Meet Our Speakers

The Leaders Shaping California’s Housing

Housing authorities, cities and counties, state agencies, developers, lenders, and investors. Meet the speakers confirmed for December 7–8, 2026 at JW Marriott L.A. LIVE, with more to be announced, followed by the leaders who spoke at our 2025 conference.

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2026

2026 Speakers

December 7–8, 2026 · JW Marriott L.A. LIVE · 77 speakers confirmed, with more to be announced

Kanan Ajmera
Founder & CEO
Builders Patch, Inc.
Kimberlee Albers
Homelessness Solutions Director
County of Ventura
Mikiyon Alexander
Managing Director, Public Finance
Mesirow Financial
Raoul Amescua
Executive Vice President, Development
The Michaels Organization
Laura Archuleta
President and CEO
Jamboree Housing Corporation
Jeff Bacurin
Associate Principal of Design
HPI Architecture
Gabriel Baldinucci
CEO & Co-Founder
Urban Vision Alliance
Benjamin Barker
Financial Advisor
California Municipal Finance Authority
Belinda Bly
Director, Office of Urban Revitalization
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Tia Boatman Patterson
President and CEO
California Community Reinvestment Corporation
Marina Brookins-Odom
Senior Relationship Manager II, Community Development Finance
First Citizens Bank
Lourdes Castro Ramírez
President and CEO
Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles
Michael Cepak
Housing Management Analyst
City of Camarillo
Ryan Chiriboga
Director of Affordable Capital Markets
JPI
Brian Coleman
Project Financing Manager
California Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz)
Carolyn Coleman
Executive Director & CEO
League of California Cities
Adam Cray
Principal
CSG Advisors
Darrell Davis
Managing Director
Urbanus Partners
Suket Dayal
Chief Administrative Officer
Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles
Lucie Du
President and CEO
Du & Associates, Inc.
Sarah Dusseault
Executive Director
LA4LA
Gene Eidelman
Co-Founder & Chief Innovator
Azure Printed Homes
Karen Fitzgerald
Senior Director, U.S. Public Finance; Sector Leader, Community Development & Social Lending
Fitch Ratings
Ricardo Flores
Executive Director
LISC San Diego
Elizabeth Funk
Founder & CEO
DignityMoves
Dima Galkin
Housing Trust Manager
Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Regional Housing Trust
Andrew Gee
Founder and President
Williamson Real Estate
Matthew Haas
SVP, Senior Relationship Manager & Banker, Community Development Lending & Investing
KeyBank
Robert Hazelton
Founder and Chief Innovation Officer
Dominion Due Diligence Group (D3G)
Greg Heller
Partner, Housing & Community Solutions
Guidehouse
Christopher Hicks
President & CEO
Provident Resources Group
Ben Hobbs
Assistant Secretary, Public and Indian Housing
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Marc Hughes
Director, Relationship Manager
S&P Global Ratings
Kate Iverson
Senior Vice President, Advisory Services
WSP
Nori Jabba
Housing and Sustainability Manager
City of Foster City
Jeffrey Jaeger
Co-Founder
Standard Communities
Robert Jamieson
Program Analyst
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Jason Kenney
Director
California Department of General Services
Larry Kosmont
Chairman & CEO
Kosmont Companies
Michael Kuhn
Analyst
Harris & Associates
Alexis Laing
President & CEO
Laing Companies
Ron Lebsock
Director of IT & Senior Consultant
Du & Associates, Inc.
Miriam Legrand
Portfolio Manager / Director of Research
Community Capital Management
Kevin Leichner
Senior Vice President, Housing & Real Estate Development
Community HousingWorks
Todd Leishman
Partner
Best Best & Krieger LLP
Jan Lindenthal-Cox
Chief Investment Officer
Housing Accelerator Fund
Gary London
President
The London Group Realty Advisors
Seth Merewitz
Partner
Best Best & Krieger LLP
Rishad Mitha
Deputy Executive Director
Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino
Joanie Monaghan
Vice President
CSG Advisors
Patrick Otellini
National Affordable Housing Director
Swinerton
Claire Parisa
Director, Originations – Housing Credit Investments
Enterprise Community Partners
Lilli Parker
Executive Director
Bakersfield Senior Center
Apoorva Pasricha
Chief Operating Officer
Cloud Apartments
Michelle Pedigo
Executive Director
Housing Authority of the City of San Luis Obispo
Stephen Pelz
Executive Director
Housing Authority of the County of Kern
Joel Peterson
Vice Chancellor, Operations, Enterprise Services, and Facilities; Executive Operations Officer
San Diego Community College District
Zachary Pitts
LA Director
YIMBY Action
Joanne Price
Co-Founder & Chief Real Estate Officer
DignityMoves
Peter Ragsdale
Executive Director
Housing Authority of the County of San Joaquin
Sharon Rapport
Director, California State Policy
CSH
Maria Razo
Executive Director
Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino
Yusef Robb
Chief Strategist
tk/Communications
Isaac Rosen
Partner
Best Best & Krieger LLP
Brielle Salazar
Regional Housing Trust Manager
San Gabriel Valley Regional Housing Trust
Jenny Scanlin
Chief Strategic Development Officer
Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles
Michelle Smithen
Relationship Manager, U.S. Public Finance
S&P Global Ratings
Ryan Stager
Partner
Best Best & Krieger LLP
Michael P. Sweeney
Associate Principal / Senior Project Architect
Steinberg Hart
Aulii Taitano
Executive Director
Morgan Stanley
Aaron Thomas
Senior Managing Director
Standard Communities
Deborah VanAmerongen
Affordable Housing Practice Leader
Nixon Peabody LLP
Joseph Villarreal
Executive Director
Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa
Terry Wellman
SVP, Chief Underwriter – Affordable & FHA Technical Advisor
Berkadia
Kyle Westra
Deputy Project Manager
Harris & Associates
AJ Yoon
Vice President
Volz Company
Jesse Zwick
Southern California Director
Housing Action Coalition

2025

2025 Speakers

Leaders who took the stage at last year’s conference.

Scott Ackerson
Director, Social Impact Studio
WestEast
Dan Adams
Director
San Francisco Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development
Ryan Aeh
Partner
City Ventures
Kanan Ajmera
Founder & CEO
Builders Patch
Raoul Amescua
Executive VP, Development
The Michaels Organization
Erica Babernitch
Project Manager
Housing Opportunities Unlimited
Tom Bakaly
CEO
Beach Cities Health District
Gabriel Baldinucci
CEO & Founder
Urban Vision Alliance
Ben Barker
Financial Advisor
California Municipal Finance Authority
James Birkey
Senior Vice President
JLL
Lucille Boss
Housing Programs Manager
County of Santa Barbara
Linda Braunschweiger
CEO
Housing Trust Fund Ventura County
Kelsey Brewer
Vice President, Business Development
Jamboree Housing
Keith Brown
Head of Real Estate
Urban Vision Alliance
Mack Carlson
Associate
Brownstein
Lourdes Castro Ramírez
President & CEO
Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles
Ellen Chang
Managing Director
CapZone
Ryan Chiriboga
Director
JPI
Sara Court
Associate
RSG
Adam Cray
Principal
CSG Advisors
Jessica Cross
Associate
RSG
Stacy Cumberbatch
Managing Director
Blended Impact
Darrell Davis
Managing Director
Urbanus Partners
Tanya Dempsey
Co-CEO, Municipal Advisor, Public Housing
CSG Advisors
Karol Denniston
Global Projects Partner
Squire Patton Boggs
Marcus Dillard
Chief of Homeless Services
San Bernardino County
Tregg Duerson
Director, Production
Standard Communities
Sarah Dusseault
Lead Strategist
LA4LA
Brad Edgar
Managing Director
Stifel
Adam Eliason
Housing Trust Manager
Gateway Cities Affordable Housing Trust
Farrah Farzaneh
Executive Director of Facilities Planning
San Bernardino Community College District
Paul Fiorilla
Director of Research
Yardi
Rebecca Foster
Chief Executive Officer
San Francisco Housing Accelerator Fund
Alfred Fraijo Jr.
Founder and CEO
Somos Group
Larry Frapwell
President and Principal
HPI Architecture
Dena Fuentes
Director
RSG
Dima Galkin
Director
Harris & Associates
David Galst
Director, Affordable & Conventional Originations
Community Preservation Corporation
Nicole Graham
Co-CEO, Municipal Advisor, Public Housing
CSG Advisors
Al Grazioli
Vice President
Brailsford & Dunlavey
Brian Greenberg
Manager
DignityMoves
Tad Guleserian
Managing Director
CBG
Matthew Haas
Senior VP, CD Lending & Investing
KeyBank
John Hamilton
Principal
CSG Advisors
Bob Havlicek
Executive Director
Wakeco Inc.
Cory Hazlewood
Vice President
C&S Companies
Gregory Heller
Partner
Guidehouse
Ed Hernandez
District Director and Board Chair
Eden Health District
Christopher Hicks
President
Provident Resources Group
Katie Hill
CEO
Union Station Homeless Services
Adrianne Hillman
Founder & CEO
Salt + Light
Mieke Holkeboer
VP, Affordable Housing Finance
Western Alliance Bank
Brent Hughes
Chief Operating Officer
C.W. Driver Companies
Marc Hughes
Relationship Manager / Director
S&P Global Ratings
Josh Humphries
Senior Advisor, President's Special Initiatives
California Community Foundation
Michael Jaboury
Vice President
Dreyfuss Construction
Michael Jasso
Assistant City Manager
City of Sacramento
Sarah Jensen
Principal & Co-Founder
AvardDaniels
Candace Jones
Vice President of Administrative and Business Services
Long Beach City College
Christopher Jones
Chief Executive Officer
Housing Opportunities Unlimited
Hafsa Kaka
Special Advisor on Homelessness and Encampments
Office of Governor Gavin Newsom
Daniel Kay
Executive Vice President, Engineering & Construction
Civic Communities
Christopher Koontz
Director, Community Development Department
City of Long Beach
Larry Kosmont
Chairman and CEO
Kosmont Companies
Bob Labes
Partner
Squire Patton Boggs
Alexis Laing
President and CEO
Laing Companies
Todd Leishman
Partner
Best Best & Krieger
Claudia Lima
Managing Director
LA County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency (LACAHSA)
JingJing Liu
Senior Associate
Edgemoor Infrastructure & Real Estate
Chris Livingstone
Principal, Project Finance and Consulting
CohnReznick
Lisa Majchrzak
Studio Leader
TCA Architects
Stephanie Marcus
Vice President
JLL
Alejandro Martinez
President
CRCD Partners
Kamisha McCargo
Vice President – Underwriting
WNC
Katia McClain
Partner
Steinberg Hart
Keith McCloskey
Principal
KTGY
Ramon Mendez Jr.
Chief Operating Officer
CRCD Partners
Jolie Milstein
Principal, Affordable Housing Advisor
AvardDaniels
John Mimms
Vice President of Development
The Michaels Organization
David Miranda
Assistant Superintendent, Facilities & Operations
Long Beach Unified School District
Kursat Misirlioglu
CEO
Mirka Investments
Rishad Mitha
Deputy Executive Director
Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino
Kaitlin Morris
Director of Development
Village Partners
Hitta Mosesman
Housing Manager
City of Irvine
Kent Neumann
Founding Member
Tiber Hudson
James Nguyen
Special Projects Manager
City of Carson
Uduak-Joe Ntuk
Board of Trustees
Long Beach City College
Mark Oberholzer
Principal
KTGY
Chris Papa
Founding Partner
Jackson | Lucas
Elisa Paster
Managing and Founding Partner
Rand Paster Nelson
Neal Payton, FAIA
Senior Principal
Torti Gallas + Partners
Joanne Price
Co-Founder and CEO
DignityMoves
Chris Reese
Associate Vice President
California State University, Long Beach
Isaac Rosen
Partner
Best Best & Krieger
Parisa Roshan
Director of Housing
Thomas Safran & Associates
Brielle Salazar
Regional Housing Trust Manager
San Gabriel Valley Regional Housing Trust
Cody Sargeant
Associate
Brownstein
Jenny Scanlin
Chief Development Officer
Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles
Matthew Schauer
Director of Real Estate Development
Holos Communities
Amber Schiada
Head of Work Dynamics Research, Americas
JLL
Jill Scott
Real Estate Manager
City of Santa Rosa
Van Scott
Chief of Special Projects
CRCD Partners
Elizabeth Selby
Director of Development and Finance
Los Angeles Housing Department
Kimberly Sims
Regional Director
Housing Opportunities Unlimited
Michelle Smithen
Relationship Manager, US Public Finance
S&P Global Ratings
Ray Solnik
Founder & CEO
Seeds of Hope Silicon Valley
Ryan Stager
Partner
Best Best & Krieger
Steven Stenzler
Senior Policy Advisor
Brownstein
Ali Steward
Chief Partnerships & Innovation Officer
Beach Cities Health District
John Stoecker
Financial Advisor
California Municipal Finance Authority
Audrey Symes
Head of Research
Jackson | Lucas
Lydia Tan
Senior Advisor
Bay Area Housing Finance Authority
Jason Taylor
Managing Partner, Public Private Partnerships
The Annex
Aaron Thomas
Senior Managing Director, P3
Standard Communities
Geoff Thompson
Director of Capital Infrastructure
Office of Mayor Karen Bass, City of Los Angeles
Tunua Thrash-Ntuk
Councilwoman, 8th District
City of Long Beach
Jose Torres
Executive Vice Chancellor
San Bernardino Community College District
Ryan Waterman
Shareholder
Brownstein
Victoria Whitaker
Director
Jackson | Lucas
Matt Winter
Director of Mixed Use
LPA
AJ Yoon
Vice President
Volz Company

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Registration · December 7–8, 2026 · JW Marriott L.A. LIVE

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Current rates end Friday, October 30 at 11:59 PM PT. Rates increase on October 31 and November 21.

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Now – October 30
Late Rate
October 31 – November 20
Final Rate
November 21 – December 7

General Attendee

Recommended for most participants

$995

Rises to $1,195 on October 31

CurrentNow – Oct 30$995
LateOct 31 – Nov 20$1,195
FinalNov 21 – Dec 7$1,395
On-siteAt the event, Dec 7–8$1,495

All panels and keynotes
Workshops and exhibitions
Networking sessions
Meal receptions with food and drink
Attendee list

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Enhanced access and premium benefits

$1,295

Rises to $1,495 on October 31

CurrentNow – Oct 30$1,295
LateOct 31 – Nov 20$1,495
FinalNov 21 – Dec 7$1,695
On-siteAt the event, Dec 7–8$1,795

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Session audio recordings, transcripts, and presentations
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For public sector employees only

Free

Complimentary, with no deadline

Always complimentaryRegister any time before December 7Free

Full conference access, the same as General Attendee
For local and state government agencies, including housing authorities
Government email required

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For 501(c)(3) organizations only

$595

Rises to $795 on October 31

CurrentNow – Oct 30$595
LateOct 31 – Nov 20$795
FinalNov 21 – Dec 7$995
On-siteAt the event, Dec 7–8$1,095

Full conference access, the same as General Attendee
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