Tuesday Feb 18, 2020

Start Finish Session Session Breakout Session / Meeting Participants Where
4:00 PM 6:00 PM

Name Badge Pick-up and Registration

Box Office Foyer

Wednesday Feb 19, 2020

Start Finish Session Session Breakout Session / Meeting Participants Where
9:30 AM 4:00 PM

Name Badge Pick-up and Registration

Box Office Foyer
12:00 PM 1:00 PM

Lunch on Your Own

1:00 PM 1:45 PM

Opening Plenary

West Hall
2:00 PM 3:15 PM

BREAKOUTS I: 1.01 Responding to Encampments and Unsheltered Homelessness in the Context of Prioritization

Speakers: Matt White, Katharine Gale, Abbilyn Miller, Norm Suchar

BREAKOUTS I East Hall 1
2:00 PM 3:15 PM

BREAKOUTS I: 1.02 Using Problem-Solving Strategies to Avert and End Homelessness

Speakers: Jill Albanese, Lauren Zimmermann

BREAKOUTS I East Hall 2
2:00 PM 3:15 PM

BREAKOUTS I: 1.03 Racial Equity and Homelessness:  What’s Happening in the Field 

Speakers: Va Lecia Adams Kellum, Jacqueline Waggoner, Reba Stevens

BREAKOUTS I Grand Ballroom ABC
2:00 PM 3:15 PM

BREAKOUTS I: 1.04 Promoting Successful Reentry: Criminal Justice and Homelessness Partnerships

Speakers: Hassan Latif, Richard Cho, Ph.D., Kristin Toombs

BREAKOUTS I Grand Ballroom FGH
2:00 PM 3:15 PM

BREAKOUTS I: 1.05 Implementing the Foster Youth to Independence Initiative

Speakers: Lori Rosendahl, Kevin Solarte, Becks Heyhoe

BREAKOUTS I Junior Ballroom 1&2
2:00 PM 3:15 PM

BREAKOUTS I: 1.06 Trans Inclusion: Promoting Safe, Affirming, and Equitable Services

Speakers: Dusty Olson, Lilliann Hansell, Leo Segovia, Karter Booher

BREAKOUTS I Junior Ballroom 3&4
2:00 PM 3:15 PM

BREAKOUTS I: 1.07 Making Rapid Re-Housing Work for Individual Adults

Speakers: John Kuhn, Nichele Carver, Jeremiah Williams, Lanndhese Talice

BREAKOUTS I OCC 208
2:00 PM 3:15 PM

BREAKOUTS I: 1.08 Impactful Outreach 

Speakers: Iain De Jong

BREAKOUTS I OCC 210/11
3:30 PM 4:45 PM

BREAKOUTS II: 2.01 Building Capacity in Permanent Supportive Housing to Meet New Challenges

Speakers: Denise Neunaber, Emily Chin, Samantha Batko

BREAKOUTS II East Hall 1
3:30 PM 4:45 PM

BREAKOUTS II: 2.02 Reducing Arrests and Incarceration for People Experiencing Homelessness

Speakers: Peter Valdez III, Tristia Bauman, Michele Fuller-Hallauer

BREAKOUTS II East Hall 2
3:30 PM 4:45 PM

BREAKOUTS II: 2.03 Preventing Substance Use-Related Fatalities: Harm Reduction Is the Key

Speakers: Tanagra Melgarejo, Marcella Maguire, Shawn Lang

BREAKOUTS II Grand Ballroom ABC
3:30 PM 4:45 PM

BREAKOUTS II: 2.04 Rural Homelessness: Balance of State Approaches

Speakers: Tina Allen, Bob Buzzas, William Snow

BREAKOUTS II Grand Ballroom FGH
3:30 PM 4:45 PM

BREAKOUTS II: 2.05 Understanding Senior Care Services and Resources

Speakers: Gretchen Brickson, Melea Blanchard, Carol Hubbard

BREAKOUTS II Junior Ballroom 1&2
3:30 PM 4:45 PM

BREAKOUTS II: 2.06 Private Sector Partnerships that Build Support for Solutions to Homelessness

Speakers: Chris Ko, Robert Stromberg, Chris Hubbard

BREAKOUTS II Junior Ballroom 3&4
3:30 PM 4:45 PM

BREAKOUTS II: 2.07 Building Connections to Improve Outreach and Services to Indigenous Populations

Speakers: Craig Sandoval, Andrea Garcia, Colleen Echohawk

BREAKOUTS II OCC 208
3:30 PM 4:45 PM

BREAKOUTS II: 2.08 Funding and Improving Housing Interventions for Survivors of Violence   

Speakers: Elizabeth Eastlund, Debbie Fox, Genese Jones-Torrence, Miranda Stiers

BREAKOUTS II OCC 210/11
5:00 PM 6:30 PM

Meet and Mingle Reception

West Hall

Thursday Feb 20, 2020

Start Finish Session Session Breakout Session / Meeting Participants Where
8:00 AM 9:00 AM

Continental Breakfast

Box Office Foyer
8:00 AM 4:00 PM

Name Badge Pick-up and Registration

Box Office Foyer
9:15 AM 10:30 AM

BREAKOUTS III: 3.01 Overcoming Barriers to Reaching Unsheltered Individuals

Speakers: Carter Hewgley, Robert Ratner, Ash Uss, Dara Papo

BREAKOUTS III East Hall 1
9:15 AM 10:30 AM

BREAKOUTS III: 3.02 Understanding How to Measure Inflow and Design Appropriate Responses

Speakers: Mary Ann Haley, Ph.D., Elaine de Coligny

BREAKOUTS III East Hall 2
9:15 AM 10:30 AM

BREAKOUTS III: 3.03 Dissecting the Data: Why Might Returns to Homelessness Be Higher Among African Americans? 

Speakers: Jessica Shimmin, Melissa Haley, Tashmia Bryant

BREAKOUTS III Grand Ballroom ABC
9:15 AM 10:30 AM

BREAKOUTS III: 3.04 Finding the Middle Ground on Unsheltered Homelessness

Speakers: Jeff Kositsky, David Holloman, Cynthia Nagendra

BREAKOUTS III Grand Ballroom FGH
9:15 AM 10:30 AM

BREAKOUTS III: 3.05 Affordable Housing Challenges and Strategies

Speakers: Shamus Roller, Andrea Brennan, Sean Whitten

BREAKOUTS III Junior Ballroom 1&2
9:15 AM 10:30 AM

BREAKOUTS III: 3.06 Making Homeless Service Interventions Work for Older Adults

Speakers: Liz Tarzon, Jamie Almanza, Samantha Batko

BREAKOUTS III Junior Ballroom 3&4
9:15 AM 10:30 AM

BREAKOUTS III: 3.07 Service Providers Who Are Peers 

Speakers: Kahlib Barton, Kelly Robson, Jenna Bolyarde, Daley Moore

BREAKOUTS III OCC 208
9:15 AM 10:30 AM

BREAKOUTS III: 3.08 Coordinated Community Responses to Youth Homelessness: Lessons from YHDP

Speakers: Sarah Hunter, Kimberly Waller, Kyla Woods, D’Vontay Hope

BREAKOUTS III OCC 210/11
10:45 AM 12:30 PM

General Session Plenary

West Hall
1:00 PM 2:15 PM

BREAKOUTS IV: 4.01 Being Part of the Solution: Health Care Settings and Innovation in Housing Provision

Speakers: Rodolfo Rodríguez, Joshua Bamberger, Vanessa Davis

BREAKOUTS IV East Hall 1
1:00 PM 2:15 PM

BREAKOUTS IV: 4.02 Protecting and Serving Immigrants Experiencing Homelessness

Speakers: Melissa Chinchilla, Isabel Monteleone, Kate Poor, Arianna Cook-Thajudeen

BREAKOUTS IV East Hall 2
1:00 PM 2:15 PM

BREAKOUTS IV: 4.03 Racial Equity and Coordinated Entry Processes

Speakers: Jessica Shimmin, Nichele Carver, Cynthia Nagendra

BREAKOUTS IV Grand Ballroom ABC
1:00 PM 2:15 PM

BREAKOUTS IV: 4.04 Creating and Implementing Flexible Housing Subsidy Pools

Speakers: Danielle Wildkress, Marc Trotz

BREAKOUTS IV Grand Ballroom FGH
1:00 PM 2:15 PM

BREAKOUTS IV: 4.05 Shared Housing Works! 

Speakers: Todd Walker, Kris Kuntz, Kris Freed

BREAKOUTS IV Junior Ballroom 1&2
1:00 PM 2:15 PM

BREAKOUTS IV: 4.06 Modifying Shelter Facilities and Permanent Housing for Older Adults

Speakers: Mark Hinderlie, Dr Heidi Behforouz, Kim Stratman

BREAKOUTS IV Junior Ballroom 3&4
1:00 PM 2:15 PM

BREAKOUTS IV: 4.07 Harm Reduction: Making It Real

Speakers: Laura Guzman, Emma Roberts, Kiefer Paterson, Lauren Hall, Andrew Spiers

BREAKOUTS IV OCC 208
1:00 PM 2:15 PM

BREAKOUTS IV: 4.08 Sex Workers without Housing: Crisis Assistance and Housing Support 

Speakers: Justice Rivera, Toni Newman, Brooke Lombardo LCSW

BREAKOUTS IV OCC 210/11
2:30 PM 3:45 PM

BREAKOUTS V: 5.01 The Pros and Cons of Different Crisis Responses

Speakers: Megan Owens, Colleen Echohawk, Julie McFarland

BREAKOUTS V East Hall 1
2:30 PM 3:45 PM

BREAKOUTS V: 5.02 Spurring Creativity: Innovative and Flexible Interventions to Increase Housing Stability

Speakers: Marcy Thompson, Ali Sutton, Alex Devin

BREAKOUTS V East Hall 2
2:30 PM 3:45 PM

BREAKOUTS V: 5.03 Data-Driven System Transformations That Result in Reductions

Speakers: Janey Rountree, Aras Jizan, Lauren Zimmermann

BREAKOUTS V Grand Ballroom ABC
2:30 PM 3:45 PM

BREAKOUTS V: 5.04 Helping Unsheltered Women  

Speakers: Kenyatta T Brunson, Erika Hartman, Jennifer Long, Matthew Doherty

BREAKOUTS V Grand Ballroom FGH
2:30 PM 3:45 PM

BREAKOUTS V: 5.05 Learning about Racial Equity from People with Lived Experience 

Speakers: Regina Cannon, Dontae Lartigue, Josh Johnson

BREAKOUTS V Junior Ballroom 1&2
2:30 PM 3:45 PM

BREAKOUTS V: 5.06 Partnerships for Ending Homelessness: Prioritizing Employment

Speakers: Markese Long, Cynthia Shields, Carrie Felton

BREAKOUTS V Junior Ballroom 3&4
2:30 PM 3:45 PM

BREAKOUTS V: 5.07 Supporting Older Adults with Diminished Mental Capacity

Speakers: Lisa Nerenberg, Shontell Gauthier, Marta Galan, LaShaunda Gaines

BREAKOUTS V OCC 208
2:30 PM 3:45 PM

BREAKOUTS V: 5.08 Supporting Recovery in Homelessness Programs and Systems 

Speakers: Gary Morse, Daniel Malone, Veronica Lewis

BREAKOUTS V OCC 210/11

Friday Feb 21, 2020

Start Finish Session Session Breakout Session / Meeting Participants Where
7:00 AM 8:00 AM

Continental Breakfast

Box Office Foyer
7:00 AM 8:00 AM

HUD LISTENING SESSION: CoC Competition Feedback

East Hall 2
7:00 AM 8:00 AM

HUD LISTENING SESSION: Unsheltered Homelessness

East Hall 1
8:00 AM 1:30 PM

Name Badge Pick-up and Registration

Box Office Foyer
8:15 AM 9:30 AM

BREAKOUTS VI: 6.01 Promoting the Health and Safety of Unsheltered Adults

Speakers: Iain De Jong, Joslyn Carter, Barry Zevin

BREAKOUTS VI East Hall 1
8:15 AM 9:30 AM

BREAKOUTS VI: 6.02 Bridging the Gap: Approaching White Leadership about Racial Equity and Inclusion 

Speakers: Sal Corbin, Scott Schenkelberg, Ms. Kelly King Horne, Mr. Jean-Michel Giraud

BREAKOUTS VI East Hall 2
8:15 AM 9:30 AM

BREAKOUTS VI: 6.03 Helping People Exit Shelter to Housing without RRH or PSH

Speakers: Kris Freed, Ronnie Young, Katherine Hammer

BREAKOUTS VI Grand Ballroom ABC
8:15 AM 9:30 AM

BREAKOUTS VI: 6.04 What Can Mayors and County Executives Do?

Speakers: Ann Marie Oliva, Ray Bramson, Molly Rysman

BREAKOUTS VI Grand Ballroom FGH
8:15 AM 9:30 AM

BREAKOUTS VI: 6.05 Partnering with Providers of Mental and Behavioral Health to Support At-Risk and Homeless Adults

Speakers: Gregory Shinn, Christina Respress, Dhakshike Wickrema

BREAKOUTS VI Junior Ballroom 1&2
8:15 AM 9:30 AM

BREAKOUTS VI: 6.06 SOAR: Connecting People with Disabilities to Income

Speakers: Georgi Fisher, Emily Carmody

BREAKOUTS VI Junior Ballroom 3&4
8:15 AM 9:30 AM

BREAKOUTS VI: 6.07 The Latest Research on Aging and Homelessness

Speakers: Dr. Margot Kushel, MD, Benjamin Henwood

BREAKOUTS VI OCC 208
8:15 AM 9:30 AM

BREAKOUTS VI: 6.08 Effectively Coordinating with Domestic Violence and Trafficking Providers 

Speakers: Julia Kathary, Lisa Coffman, Kris Billhardt, Karen Romero

BREAKOUTS VI OCC 210/11
9:45 AM 11:00 AM

BREAKOUTS VII: 7.01 How Much Shelter, How Much Housing?

Speakers: Selina Toy Lee, Megan Kurteff-Schatz

BREAKOUTS VII East Hall 1
9:45 AM 11:00 AM

BREAKOUTS VII: 7.02 Finding Landlords: Taking the Business Approach with Landlord Engagement and Retention

Speakers: Cathleen Meaden, Katharine Gale, Daniel Valdez

BREAKOUTS VII East Hall 2
9:45 AM 11:00 AM

BREAKOUTS VII: 7.03 Innovative Strategies to Increase Employment and Income for People Experiencing Homelessness

Speakers: Sukhi Samra, Nate Fields, Barrie Hathaway, Reena De Asis

BREAKOUTS VII Grand Ballroom ABC
9:45 AM 11:00 AM

BREAKOUTS VII: 7.04 Connecting with Medicaid for Providers and Advocates

Speakers: Marcella Maguire, Katie Jo Armbrust

BREAKOUTS VII Grand Ballroom FGH
9:45 AM 11:00 AM

BREAKOUTS VII: 7.05 Are You Fully Leveraging the Expertise of People with Lived Experience? 

Speakers: Claudine Sipili, LaRae Cantley, Ann English

BREAKOUTS VII Junior Ballroom 1&2
9:45 AM 11:00 AM

BREAKOUTS VII: 7.06 Improving Responses for Clients Experiencing Mental Health Crises 

Speakers: Maggie Hostnick, Doreen Thomann-Howe, LaTonya Murray

BREAKOUTS VII Junior Ballroom 3&4
9:45 AM 11:00 AM

BREAKOUTS VII: 7.07 Rapid Re-Housing: A Great Re-Entry Housing Option

Speakers: Jeannette Rodriguez, Floyd Stafford III, Ms Kim Parrish

BREAKOUTS VII OCC 208
9:45 AM 11:00 AM

BREAKOUTS VII: 7.08 Providing Assistance to Veterans with Other-Than-Honorable (OTH) Discharge Status

Speakers: Steven Culbertson, Mo Siedor, Kathryn Monet, Mrs. Tramecia Garner

BREAKOUTS VII OCC 210/11
11:15 AM 1:00 PM

Closing General Session Plenary

West Hall