Meredith Kennedy

Monday, October 23rd - 8:30AM

Meredith (she/her) is a proud Waganakising Odawak, mother of six, and graduate of NCMC and Ferris State University with a background in education leadership. Her career has always focused on serving her tribal communities; 17 years in the areas of environment, education, culture, mental health, and substance abuse with experience as a director within the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians government and the Intertribal Council of Michigan. In addition to being the founder and executive director of Miigwech, she is a small business owner (Native North Tours and Storytelling), had a appointment on the Odawa Economic Affairs Holding Corporation and is a former member the of the Think Babies Michigan executive board.

She considers serving her community the highest honor. Promoting Odawa culture and Mino Bimaadiziwin, the good life, is the legacy she wants to leave for her children and her community members, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous. Her legacy is to focus on the next Seven Generations growing up supporting each other with love, understanding, and respect.

 

 

Amiyoko Shabazz

Tuesday, October 24th - 9:15AM

Amiyoko Shabazz has Lived Experience with numerous periods of homelessness, shelter services, mental, recovery, and physical wellness programs. These experiences drive her to give back and work in her purpose. She trains, leads, motivates, inspires, and transforms other Lived Experience Experts, Peer Specialists, Train-The-Trainers, Providers and private Clients. She enjoys sharing her radiant light to help others with self-growth, self-awareness, and self-evolution, community empowerment, and community development. One of her most recent projects involved working with the NOAH project in the fair City of Detroit where she served as the Lived Experience expert and helped develop a lived experience position with wraparound services. This position still exists and functions as the Peer Community Builder. Amiyoko currently serves as an Ambassador for the Community Bill of Rights for greater Los Angeles, California. 

 

Amanda Andere

Tuesday, October 24th - 2:15PM

Amanda Misiko Andere has spent over twenty years working in the nonprofit and public sector as a leader committed to racial and housing justice through advocacy for systemic change. Prior to joining Funders Together to End Homelessness as their CEO, she served as the CEO of Wider Opportunities for Women, a national advocacy organization. Currently, she serves as board chair of the United Philanthropy Forum and board member of Equity in the Center, The Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers, and Leadership Fairfax. Amanda is a founding member and on the leadership team for the National Racial Equity Working Group on Homelessness and Housing and the National Coalition for Housing Justice. She also serves on the Leadership Council for the DC Partnership to End Homelessness and is a volunteer advisor for Fairfax County on their racial equity task force.

2023 Planning Committee

 

• Allison Green, Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness
• Benjamin Moe, Doches II
• Chelsea Johnson, Homeless Action Network of Detroit
• Daija Butler, Wayne Metro Community Action
• Daniel Huyck, HUD
• Hannah DeCiantis, Michigan Blue Cross Complete
• Jason Weller, Michigan State Housing Development Authority
• Jeanine Yard, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
• Jenny Leaf, Michigan State Housing Development Authority
• Kendra Spanjer, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services 
• Lauren Licata, City of Detroit
• Lindsey Bishop-Gilmore, CSH
• Sarah Hughes, Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency
• Taylor Eberhart, Community Housing Network
• Torrey Henderson, Homeless Action Network of Detroit
   

2023 Content Committee

 

• Allison Green, Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness
• Daija Butler, Wayne Metro Community Action
• Daniel Huyck, HUD
• Debra Hendren, HUD
• Deidre Butterworth, Michigan State Housing Development Authority
• Elda Cara, Macomb County
• Elizabeth Russo, Michigan State Housing Development Authority
• Jason Weller, Michigan State Housing Development Authority
• Jeanine Yard, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
• Jennifer McNeely, Michigan State Housing Development Authority
• Kendra Spanjer, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services 
• Lindsey Bishop-Gilmore, CSH
• Sarah Hughes, Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency
• Taylor Eberhart, Community Housing Network

Program Ads

Place an ad in our conference program book! (Sold Out)

• Quarter Page - $100
• Half Page - $250
• Full Page - $500

 

Exhibitor Booth - $500 

Exhibit with the Summit on Ending Homelessness attendees. (5 available)

 

Wellness Session Sponsor - $500: Sponsor one of our wellness sessions at the conference, this would be represented by signage and in on-site materials. (Sold out)

 

Lanyard Sponsor - $1000 

Have your company logo branded on the lanyards that go on all the attendee badges. (Sold Out)

 

Break Sponsor - $1000

Sponsor the coffee/snacks during a break in the conference, this would be represented by signage and in on-site materials. 

 

Keynote Sponsor - $1500 

Sponsor one of the major educational sessions, this would be represented by signage and in on-site materials and mentioned by the moderator when introducing the session. (3 available)

Lunch Sponsor - $2500 

Sponsor a lunch that will be served at the conference, this would be represented by signage and in on-site materials. This would also be announced during any lunchtime announcements. (1 Available)

 

Swag Sponsor - $2500 

Add your logo to a piece of merchandise along with the conference logo that will be given out to Summit attendees. You will choose what swag item you would like to provide. (1 available)