AGENDA

8:30 AM REGISTRATION, NETWORKING, SPONSOR EXHIBITS, and CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

9:00 AM WELCOME REMARKS & OPENING SESSION

• Welcome: Edward Ubiera, JPMorgan Chase, Vice President/Northeast Region Director, Corporate Responsibility, Public Engagement
• Remarks:
• Amber M. Randolph, Associate Vice President, New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
• The Hon. Jacquelyn A. Suárez, Commissioner, NJ Department of Community Affairs
• The Hon. Matthew J. Platkin, NJ Attorney General, Department of Law and Public Safety, Office of the Attorney General
• 2024 Board of Directors Elections: Laura Rodgers, Chief Impact Officer, Jewish Family Service of Atlantic & Cape May Counties, HCDNNJ Board Governance Committee Chair

10:00 AM SESSION I WORKSHOPS

11:30 AM SESSION II WORKSHOPS

1:00 PM LUNCH & AFTERNOON SESSION

• Greetings: Staci Berger, President & CEO, HCDNNJ
• Awards Presentation:
• The Hon. Sheila Y. Oliver Community Development Champion Award: 
  The Hon. Andrew Zwicker, NJ Senator, Legislative District 16
• Exceptional Community Partner: Center for Community Progress
• Organizing & Advocacy Award: For the Many NJ

Discussion with Declared Gubernatorial Candidates:

• Moderators:
• Pilar Hogan Closkey, Executive Director, Saint Joseph Carpenter Society, HCDNNJ Board Vice Chair
• Bridget Phifer, Executive Director, Parkside Community and Business in Partnership, HCDNNJ Board of Directors
• Panelists:
• The Hon. Ras J. Baraka (D), Mayor, City of Newark
• The Hon. Edward Durr (R), Former Senator, Legislative District 3
• The Hon. Steven Fulop (D), Mayor, City of Jersey City
• Sean Spiller (D), President, NJ Education Association

Awards Presentation:

• Outstanding Project Awards:
• New Development: Parkside Business & Community in Partnership, Homes for All, and Homes by TLC
• Neighborhood Revitalization: The Community Builders and Passaic Habitat for Humanity
• Healthy Homes and Communities: NJ Community Development Corporation and Princeton Community Housing

Lasting Achievement Recognition: Presented by Nina Rainiero, Director of Communications, HCDNNJ

Raffle and Closing Remarks: Sharon Barker, Vice President & COO, HCDNNJ