2017 Conference
Shared Values. Integrated Solutions.
City First’s 4th Annual Community Development Finance Conference
This day-long Conference will convene key community development stakeholders to build integrated solutions toward community prosperity and well-being for all, particularly in low to moderate income communities.
Key strategies discussed will range from effective public, private, and nonprofit and philanthropic partnership development including forming partnerships to help solve for racial inequities; as well as attracting investments into the impact economy.

Shared Values | Integrated Solutions For a More Inclusive Economy
This day-long Conference will convene key community development stakeholders to build integrated solutions toward community prosperity and well-being for all, particularly in low to moderate income communities.
Featured Speakers

Claire Zippel
DC Fiscal Policy Institute

Ed Lazere
DC Fiscal Policy Institute

Christopher Bradshaw
Dreaming Out Loud

Regina Northouse
Food Recovery Network

Sally Boulter
Impact Assets

C’pher Gresham
SEEDSPOTDC

Kate Goodall
Halcyon

Hosan Lee
TABLETRIBES

Tonia Wellons
Greater Washington Community Foundation

Steve Glaude
Coalition for Non Profit Housing and Economic Development

Schroeder Stribling
N Street Village

George A. Jones
Bread for the City

Maurice Jackson
Georgetown University

Tanya Stern
DC Office of Planning

Chris L. Jenkins
The Washington Post

Todd A. Lee
DCHFA

Leila Finucane
Victory Housing

Mark Kaufman
City First Enterprises and City First Homes

Harvey Yancey
H2DesignBuild

Gustavo Velasquez
Urban Institute

Tamara Smith
DC Primary Care Association

Maria Gomez
Mary’s Center

Michael Crawford
Unity Health Care, Inc.

Dr. C. Anneta Arno
DC Office of Health Equity

HyeSook Chung
DC Health and Human Services

Robert Holm
Information Technology Academy, McKinley Technology High School

Sarah Bauder
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Dr. Marla Dean
Bright Beginnings

Allison Kokkoros
Carlos Rosario PCS

Adriel Luis
Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center

Rahsaan Bernard
THEARC

Sheldon Scott
Halycon Fellow

Ari Roth
Mosaic Theater of DC

Kay Kendall
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities

Chase Meachem
The Washington Post

Brian E. Argrett
City First Bank
Featured Speakers

Ed Lazere
DC Fiscal Policy Institute

Claire Zippel
DC Fiscal Policy Institute

Regina Northouse
Food Recovery Network

Christopher Bradshaw
Dreaming Out Loud

Sally Boulter
Impact Assets

C’pher Gresham
SEEDSPOTDC

Kate Goodall
Halcyon

Hosan Lee
TABLETRIBES

Tonia Wellons
Greater Washington Community Foundation

Steve Glaude
Coalition for Non Profit Housing and Economic Development

Schroeder Stribling
N Street Village

George A. Jones
Bread for the City

Maurice Jackson
Georgetown University

Tanya Stern
DC Office of Planning

Chris L. Jenkins
The Washington Post

Todd A. Lee
DCHFA

Leila Finucane
Victory Housing

Mark Kaufman
City First Enterprises and City First Homes

Harvey Yancey
H2DesignBuild

Gustavo Velasquez
Urban Institute

Tamara Smith
DC Primary Care Association

Maria Gomez
Mary’s Center

Michael Crawford
Unity Health Care, Inc.

Dr. C. Anneta Arno
DC Office of Health Equity

HyeSook Chung
DC Health and Human Services

Robert Holm
Information Technology Academy, McKinley Technology High School

Sarah Bauder
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Dr. Marla Dean
Bright Beginnings

Allison Kokkoros
Carlos Rosario PCS

Adriel Luis
Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center

Rahsaan Bernard
THEARC

Sheldon Scott
Halycon Fellow

Ari Roth
Mosaic Theater of DC

Kay Kendall
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities

Chase Meachem
The Washington Post

Brian E. Argrett
City First Bank
AGENDA
The Role of Philanthropy
Barbara Harman, Catalogue for Philanthropy
Data Presentation
DC Fiscal Policy Institute – Ed Lazere and Claire Zippel
The Equity Equation
MODERATOR: Chris L. Jenkins, The Washington Post
DC Office of Planning – Tanya Stern
Bread for the City – George A. Jones
N Street Village – Schroeder Stribling
Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development – Steve Glaude
Greater Washington Community Foundation – Tonia Wellons
The Foundation
MODERATOR: Gustavo Velasquez, Urban Institute
DC Housing Finance Agency – Todd A. Lee
H2 Design Build – Harvey Yancey
Victory Housing – Leila Finucane
City First Enterprises – Mark Kaufman
Place as a Determinant
MODERATOR: HyeSook Chung, Deputy Mayor for Health & Human Services
DC Department of Health, Office of Health Equity – Dr. C. Anneta Arno
DC Primary Care Association – Tamara Smith
Unity Health Care – Michael Crawford
Mary’s Center – Maria Gomez
An Economic Investment
MODERATOR: Jennifer Niles, Deputy Mayor for Education
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation – Sarah Bauder
Bright Beginnings – Dr. Marla M. Dean
Carlos Rosario PCS – Allison Kokkoros
McKinley Tech HS & On-Ramps to Careers – Robert Holm
Maurice Jackson, PhD, Georgetown University
Associate Professor of History; Publisher of the report: African-American Employment Population and Housing Trends in Washington DC
Creating Employment, Wealth, and Influence
MODERATOR: Marie Johns, DC Chamber of Commerce
Enlightened – Antwanye Ford
ThinkLocal First – Raj Aggarwal
DC Sweet Potato Cake – April Richardson
TABLETRIBES – Hosan Lee
Social Capital
MODERATOR: Ami Aronson, Bernstein Foundation
SEEDSPOTDC – C’pher Gresham
Impact Assets – Sally Boulter
Food Recovery Network – Regina Northouse
Dreaming Out Loud – Christopher Bradshaw
As Community Development
MODERATOR: Chase Meacham, The Washington Post
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities – Kay Kendall
Mosaic Theater of DC – Ari Roth
Halcyon Fellow – Sheldon Scott
Halcyon – Kate Goodall
THEARC – Rahsaan Bernard
Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center – Adriel Luis
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