
AGENDA
8:30am – 9:00am Registration, Networking, Sponsor Exhibits and Continental Breakfast
9:00am - 9:45am Welcome Remarks & Opening Session
Welcome: Michelle Henry, Region Executive for Community Engagement in Corporate Responsibility, JPMorganChase
Greetings: Samra Haider, President & CEO, Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
Performance: Margie “Mia X” Johnson, Poet Laureate, City of Newark
2026 Governance: Mark Valli, CEO, NORWESCAP, HCDNNJ Governance Committee Chair
Longevity Recognition for Network Members Celebrating Milestones
Remarks: The Hon. Maxwell Alejandro Frost, U.S. House of Representatives, Florida District 10 (virtual) The Hon. Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) (virtual) & Dr. Dale Caldwell, Democratic Gubernatorial Slate
10am – 11:15am Session I Workshops (Click here for session I descriptions)
11:30am – 12:45pm Session II Workshops (Click here for session II descriptions)
1:00pm – 3:30pm Lunch & Afternoon Session
Greetings: Staci Berger, President & CEO, HCDNNJ
Keynote: Renee M. Willis, President & CEO, National Low Income Housing Coalition
Pleanary: Housing Justice Through Tenant Organizing: Building Power for Strong, Healthy and Affordable Communities
Moderator: Renee M. Willis, President & CEO, National Low Income Housing Coalition Panelists: Dean Dafis, Director, Office of Eviction Prevention, NJ Department of Community Affairs Jaymie Santiago, President & CEO, New Brunswick Tomorrow Nedia Morsy, New Jersey State Director, Make The Road NJ Bill Good, Senior Organizer Greater Newark HUD Tenants Coalition
Network Acknowledgements
Awards Presentation:
- Organizing & Advocacy Award: Make the Road NJ
- Hall of Heroes Inductee: NJ Alliance for Immigrant Justice
- Exceptional Community Partner: Pro Bono Partnership
- The Hon. Sheila Y. Oliver Community Development Champion Award:
William Best, Retired, Senior Vice President, Northeast Market Manager, PNC
- Outstanding Municipal Partners:
- New Development: Affordable Housing Alliance and Habitat for Humanity of South Central NJ
- Neighborhood Revitalization: Passaic County Habitat for Humanity
- Innovation: Coming Home Middlesex County and Thriven and Foya Development Group
- Healthy Homes: Collaborative Support Programs of NJ
Closing Remarks & Raffle
*Please note agenda is subject to change
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