Together We Rise
Together we rise
Building Tomorrow’s Solutions for Homelessness and the Affordable Housing Crisis
DATE:
November 20th, 2024
TIME:
8:30 A.M. — 3:00 P.M.
LOCATION:
TD Bank
1 Vanderbuilt Ave, New York, NY 10017
To learn more, contact events@urinyc.org
Join top leaders from government, private, and nonprofit sectors for a powerful discussion on innovative solutions to address the homelessness and affordable housing crisis. Be part of the conversation driving real change!
Speakers & Panels
Keynote Speaker
Special Guest Speakers
Nathaniel M. Fields
Chief Executive Officer Urban Resource Institute
Whittaker Mack III
MBA, CFP®, Chair, URI Board of Trustees
Molly Wasow-Park
Commissioner, NYC Department of Social Services
Kirk Goodrich
President, Monadnock Development
Panel 1:
Path to Financial Success via Non-Profit Owned Housing Model
This panel will explore the opportunities for building lucrative financing relationships around the construction of non-profit owned shelter and affordable and supportive housing. It will also focus on the future shelter and supportive housing, and the role that nonprofits can play in that future.
Moderator
Beverly M. Riddick
Chief Operations Officer
Urban Resource Institute
Panelists
Charles Carroll
Senior Vice President
Asset Management
Urban Resource Institute
Tina Alzadon
Deputy Commissioner, Capacity Planning & Development, NYC Department of Homeless Services
John MacIntosh
Managing Partner
SeaChange Capital Partners
Christine Chisholm
Ametrine Group
Oliver G. Chase
Partner
Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP
Alex Hurwitz
Senior Vice President
Larew, Doyle & Associates
Panel 2:
Innovation in Trauma-Informed & Culturally-Responsive Design for Communities of Need
This discussion will explore innovation in shelter design by examining Magnolia Gardens, a shelter development being completed in partnership between URI and AAFE that incorporates design elements that are at the same time beautiful, and trauma informed, culturally responsive, LGBTQIA+ inclusive, energy efficient, accessible to people of differing abilities and to people with pets.
Moderator
My T. Chang
Chief of Staff, Asian Americans for Equality (AAFE)
Panelists
Joslyn Carter
Administrator
NYC Department of Homeless Services
Nelson Chan
Managing Director
Real Estate, Asian Americans for Equity
David Stack
Managing Director
Archstone Builders
Jorge Chang
Principal
Urban Architectural Initiatives, RA, PC
Sharelle Hicks
Vice President of Sales & Marketing
Interior Resources
Charles Carroll
Senior Vice President
Asset Management
Urban Resource Institute
Panel 3:
Public/Private/Nonprofit Partnership to End NY’s Housing Insecurity Crisis
Using Innovation Village as a model, this workshop will examine the role that partnership among the city, state, the nonprofit sector and the private investment community can have on our ability to meet some of society’s most pressing needs, such as housing insecurity and domestic violence.
Moderator
Kirk Goodrich
President, Monadnock Development
Panelists
Ahmed Tigani
First Deputy Commissioner and Chief Diversity Officer
NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development
Lauren Connors
Senior Vice President for Development
NYC HDC
Brian Kelly
President of Development
Gotham Organization
Andrew Warren
Regional Credit Manager
CRA/Real Estate Lending
TD Bank
Rachel Goodfriend
Partner
Ametrine Group
Jennifer White-Reid, Esq
Chief of Staff & Senior Advisor to the CEO
Urban Resource Institute
Agenda
8:30AM
Breakfast & Networking
9:00AM – 9:20AM
Program Begins
Welcome Remarks
Nat Fields, CEO, URI
Whittaker Mack, BOT Chair, URI
George Andreozzi, TD Bank
9:20AM – 10:10AM
Panel 1
Path to Financial Success via
Non-Profit Owned Housing Model
10:10AM – 10:20AM
10-Min Break
10:20AM – 11:00AM
Panel 2
Innovation in Trauma-Informed & Culturally-Responsive Design for Communities of Need
11:00AM – 11:10AM
10-Min Break
11:10AM – 11:40AM
Keynote
11:40AM – 12:40PM
Brunch & Networking
12:40PM – 1:30PM
Panel 3
Public/Private/Nonprofit Partnership to End NY’s Housing Insecurity Crisis
1:30PM – 1:40PM
Questions & Closing
Pastor Bernard
Nat Fields
1:40PM – 3:00PM
