February 19 - 22, 2018 Pine Mountain, GA Callaway Gardens

Facilitator Freshmen

Sophomores

Juniors

Room

Teresa Concannon Cochran Fairburn Bayberry 1 & 2

Beth Eavenson Byron Commerce Sourwood 2 & 3

Lynn Ashcraft Dublin Evans County Cypress B

Steve Foster

Bartow County Bayberry 3 & 4

Tina Hutcheson Warrenton Millen Cypress A

Sharon Liggett Monroe Sourwood 2 & 3

Catherine Muse

Athens-Clarke

County Bayberry 1 & 2

Dean Nelson

Troup County/

LaGrange/

Hogansville/

West Point Rockmart Bayberry 3 & 4

John VanBrunt McRae-Helena Union City Sourwood 4 & 5

Malik Watkins Norcross Cypress A

Work Session Information Chart

Upcoming GICH Retreat

September 25 – 27th 2018—location TBD

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH

Sophomores Alumni 1:30 – 1:45 pm Check in – Longleaf Prefunction

1:45 – 1:50 pm

Longleaf ABC

Welcome to the 2018 GICH Spring Retreat and Pine Mountain

Sharon Liggett, Operations Coordinator, Archway Partnership, UGA

Jim Trott, Mayor, Town of Pine Mountain

1:55 – 3:00 pm

Longleaf ABC

Working with Developers: An Example from the City of Greensboro

Nathan McGarity, Mary Leila Lofts Developer

& Cail Hammons, Community Development Director, City of Greensboro

3:00 - 3:15 pm Break—Longleaf Foyer

3:15 – 5:00 pm

Longleaf ABC

(Alumni)

Work Session with Facilitator

See Chart for Location

Alumni Planning Session

5:00 pm

Adjourn, Dinner on your own

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH

Freshmen, Sophomores, & Alumni 8:00 – 9:00 am Networking Breakfast and Check in

Longleaf Prefunction

9:00 – 9:25 am Longleaf ABC

Welcome and Introductions Larry Hanson, Executive Director, Georgia Municipal Association

Christopher Nunn, Commissioner, Georgia Department of Community Affairs Steve Foster, Senior Urban Advisor, Georgia Power Company

Steve Dempsey, Associate Vice President for Public Service and Outreach, UGA Debbie Murray, Associate Dean, College of Family and Consumer Sciences, UGA

9:25 – 10:20 am Longleaf ABC

Setting Your Community Vision Cathy Williams, Founding President and CEO, NeighborWorks Columbus

10:20– 10:30 am Break – Longleaf Foyer

10:30– 11:30 am

Longleaf ABC Sophomore Report Backs

GICH Partners Georgia Department of Community Affairs

Georgia Municipal Association

University of Georgia, College of Family and Consumer Sciences

University of Georgia, Public Service and Outreach

Implementation Partners

University of Georgia, Archway Partnership

University of Georgia, Carl Vinson Institute of Government

University of Georgia, Cooperative Extension

Freshmen Sophomores/Alumni 11:35 – 1:00 pm

Longleaf DE

Work Session and Lunch See Chart for Location

Networking Lunch

11:35 am—12:00 pm

Round Table Discussions

12:00—1:00 pm

1:05 – 2:15 pm Longleaf ABC

Conducting Housing Assessments Tiffany Walraven, Councilmember, City of Pembroke & Jerry Shannon, Assistant Professor, UGA

Work Session with Facilitator

See Chart for Location

2:15 – 2:30 pm Break – Longleaf Foyer

2:35 – 3:20 pm

Longleaf ABC

A Case in Winning Community Support: City of Monroe

Sadie Krawczyk, Economic Development Specialist, City of Monroe

& Donna Peters, Director, Walton Barrow Board of Realtors

3:20 – 3:35 pm

Longleaf ABC Bus Tour Presentation - Mayor Jim Trott, Mayor, Town of Pine Mountain

3:45-5:30 pm Bus Tour— Load buses at Porte Cochere; Depart at 3:45pm

5:30—6:30 pm Reception—Chipley Women’s Club (132 S. McDougald Ave.)

6:30 pm Adjourn

Freshmen Juniors 8:00 – 9:00 am Networking Breakfast and Check in

Longleaf Foyer

9:00 – 10:00 am Junior Report Backs—Longleaf ABC

10:00 – 10:15 am Break – Longleaf Foyer

10:20 – 11:30 am Longleaf ABC

Veterans Housing Jenifer Turner-Reid, Deputy Network Homeless Coordinator, Department of Veterans Affairs

11:35 am—1:00 pm Longleaf DE

Networking Lunch 11:35 am—12:00 pm

Work Session and Lunch See Chart for Location

Round Table Discussions 12:00—1:00 pm

1:00 – 2:30 pm Longleaf ABC

Work Session with Facilitator See Chart for Location

1:00—1:45 pm Blight Tax Ordinance Ted Baggett, Associate Director, CVIOG, UGA 1:50—2:30 pm Addressing Blight Through

Heirs Property Veronica McClendon, Staff Attorney, Georgia Heirs Property Law Center

2:30 – 2:45 pm Break – Longleaf Foyer

2:50 – 4:00 pm Longleaf ABC

Work Session with Facilitator See Chart for Location

Homeless Prevention/Transitional Housing

David Whisnant, Office of Homeless &

Special Needs Housing Director, DCA

4:05—5:00 pm Longleaf ABC

Report Back to Group

Work Session with Facilitator (Optional Extended time) See Chart for Location

5:00 pm Adjourn

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH

(Continued)

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND

Juniors 8:00 – 9:00 am Networking Breakfast Check in - Longleaf Foyer

9:00 – 9:30 am

Longleaf ABC

Law Enforcement and Building Community

Daniel Ferrone, Chief & Tony Lattimor, Chaplain/Community Service Officer

Town of Pine Mountain Police Department

9:30— 9:45 am Break - Longleaf Foyer

9:45 - 12:00 pm

Work Session with Facilitator See Chart for Location

12:00 pm Adjourn

Thank You

GICH is partially funded through the Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI), a USDA Rural Development grant.

Founding Sponsor

2018 Retreat Sponsor