9:00 – 10:00 a.m.

Registration

Enjoy light continental breakfast, coffee & tea

Greetings

opening presentation

R. Kevin Brooks, Executive Director
Maryland Rural Development Corporation

Honorable Richard B. Weldon, Jr.
Maryland State Delegate (R-District 3B)

Honorable Kevin Kelly (invited)
Maryland State Delegate (D-District 1B)

Honorable Wendell R. Bietzel (invited)
Maryland State Delegate (R-District 1A)

Honorable George C. Edwards (invited)
Maryland State Senator (R-District 1)

10:15 – 11:20 a.m. 

Roundtable Presentation

Financial Tools for Communities
Affordable Housing Resources and Approaches

Cherie Ross, Vice President
Garrett County Community Action Committee | presentation

Jay Corvan, Architect
Trappe, Maryland

Timothy T. Taylor, Housing Specialist,
USDA Rural Development

John R. Maneval, Deputy Director
Multifamily Housing Development
Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development | presentation

Facilitation:
Kevin Brooks, Executive Director
Maryland Rural Development Corporation

additional presentation
Affordable Housing Program: How to Apply

11:20 a.m. – 12:25 p.m. 

Roundtable Presentation

Surviving Foreclosure/Preserving Homeownership
Understanding mortgages and foreclosure:
  - What happens to the homeowners?
  - How do they respond?
  - What can be done?

Charles Cephas, Housing Resource Specialist and Housing Counselor
Maryland Rural Development Corporation | presentation

Kelly L. Vaughn, Outreach Director
Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development | presentation

Courtney Thomas, Director
Allegany Community Action Partnership

Donald W. Mathis, President & CEO
Community Action Partnership
“Community Action on the Frontline -
     a National perspective”

Facilitator:
Gary Sawyer, Community Services Director
Maryland Rural Development Corporation

12:30 - 1:15 p.m.

Luncheon (included in fee)

Luncheon Address
                                  
Don Mathis, President & CEO
Community Action Partnership
“Perspectives on Poverty”

1:15 – 2:20 p.m.

Green and Affordable Housing
Financial Resources and Technical Approaches for Retrofit and New Construction 

David Cronin, Assistant Director
Renewable Energy Programs, Community Energy Loan Program
MEA (Maryland Energy Administration)

Dan H. Lewellen, Deputy Director
Allegany County Human Resources   Development Commission (HRDC)
Allegany Weatherization Program

Erin Shaffer, V. P. Federal Outreach
Green Building Initiative | presentation

Ken Rafferty, Manager
Rehabilitation Housing
Allegany County Human Resources Development Commission, Inc. (HRDC)

Facilitator:
Michael Murray, Environmental Technical     Assistance Provider II
Maryland Rural Development Corporation

2:25 -  3:45 p.m. 

The Rural Roundtable Sponsored by the Rural Maryland Council (RMC)

Identifying Policy and Program Solutions for the Future

Following the day’s proceedings, tell rural policy advocates what conclusions can be drawn and what actions are needed to address housing issues more effectively.

Reginald Stanfield, Director
Office of Community Programs
Maryland Department of Housing and    Community Development, Division of    Neighborhood Revitalization

David G. Jordan, ASLA
Executive Director
Washington County Community Action Council, Inc.

Tim Hann, Coordinator
Western Maryland Resource Conservation and Development Council

Facilitator:
David M. Jenkins, Executive Director
Rural Maryland Council

3:45 -  4:00 p.m. 

Closing Remarks