Conference Schedule:

8-9 a.m.  Registration & Breakfast

9 a.m.  Opening Remarks

 Chad Dion Lassiter, PHRC Executive Director

M. Joel Bolstein, PHRC Chair

 Arthur Sandman, Chief of Staff, Weitzman National Jewish American Museum 

9:30 a.m.  Panel Discussion: Gentrification: Balancing neighborhood improvements with neighbor preservation 

 Moderator: Angela McIver, Fair Housing Rights Center of Southeastern PA. 

 Panelists:

Dr. Walter Palmer, Founder & Director, Palmer Foundation

Hon. Curtis Jones, Jr., Philadelphia City Councilmember and PHRC Commissioner

Arlene Wayns, Regional Vice-President III, National Association of Real Estate Brokers                  

11 a.m. Breakout Sessions  

Session 1A: The HEC Housing Huddle

Martin Cunnigham, PHRC Interim Chief Counsel

Chad Frey, Neighboring Group CEO 

Adrian Garcia, PHRC Director of Fair Housing & Commercial Property

Chad Dion Lassiter, PHRC Executive Director

Abraham Reyes Pardo, Urban League of Philadelphia Housing Director

Rachel Wentworth, Housing Equality Center of PA Executive Director 

 Session 1B: Neighbor to Neighbor Harassment under the PHRA

 Lyle Wood, PHRC Pittsburgh Regional Director 

12:15 p.m.  Lunch & Keynote Address: Fred Bañuelos, Community Investment Business Development Manager with FHLBank Pittsburgh                              

1:45 p.m. Breakout Sessions 

Session 2A: Supporting Survivors of Domestic Violence to Promote Safety and Housing Stability

Tara Ulrich, Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence Community Engagement Specialist

Maria Williams, Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence Director of Housing  

 Session 2B: Addressing Appraisal Bias- A Pennsylvania State Appraisal Certification Board Perspective

 Ray J. Michalowski, Pennsylvania Department of State Senior Prosecutor in Charge   

2:45 p.m. Closing Remarks

 Adrian Garcia, PHRC Director of Fair Housing and Commercial Property        

 4 p.m.  Museum Closes 

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