2008 Annual Conference Program

Conference information

Preliminary Program
MARC-NAHRO & NJ NAHRO
ANNUAL MEETING & CONFERENCE

MAY 4 - 6, 2008

MARRIOTT’S SEAVIEW RESORT, ABSECON, NEW JERSEY

Pre-Conference Training 
SATURDAY - MAY 3, 2008

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Tax Credit Essentials – LISC – Day 1
8:00 AM – 5:30 PM Board Member Fundamentals – NAHRO - Day 1
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM UPCS Protocol Training – Day 1

SUNDAY - MAY 4, 2008

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Pre-Conference Training Tax Credit Essentials – LISC –
   
   

Day 2

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Pre-Conference Training – Board Member Fundamentals - NAHRO – Day 2
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Pre-Conference Training UPCS Protocol – Day 2
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Pre-Conference Training - NAHRO – Effective Advocacy

 

Conference Begins at Noon

12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Luncheon with State, Regional & NAHRO Presidents – Renee Rooker, NAHRO             President, Saul Ramirez, NAHRO Executive Director, Sam Hudman, MARC/NAHRO President, Lillian Ciufo, New Jersey, LeRoy Robinson, Jr, Central Pa., Matthew J. Heckles, Delaware, Tine Hansen-Turton, Delaware Valley, Clifton C. Martin,  Maryland, Herbert Siegel, New York Metro, Patricia Lucia, NYSARHO, Gerald Joseph Mullarkey, PAHRA, Frank Aggazio, Western Pa.
2:15 PM –  3:30 PM Energy Performance Contracting – Brenda Wynn-Jackson, Siemens

Congregate and Assisted Living Facilities –
Dale Gravett, Millville Housing Authority and Sam Hudman Gloucester County Housing Authority, Kelly
Stephens, Morris County Housing Authority

Commissioner’s Leadership Training - Part 1 - NAHRO Faculty
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM Commissioner’s Leadership Training – Part 2 – NAHRO Faculty

Best Practices in Transforming Your Agency – Michael Nail, Consultant, MITAS Software,

REAC – Lower Your Score – Saul Himelstein, The Inspection Group
5:30 PM Networking Reception
6:30 PM Special Commissioner’s Dinner

MAY 4 - 6, 2008

MARRIOTT’S SEAVIEW RESORT
ABSECON, NEW JERSEY

 

MONDAY – MAY 5, 2008

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM  Continental Breakfast –
9:15 AM – 10:30 AM

International Affairs – Ms. Jane C.W. Vincent, Wilmington Revitalization Corporation and Tara Clifford

Commissioners Leadership Course – Part 3 - NAHRO

Smart Codes, Green Building & LEED – Harding Room
Darren Molnar-Port, NJDCA Green Building Administrator, Division of Codes and Standards, Ryan Merkin, Sustainability Consultant, Steve Winter Associates, Joseph Porrovecchio, LEED Accredited Professional, Ramapo College
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM

Project-Based Accounting & Asset Management for Small Agencies - Part 1 
Margaret Swift and Mitch Bilker, Asher & Company

LIHTC & Affordable Housing Development – Martin Bershtein, Esq., CPA and Sam Hudman, Executive Director Gloucester County Housing Authority
Commissioners Leadership Course – Part 4
12:00 PM Luncheon – Joseph Doria, Commissioner, New Jersey Department of
Community Affairs
1:45 PM – 3:00 PM

Project-Based Accounting & Asset Management for Small Agencies – Part 2
Margaret Swift and Mitch Bilker, Asher & Company

Affordable Homeownership – How To Make It Work – William Snyder, Secaucus Housing Authority & Douglas Dzema, Perth Amboy Housing Authority
Commissioners Leadership Course – Part 5
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM Ask the Answer Man – Income Verifications & Eligibility – William Katchen &  Thomas Furlong

Fraud, Waste & Mismanagement – Kenneth Donahue, Sr. , HUD Inspector General
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM ATLANTIC CITY BUS TOUR
6:00 PM Borgata for Dinner

 

TUESDAY - MAY 6, 2008

 

8:30 AM - 11:00 AM MARC/NAHRO Board Meeting & General Membership Meeting
  • HUD Assistant Secretary
  • Senator Frank Lautenberg (Invited)
  • Senator Robert Menendez (Invited)
  • Diane Johnson – HUD’s State Representative
Introduction of Award Recipients –
11:15 AM  - 12:00 AM HUD Policy Update

 

SCHOLARSHIP GOLF OUTING
1:00 PM