make mortgage loans with terms that are manageable to borrowers. And when servicing such loans, these agencies must take care in its treatment of those borrowers. Consumer protection laws can provide remedies for borrowers in these situations. Learn about the most common ways that mortgage lenders run afoul of consumer protection laws, and hear about missteps that mortgage loan servicers often take. Gather ideas of how to make responsible mortgage loans and implement best practices for collecting payments under those loans. Session led by Mountain State Justice.

9:30 am – 9:45 am Break / Exhibit Area

9:45 am – 10:45 am Concurrent Sessions E

E1 - Salon AAH121 Real Estate Finance Nuts and Bolts - Part 2 of 5

[See Session D1 for description]

E2 - Salon CUPCS Training - Part 2 of 5


E3 - Salon BCross-sector Approach to Prevent and End Youth Homelessness

Lauren Michelle Frederick, Policy Development Officer, WV Coalition to End Homelessness; Trudi Blaylock, V.P. of Juvenile Services, PSIMED; Amanda Yeater, Health and Human Resource Senior Specialist II, WV DHHR Bureau for Children and Families

The Bureau for Children and Families, PSIMED, and WV Coalition to End Homelessness will lead a discussion on ways to improve collaboration on the state, regional and local level to address services gaps for foster care and justice involved youth. The goal of this session is to outline methods for improving data collection, increasing youth voice during the decision

making process, and increasing knowledge of funding options to improve services and housing resources in your community to prevent and end youth homelessness.

E4 - CharlestonIntroduction to Property Tax Lien Sales

Katherine Garvey, Director, WVU Land Use and Sustainable Development Law Clinic; Nathan Fetty, Managing Attorney, WVU Land Use and Sustainable Development Law Clinic

When a property owner fails to pay property tax, the county will sell a tax lien at public auction subject to several procedural and notice requirements. This process impacts the availability of housing and the rights of property owners. Property law attorneys from the WVU College of Law will describe the property tax lien sale process including the redemption period, ownership during the redemption period, and what happens when the property is "sold to state." Discussion questions, based on audience interest, may include opportunity for preferential bidding at tax sales by housing agencies (currently only allowed by land banks) and assistance locating a property owner when a tax sale has occurred.

E5 - Room 230WV Weatherization Program Overview

Mark Adams, Weatherization Manager, State of WV - Dept of Commerce; David Dyer, Weatherization Program Monitor, West Virginia Development Office

This session will cover the WV Weatherization Assistance Program (WV WAP) application process, eligibility, and weatherization measures that are allowable under the Department of Energy Weatherization and the Department of Health and Human Resources Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) regulations and guidelines.


11:00 am – 12:00 pm Concurrent Sessions F

F1 - Salon AAH121 Real Estate Finance Nuts and Bolts - Part 3 of 5


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F2 - Salon CUPCS Training - Part 3 of 5


F3 - Salon BCircling Transitioning Youth with Community, Purpose and Hope

Susan Fry, Executive Director, Stepping Stones, Inc.; Jacob Green, Superintendent of the Office of Diversion and Transition Programs (ODTP), West Virginia Department of Education; Marilyn Wrenn, Chief Development Officer, Coalfield Development; Alex Amorim, Teacher, Wayne High School; Leslie Stone, Owner, Stone Strategies

This workshop will provide a panel of Youth Transition Project (YTP) partners that will provide an overview of a community’s efforts to join to provide a creative and diverse housing model to stop the cycle of homelessness, joblessness, addiction, and hopelessness of vulnerable youth transitioning to adulthood. The YTP is a public-private partnership focused on youth ages 16-23 at risk of or experiencing homelessness. The centerpiece of the project is a tiny-home village with comprehensive life

skills, employment training, education and well-being supports provided by the broader community. The goal is that disconnected youth are supported to reach their full potential as they transition into adulthood. The panel will discuss the goal of providing not only housing, food security, treatment, education, integrated health, job readiness and support but most importantly building a community that provides youth with connectedness and empowers them to be independent while providing a safety net of support.

F4 - CharlestonHousing Needs and Trends in Central Appalachia and Appalachian Alabama

Mel Jones, Research Director and Associate Director, Virginia Center for Housing Research at Virginia Tech

Mel Jones from the Virginia Center for Housing Research at Virginia Tech will present highlights and trends from the recent report, "Housing Needs and Trends in Central Appalachia and Appalachian Alabama." The report is a compilation data and high-level analysis for a wide range of housing topics, including

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housing stock, demand, and affordability throughout the region. The presentation will emphasize data, trends and findings from West Virginia. Check out this session for some interesting and useful insights into this report!

F5 - Room 230WestEdge Factory

Dana Hantel, Professional Development Coordinator, Coalfield Development Corporation

Explore the history, process, and impact of WestEdge Factory, a community real estate project in the Westmoreland neighborhood of Huntington that serves as a case study in the complexities of—and best practices in—creative placemaking in a community that has historically focused on manufacturing. This session will highlight the value of authentic community engagement; the importance of long-term, cross-sector collaborations; and the power of arts and creativity to activate spaces, revitalize communities, and fuel economic development.

12:00 pm – 1:15 pm Luncheon & Networking (Salons D/E)

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Concurrent Sessions G

G1 - Salon AAH121 Real Estate Finance Nuts and Bolts - Part 4 of 5


G2 - Salon CUPCS Training - Part 4 of 5


G3 - Salon BState of the State: Homelessness in WV

Amanda Sisson, Chief Operating Officer, WV Coalition to End Homelessness; Traci Strickland, Executive Director, Kanawha Valley Collective Continuum of Care; Dr. Amanda Coleman, Executive Director/President, Cabell-Huntington Coalition for the Homeless/Cabell-Huntington-Wayne Continuum of Care

Join representatives from Continuums of Care across the state as they discuss the current environment of homelessness, challenges of ending homelessness in urban and rural areas, ways to advance efforts to end homelessness among adult individuals, families and youth, and current initiatives.

G4 - CharlestonAffordable Housing & Community Planning

Jesse Richardson, Lead Land Use Attorney, WVU Sustainable Development and Land Use Law Clinic

Affordable housing is a pressing issue across the country and West Virginia is no exception. As communities struggle to provide sufficient amounts of affordable housing, community planning is often seen as part of the solution. Good community planning is one of the best ways to ensure an adequate supply of affordable housing. However, communities are also finding that community planning, improperly done, is one of the main causes of a lack of affordable housing options. This session will explore the main community planning tools to advance affordable housing in West Virginia. In addition, common mistakes in planning that exacerbate the lack of affordable housing will be discussed. Legal restrictions to exclusionary zoning will be explored. In addition, this session will examine enabling authority that empower local governments to aid in the provision of affordable housing, and some notable holes in enabling authority that limit local governments. Finally, the role of the market and the private sector, along with possible private-public partnerships, will be discussed.

G5 - Room 230The State Budget and Why It Is Important

Seth DiStefano, Policy Outreach Director, West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy

This is a crash course for anyone who is interested in learning more about the state budget, the process that puts it together and what priorities it is paying for.


2:45 pm – 3:45 pm Concurrent Sessions H

H1 - Salon AAH121 Real Estate Finance Nuts and Bolts - Part 5 of 5


H2 - Salon CUPCS Training - Part 5 of 5


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H3 - Salon BRecovery Housing Certification in West Virginia

Emily Birckhead, Executive Director, West Virginia Alliance of Recovery Residences (WVARR); Jon Dower, ADC, CIP, PR, Director of Recovery Services, Ascension Recovery Services

This session will introduce you to recovery housing certification and the newly-established West Virginia Alliance of Recovery Residences.

H4 - CharlestonDifferent Roles for Different Entities in the World of Dilapidated Buildings

Katherine Garvey, Director, WVU Land Use and Sustainable Development Law Clinic; Dustin Smith, Project Manager, Woodlands Development Group

Tackling vacant and dilapidated buildings requires a variety of players and resources. This session will distinguish between the roles of local government, citizens, housing authorities and other developers. These properties can be a blight and a safety hazard, and can discourage investment in a community. At the same time, these properties may be repurposed for community redevelopment. This session will discuss both regulatory and non-regulatory strategies used to address dilapidated properties. Session led by WVU Land Use and Sustainable Development Law Clinic and the Woodlands Development Group.

H5 - Room 230Mining the Sun with Solar Holler

Dan Conant, Founder/CEO, Solar Holler

Solar Holler relentlessly pursues innovative approaches to make solar the most affordable choice for our neighbors across Appalachia. We collaborate with homeowners, small businesses, churches, libraries, non-profits, industrial facilities and affordable housing to save folks money for the things that really matter. Come learn about the Appalachian solar boom, and sign up for a free analysis to determine if you can save with solar!

3:45 pm – 5:00 pm Networking Reception (Exhibit Area)


8:30 am – 9:30 am Concurrent Sessions I

I1 - Salon ACultivating Leadership and the Next Generation of Nonprofits

Natalie Roper, Executive Director, Generation West Virginia; Brittany Javins, Operations Director, Generation West Virginia

How can you cultivate next generation leadership in your nonprofit? What is attracting young talent to nonprofit work in West Virginia? What new perspectives, skillsets, and motivations can they offer your organization and what are some ways to have a successful multi-generational workplace? We’ll share our own internal lessons learned as a rapidly growing young staff as well as share best practices from recruiting and retaining young talent through our Impact Fellowship program. Generation West Virginia is the statewide nonprofit focused on attracting and retaining young talent in the Mountain State.

I2 - Salon CHUD Management and Occupancy Review (MOR)

Cheryl Haynes, Account Executive, U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; Cindy Bauer, Account Executive, U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development

Preparing for HUD Management and Occupancy Review.

I3 - Salon BFair Housing 101

Joshua Brown, Senior Manager - Asset Management, WV Housing Development Fund

An overview of the Fair Housing Act.

I4 - CharlestonCitizens' Institute on Rural Design and Bringing Creativity to Housing

Evelyn Immonen, MPP, CIRD Cooperator, Housing Assistance Council

The Citizens' Institute on Rural Design (CIRD) is a leadership initiative of the

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National Endowment for the Arts along with Housing Assistance Council (HAC) and buildingcommunityWORKSHOP. Join CIRD coordinator Evelyn Immonen of the Housing Assistance Council to learn more about CIRD's approach to building rural leadership and what HAC plans to bring to this 15+ year old program.

I5 - Room 230The A,B,Cs of Construction Contracts

Kenneth E. Webb, Jr., Partner, Bowles Rice LLP

What should you look for in a contract with your contractor or builder? From, how to resolve issues with costs, deadlines and financing, this presentation will help you to handle the pitfalls of a construction related contract.


9:45 am – 10:45 am Concurrent Sessions J

J1 - Salon AProper Prior Planning: Preparing Now for What Lies Ahead

Jeremy Turner, MBA, Founder & Managing Director, EPIC Mission, Inc.

As leaders retire, pass away, move on or take sabbatical, organizations risk anything from a minor disruption in momentum to a total collapse. Natural disasters and technological meltdowns can wreak havoc on daily operations for months or even years. A proper succession and continuity plan allows organizations to continue serving their designated populations at a high level, maintain stakeholder confidence and stride forward without skipping a beat by planning now for what lies ahead.

J2 - Salon CLandlord Tenant Basics

Susana Duarte, Supervising Attorney, Legal Aid of West Virginia

Learn about legal responsibilities under both state and federal law.

J3 - Salon BFair Housing Jeopardy

Joshua Brown, Senior Manager - Asset Management, WV Housing Development Fund

An in depth look at Fair Housing as it relates to

special populations and community policies in a Jeopardy style format.

J4 - CharlestonAttacking the White Elephant Building in Your Downtown

Michael Mills, Managing Principal, Mills Group

Downtowns are the hearts of our community and the existing buildings serve as a commercial core that require ongoing maintenance and rehabilitation. As an existing building owner what are the items that are of concern and for a investor looking to purchase a property what are the steps for a successful rehabilitation.

J5 - Room 230Greenville Senior Living and Community Center

Russell "Skip" Heath Jr., Monroe County Council on Aging

In this session, we will provide an update on a project to provide low-income housing to seniors in Monroe County. Four years ago, The Monroe County Council on Aging (MCCOA) developed plans to expand their senior services program to include housing. We will discuss the latest status on this project, to include construction, management, and rental of the "Greenville Senior Manor."


11:00 am – 11:50 am Concurrent Sessions K

K1 - Salon AGrant Writing Tips that Work

Alice Ruhnke, Founder/Owner, The Grant Advantage

Grants are becoming increasing more competitive each year. To stand out in a crowded field, you need to make your grant applications shine. During this session, we will cover the common mistakes nonprofits make when writing grants and provide resources to help you develop competitive applications.

K2 - Salon CManaging Multiple Sites

Greg Kittinger, Regional Property Manager, RLJ Management Co., Inc.

Manage your day, manager your staff, manage your tenants. The art of managing multiple sites in an hour.

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K3 - Salon BHome4Good Initiative

Donna Martino, Multifamily Development Officer, WV Housing Development Fund; Kate Swanson, Community Investment Manager, Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh

Home4Good is a collaborative initiative between the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh (FHLBank Pittsburgh) and the West Virginia Housing Development Fund (WVHDF) to provide grants and/or forgivable loans to address systemic gaps in support and services and help make homelessness in West Virginia rare, brief and non-recurring.

K4 - CharlestonHousing Issues & Services - CRA a Practical Discussion for Banks and Non Profits

Theodore C. Ted Ranson, Senior Vice President, West Virginia Area Manager, Huntington National Bank; Marlo Long, Senior VP & Community; Development Specialist, BB&T

K5 - Room 230Vacant and Abandoned Properties, the Ongoing Threat to First Responders

Christal Perry, Demolition Specialist, City of Huntington; Mat Winters, Fire Marshal, Huntington Fire Department

This session will discuss the challenges and issues First Responders face when dealing with vacant and abandoned properties. We will walk you through the progressive deterioration and hazards of these properties while providing tools and tactics for communities currently addressing similar issues.

12:00 pm – 2:15 pm Closing Luncheon (Salons D/E)Housing Needs Assessment 2019 OverviewNathan Testman, Senior Division Manager - Multifamily Lending, West Virginia Housing Development Fund; Marjorie Willow, AICP, Principal, Mullin & Lonergan Associates; Christine DeRunk, Housing & Community Development Specialist, Mullin & Lonergan Associates

This session will provide an overview of the process and data analysis used to prepare the State’s Housing Needs Assessment (HNA) performed by Mullin & Lonergan Associates for the West Virginia Housing Development Fund. The HNA focuses on current and five-year projected affordable housing need for LMI elderly and family households in each of the 55 counties and the State overall. The presenters will provide a summary of how the assessment was performed and some of the report’s key findings. The report will be made available to conference attendees and other interested parties.

West Virginia Affordable Housing Hall of FameWest Virginia Housing Award

CommunityWorks in West Virginia, Inc. George Chamberlain Denise Cosby

West Virginia Housing Development Fund Crystal Toney Nathan Testman

BB&T Marlo Long

Huntington National Bank Theodore Ranson

S.H.E.D., Inc. of West Virginia Kathy Gentry

Woodlands Development Group Dave Clark Emily Wilson-Haugher

Coalfield Development Claudette Karr

Community Advancement and Development Lee Tabor

2019 West Virginia Housing PLANNING COMMITTEE

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Join us for the 2019 West Virginia Housing Awards Ceremony, which recognizes and celebrates innovative efforts to meet West Virginia’s diverse housing needs. Awards will be presented during the Awards Luncheon on Friday, September 20, 2019 from 12:00 pm – 2:15 pm.

2019 West VirginiaHousing Awards Luncheon

Friday, September 20, 2019 • 12:00 pm - 2:15 pm • Location: Salons D/E

West Virginia Affordable Housing Hall of Fame

The West Virginia Affordable Housing Hall of Fame annually honors an individual who has demonstrated a lifelong commitment to affordable housing and whose career leadership has achieved important and lasting results in the community. The award winner, along with past awardees, will be recognized.

Introduced by Elyssa Canterbury, Chief Financial Officer, CommunityWorks in West Virginia

Awardee:

Jeffrey J. Woda

Past Awardees:West Virginia Housing Development Fund (2018)Mark Taylor (2017) Jay Judy (2016)Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh (2015)Mary Josie Cuda (2014)Virginia Lewis (2013)Mary Skeens (2012)

The Third Annual West Virginia Housing Awards recognizes organizations or collaboratives who have developed successful projects in the field of housing.

Awardees:

Boury LoftsPast Awardees:

Greenville Senior ManorHOPE Neighborhood Housing and Economic Stabilization Project Initiative

Monongalia County Habitat for HumanityHealthy Home: A Wellness Collaborative Program

West Virginia Affordable Housing Preservation PortfolioHuntington WV Area Habitat for Humanity’s Veterans Housing Initiative

Main Street FairmontRea of Hope

WV Housing Award

William Dotson (2011) Joe Hatfield (2010)Sharon Walden (2009)Sandra Hamlin (2008)John Martys (2007)Betty Barrett (2006)

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For nearly three decades, Jeffrey J. Woda has been a leader in the affordable housing industry in West Virginia. Mr. Woda grew up in rural southeastern Ohio around his family’s homebuilding businesses and earned an accounting degree at Bethany College in West Virginia. He then worked as a Certified Public Accountant at Ernst and Whinney (later Ernst and Young) in Charleston, West Virginia, before starting his own company and co-developing one of the nation’s leading affordable housing development, construction, and management firms.

Mr. Woda founded Woda Construction and Development, Inc. in 1990 to build single-family homes and apartments. It was born in the basement of his mother Doris’ house in Wheeling with just a few thousand dollars of capital and the use of some land owned by Doris. Friends and relatives were the company’s first employees and investors because they believed in his vision, work ethic, and innovative leadership to succeed.

Jeffrey saw opportunities to utilize the emerging Low Income Housing Tax Credit program to develop much-needed affordable housing in West Virginia and has developed over 40 residential communities in West Virginia consisting of over 2,000 affordable housing units within the state. The company received its first tax credit allocation in 1992 for Dutch Ridge, a 24-unit multifamily property in Parkersburg, West Virginia.

Jeffrey’s grandmother Veronica Ingold was a resident in Willow Greene, one of the firm’s other first communities in Harrison County, West Virginia. Mr. Woda says her experience has informed his thinking and decisions about providing for residents’ needs ever since that time. “I always give decisions the Grandma test,” he says. “Just as I wanted to provide her the best experience I could, I want to continue to do that for all of our residents.”

David Cooper, Jr. served as the company’s legal counsel from its inception and joined Mr. Woda full time in 2003 and formed the partnership that would become The Woda Group and eventually Woda Cooper Companies. The business steadily grew to provide affordable rental homes for seniors, working families and others seeking safe, appealing, and high-quality affordable housing.

Today, Woda Cooper Companies provides homes for roughly 20,000 people at more than 300 affordable apartment communities. It has served well over 100,000 residents during its 29-year history. The firm operates in 15 states in the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, and has a portfolio of more than $1.5 billion in affordable housing developments. It consistently ranks among the most active affordable housing developers and owners in the country and was ranked 13th among Developers and 26th among Owners in the April/May 2019 issue of Affordable Housing Finance.

Woda Cooper Companies, Inc. became the first employee-owned, vertically-integrated firm in the affordable housing industry in 2018. The company’s employees now own all development, construction, and management functions through an Employee Ownership Stock Plan (ESOP). Mr. Woda continues to co-lead the company and actively oversees day-to-day operations for all aspects of Woda Cooper Companies’ three divisions: (Woda Cooper Development, Inc; Woda Management & Real Estate, LLC; and Woda Construction, Inc.) and an architecture affiliate, PCI Design, Inc. Woda Cooper Companies has more than 600 employees.

Jeffrey J. Woda

West Virginia Affordable Housing Hall of Fame

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2019 West VirginiaHousing Awards

Like many cities, Wheeling, WV, lacked quality housing options for young professionals who sought LIVE:WORK:PLAY urban lifestyles. The area’s Regional Economic Development Partnership (RED) saw potential in Wheeling’s historic buildings but knew the job of creating attractive, modern housing would require attracting the right developer. RED discovered Woda Cooper Companies, Inc and learned of the firm’s excellent reputation for bringing historic properties back to life and transforming them into modern housing developments. RED was convinced Woda Cooper was the right developer to make positive changes and drew the company to town to have a look.

After comprehensive engineering, environmental, and design evaluations, Woda Cooper purchased the six-story, wood and brick Boury Building that once housed a biscuit factory, a coffee roaster, a wool exporter, and several other businesses before its final industrial use as cold storage. It was a bit of a gamble to say the least. Woda Cooper carefully developed a plan to adapt the historic building into 72 two- and three-bedroom loft style apartments now called Boury Lofts. The firm sought state and federal historic tax credits and worked with a local historic architect to design appealing, modern living spaces while retaining the building’s character and charm.

Significant foundation support had to be added to the lower level of the building and some of the upper floors sloped as much as 8” from one side of the building to the other. The structure had to be reinforced to accommodate a new internal elevator shaft. Much of Boury’s character was derived from the large arched windows and doorways throughout the building. This fenestration pattern had to be addressed to allow for modern features and unit flow, without detracting from the vintage look of the building. At Boury, every unit is unique which poses challenges to both the design team and the architect. Environmental remediation, including asbestos and lead paint removal, were required.

Apartments at Boury Lofts feature original timber and brick with huge windows bringing natural light into the dramatic loft spaces, some two- story. Even a historic railroad track is incorporated into the design of the building’s fitness center. Other amenities include two elevators, two TV rooms, a coffee lounge, and a large reception area. What was once a rundown eyesore has now been transformed into a gorgeous market rate downtown rental community for business professionals, hospital workers, and others.

BOURY LOFTS

800.288.3400 • www.fhlb-pgh.com

Help your community create needed housing through Affordable Housing Program grants

To learn more about this and other community development funding available to FHLBank Pittsburgh members, visit www.fhlb-pgh.com.

Help Create a Home An investment in affordable housing is an investment in West Virginia.www.fhlb-pgh.com/AHP

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