Keynote and Plenary Speakers

Education Session Speakers

Cindy Amlotte
Cindy Amlotte
Tip of the Mitt Housing, Inc.
Housing Agent
Lisa Bahadosingh
Lisa Bahadosingh
C4 Innovations
Associate Director
Mary Balog
Mary Balog
Mary B. Wellness, LLC
Registered Dietitian-Nutritionist, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor
Paige Beasley
Paige Beasley
Southwest Counseling Solutions
Becca Binder
Becca Binder
Northwest Michigan Supportive Housing
Executive Director
Lindsey Bishop Gilmore
Lindsey Bishop Gilmore
CSH
Senior Program Manager
Makeba Boykins
Makeba Boykins
Organization/Affiliation/Credentials C4 Innovations
Health, Equity, and Housing Subject Matter Expert
Regina Cannon
Regina Cannon
C4 Innovations, ARC4Justice
Vice President, Housing Solutions
Victoria Casale
Victoria Casale
City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Police Department (PPD)
Sergeant 24th District
Lisa Cruden
Lisa Cruden
Family Promise of West Michigan
VP of Programs
Jeffery Dashner
Jeffery Dashner
Mel Trotter Ministries
Catherine Distelrath
Catherine Distelrath
Corporation for Supportive Housing
Director
Eugene E. Jones Jr.
Eugene E. Jones Jr.
Atlanta Housing Commission
CEO
Bret Esders
Bret Esders
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development / Office of Special Needs Assistance
Senior Program Specialist
Elise Gapczynski
Elise Gapczynski
NEMCSA
Housing Resource Specialist
Ashley Halladay-Schmandt
Ashley Halladay-Schmandt
Northwest Michigan Coalition to End Homelessness
Director
Syd Harvey
Syd Harvey
Met Trotter Ministies
Debra Hendren
Debra Hendren
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
CPD Representative
Mark Horvath
Mark Horvath
Invisible People
Founder and CEO
Sarah Hughes
Sarah Hughes
Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency
Homeless Prevention Programs Director
Daniel Huyck
Daniel Huyck
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Program Analyst - HUD Region 5 Section 3 Point of Contact
Scott Jackson
Scott Jackson
Housing Resource Center | Southwest Counseling Solutions
CAM System Supervisor
Bruce Johnson
Bruce Johnson
Organization/Affiliation/Credentials Office of Homeless Services, City of Philadelphia
Assistant Deputy Director
Takisha Jones
Takisha Jones
The Salvation Army
MDHHS Emergency Shelter Program Supervisor
Liz Keegan
Liz Keegan
Fair Housing Center of West Michigan
Director of Education & Outreach
Dan Kelly
Dan Kelly
Shelter Association of Washtenaw County
Executive Director
Nancy King
Nancy King
COPE Network, Certified Professional, Recovery and Trauma Coach
Executive Director
Sharon Lapides
Sharon Lapides
Washtenaw Housing Alliance
Community Housing Locator
Jasmine Lewis
Jasmine Lewis
Corporation for Supportive Housing
Senior Program Manager
Shannon M Morgan
Shannon M Morgan
Renovare Development
Managing Partner
Donna Mullins
Donna Mullins
League of Women Voters of Lansing Area
President
Kevin Naud
Kevin Naud
Detroit at Work, Mayor’s Workforce Development Board Staff
Workforce Strategy Analyst
Debbie Neumann
Debbie Neumann
MSHDA
Resource Specialist
Jeff Olivet
Jeff Olivet
USICH
Executive Director
Jerin Philip
Jerin Philip
Michigan Department of Health & Human Services (MDHHS), Policy &
Policy Specialist, Social Determinants of Health
Tarin Presler
Tarin Presler
NEMCSA
Lead Housing Resource Specialist
Victoria Purvis
Victoria Purvis
NEMCSA
Housing Supervisor
Kristal Reyes
Kristal Reyes
Clinical Direct
Outreach Specialist
Kelly Rose
Kelly Rose
Michigan State Housing Development Authority
Chief Housing Solutions Officer
Vanessa Samuelson
Vanessa Samuelson
McGregor Fund
Jim Schaafsma
Jim Schaafsma
Michigan Poverty Law Program
Housing Attorney
India Shackleford
India Shackleford
India Desiarae Yoga
Christina Soulard
Christina Soulard
MSHDA
Homeless Solutions Program Manager
Angie Sprank
Angie Sprank
Offender Success
April Steele
April Steele
One Day At A Time (ODAAT)
Director of Outreach Services
Amber Troupe
Amber Troupe
MI Department of Health & Human Services
Shelter and Diversion Specialist
Molly Welch-Marahar
Molly Welch-Marahar
MDHHS
Manager, Strategic Alignment and Engagement
Donald Whitehead Jr.
Donald Whitehead Jr.
National Coalition for the Homeless
Executive Director
Jeanine Yard
Jeanine Yard
MDHHS
Training Coordinator