Date: April 12, 2019, 8:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location: Central Baptist Church, 2842 Washington Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63103
The Center for Social Development (CSD) is pleased to partner with Metropolitan St. Louis Equal Housing and Opportunity Council (EHOC) for the 2019 Annual Fair Housing Conference. EHOC is a long-standing and valued partner in developing and implementing strategies to cultivate thriving communities.
Featuring an action-oriented agenda, the conference highlighted Facing Segregation: Housing Policy Solutions for a Stronger Society, a new book edited by Molly Metzger and Henry Webber. Metzger is Assistant Professor at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis and faculty director for Inclusive Housing at CSD, and Henry Webber is Executive Vice Chancellor for Administration at Washington University. The convening drew together national and local experts for discussions on practical solutions to segregation and on how specific solutions work for different types of neighborhoods.
Agenda
Welcome and Opening Remarks
- Will Jordan, Executive Director, Metropolitan St. Louis Equal Housing and Opportunity Council
- Betty Bottiger, Regional Director, Region VII Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Master of Ceremonies: Michael Burns, President, Northside Community Housing, Inc.
Keynote: Segregation: A Threat to Americans’ Shared Goals
- Dr. Molly Metzger, Assistant Professor, Brown School at Washington University in St Louis. An excerpt of Dr. Metzger’s keynote is below:
Youth Centered Strategies for Community Development
- Dr. William Tate, Dean, The Graduate School, Washington University in St Louis, PowerPoint
- Neal Richardson, President and CEO, Dream Builders 4 Equity, PowerPoint
Can We Live Together? The Future of Inclusive Housing
- Dr. Jason Purnell, Associate Professor, Washington University; Director, Health Equity Works
- Craig Owens, City Manager, City of Clayton
- Adelaide Lancaster, Co-Founder, WeStories
Building Wealth in Concentrated Areas of Poverty
- John Taylor, President & Founder, National Community Reinvestment Coalition
- Nikki Woelfel, Board Member, Metropolitan St. Louis CRA Association; Vice President – Community Development, Carrollton Bank
- Gail Brown, President, Brown-Kortkamp Realty, Inc.
Presentation: Equity Indicators for Housing and Community Development
- Cristina Garmendia, author of the City of St. Louis’s 2018 Equity Indicators Baseline Report, PowerPoint
Breakout Sessions:
1. Building Community, Building Wealth
- Moderator: Gail Brown, President, Brown-Kortkamp Realty, Inc.
- Clayton Evans, Board Member, Metropolitan St. Louis CRA Association; Senior Vice President, Community Banking & CRA Officer, Simmons Bank, PowerPoint
- Peter Hoffman, Staff Attorney, Neighborhood Vacancy Initiative, Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, PowerPoint
- Aaron Williams, Co-Founder, 4theVille, PowerPoint
- Nikki Woelfel, Board Member, Metropolitan St. Louis CRA Association; Vice President – Community Development, Carrollton Bank
2. What Works For Affordable Housing Trust Funds
- Moderator: Molly Metzger, Assistant Professor, Brown School at Washington University in St Louis
- April Ford Griffin, Executive Director, City of St. Louis Affordable Housing Commission
- Erica Henderson, VP of Community Investment & Real Estate, St. Louis Economic Development Partnership; Executive Director, Promise Zone
- Shannon Koenig, Senior Policy Advisory, Office of the County Executive, St Louis County
3. The Right to Remain
- Moderator: Glenn Burleigh, Community Engagement Specialist, Metropolitan St. Louis Equal Housing and Opportunity Council
- Stephanie Co, Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Beyond Housing
- Amanda Colón-Smith, Executive Director, Dutchtown South Community Corporation, PowerPoint
- Alicia Hernández, Organizer, ACLU of Missouri, PowerPoint
- Dennis Shultz, Organizer, Homes for All St. Louis, PowerPoint
4. Before the Tipping Point
- Henry Webber, Executive Vice Chancellor, Washington University in St. Louis, PowerPoint
- Todd Swanstrom, E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor in Community Collaboration and Public Policy, UMSL
Closing Remarks: A Path Forward for St. Louis
- Henry Webber, Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Administrative Officer Washington University in St. Louis, Perspective