Keynote and Plenary Speakers

Education Session Speakers


Cindy Amlotte
Tip of the Mitt Housing, Inc.
Housing Agent

Lisa Bahadosingh
C4 Innovations
Associate Director

Mary Balog
Mary B. Wellness, LLC
Registered Dietitian-Nutritionist, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor

Paige Beasley
Southwest Counseling Solutions

Becca Binder
Northwest Michigan Supportive Housing
Executive Director

Lindsey Bishop Gilmore
CSH
Senior Program Manager

Makeba Boykins
Organization/Affiliation/Credentials C4 Innovations
Health, Equity, and Housing Subject Matter Expert

Regina Cannon
C4 Innovations, ARC4Justice
Vice President, Housing Solutions

Victoria Casale
City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Police Department (PPD)
Sergeant 24th District

Lisa Cruden
Family Promise of West Michigan
VP of Programs

Jeffery Dashner
Mel Trotter Ministries

Catherine Distelrath
Corporation for Supportive Housing
Director

Eugene E. Jones Jr.
Atlanta Housing Commission
CEO

Bret Esders
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development / Office of Special Needs Assistance
Senior Program Specialist

Elise Gapczynski
NEMCSA
Housing Resource Specialist

Ashley Halladay-Schmandt
Northwest Michigan Coalition to End Homelessness
Director

Syd Harvey
Met Trotter Ministies

Debra Hendren
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
CPD Representative

Mark Horvath
Invisible People
Founder and CEO

Sarah Hughes
Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency
Homeless Prevention Programs Director

Daniel Huyck
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Program Analyst - HUD Region 5 Section 3 Point of Contact

Scott Jackson
Housing Resource Center | Southwest Counseling Solutions
CAM System Supervisor

Bruce Johnson
Organization/Affiliation/Credentials Office of Homeless Services, City of Philadelphia
Assistant Deputy Director

Takisha Jones
The Salvation Army
MDHHS Emergency Shelter Program Supervisor

Liz Keegan
Fair Housing Center of West Michigan
Director of Education & Outreach

Dan Kelly
Shelter Association of Washtenaw County
Executive Director

Nancy King
COPE Network, Certified Professional, Recovery and Trauma Coach
Executive Director

Sharon Lapides
Washtenaw Housing Alliance
Community Housing Locator

Jasmine Lewis
Corporation for Supportive Housing
Senior Program Manager

Shannon M Morgan
Renovare Development
Managing Partner

Donna Mullins
League of Women Voters of Lansing Area
President

Kevin Naud
Detroit at Work, Mayor’s Workforce Development Board Staff
Workforce Strategy Analyst

Debbie Neumann
MSHDA
Resource Specialist

Jeff Olivet
USICH
Executive Director

Jerin Philip
Michigan Department of Health & Human Services (MDHHS), Policy &
Policy Specialist, Social Determinants of Health

Tarin Presler
NEMCSA
Lead Housing Resource Specialist

Victoria Purvis
NEMCSA
Housing Supervisor

Kristal Reyes
Clinical Direct
Outreach Specialist

Kelly Rose
Michigan State Housing Development Authority
Chief Housing Solutions Officer

Vanessa Samuelson
McGregor Fund

Jim Schaafsma
Michigan Poverty Law Program
Housing Attorney

India Shackleford
India Desiarae Yoga

Christina Soulard
MSHDA
Homeless Solutions Program Manager

Angie Sprank
Offender Success

April Steele
One Day At A Time (ODAAT)
Director of Outreach Services

Amber Troupe
MI Department of Health & Human Services
Shelter and Diversion Specialist

Molly Welch-Marahar
MDHHS
Manager, Strategic Alignment and Engagement

Donald Whitehead Jr.
National Coalition for the Homeless
Executive Director

Jeanine Yard
MDHHS
Training Coordinator