Details are posted as they develop.
Agenda subject to change.
Monday Mar 4
Name Badge Pick-Up | Legislative Materials Center
NCSHA Board of Directors Meeting
Open only to HFA executive directors (or a chair-approved substitute); breakfast available at 8:00 am.
Executive Directors Forum
Open only to HFA executive directors (or a chair-approved substitute)
NCSHA Legislative Priorities Briefing
NCSHA’s Policy and Government Affairs team helps you prepare for your Hill visits by providing up-to-the-minute background on the current legislative environment and opportunities for advancing NCSHA’s 2024 priorities.
PANELISTS
Robert Henson, Senior Housing Policy Specialist | National Council of State Housing Agencies
Jennifer Schwartz, Director of Tax and Housing Advocacy | National Council of State Housing Agencies
Greg Zagorski, Senior Homeownership Policy Specialist | National Council of State Housing Agencies
Executive Directors Luncheon
Open only to HFA executive directors (or a chair-approved substitute)
Opening Plenary Session
1:45 pm – 2:00 pm
Welcome and Opening Remarks
SPEAKERS
Ralph Perrey, Executive Director | Tennessee Housing Development Agency and Board Chair | National Council of State Housing Agencies
Stockton Williams, Executive Director | National Council of State Housing Agencies
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Perspectives from HUD
SPEAKER
Adrianne Todman, Deputy Secretary | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
The Inside Skinny from Congressional Staff
DISCUSSION LEADER
Jennifer Schwartz, Director of Tax and Housing Advocacy | National Council of State Housing Agencies
PANELISTS
Kathryn Chakmak Reed, Tax Policy Advisor | House Ways and Means Committee
Jessica Helmers, General Counsel | Office of Senator Todd Young
Alice Lin, Senior Tax Policy Advisor | Senate Finance Committee
Dana Wade, Senior Advisor | House Financial Services Committee
Carol Wayman, Senior Policy Advisor | Office of Senator Catherine Cortez Masto
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Perspectives from the White House Domestic Policy Council
SPEAKER
Chad Maisel, Special Assistant to the President for Housing and Urban Policy | White House Domestic Policy Council
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Panel: Insights from the Industry
DISCUSSION LEADER
Stockton Williams, Executive Director | National Council of State Housing Agencies
PANELISTS
Peggy Bailey, Vice President for Housing and Income Security | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Ed DeMarco, President | Housing Policy Council
David Gasson, Executive Director | Housing Advisory Group
Leadership Circle Reception
Open to HFA executive directors (or a chair-approved substitute) and board members and, by invitation only, to Leadership Circle members
Networking Reception with Washington Housing Partners
NCSHA invites registered LegCon attendees to network with our housing partners in Washington and invited special guests.
Tuesday Mar 5
Name Badge Pick-Up | Legislative Materials Center
Continental Breakfast
Tuesday Plenary Session
8:45 am – 9:30 am
HFA Advocacy in Action
DISCUSSION LEADER
Jennifer Schwartz, Director of Tax and Housing Advocacy | National Council of State Housing Agencies
PANELISTS
Andrea Bell, Director | Oregon Housing and Community Services
Erica Boggess, Executive Director | West Virginia Housing Development Fund
Cheryl Cohen, Executive Director | Montana Housing
Maura Collins, Executive Director | Vermont Housing Finance Agency
9:30 am – 10:30 am
The Political Outlook
SPEAKER
David Wasserman, Senior Editor and Election Analyst | The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter and Contributor | NBC
10:30 am – 10:50 am
Perspectives from Congress
SPEAKER
Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, Member | Senate Finance Committee
10:50 am – 11:30 am
The Regulatory Outlook
DISCUSSION LEADER
Garth Rieman, Director of Housing Advocacy and Strategic Initiatives | National Council of State Housing Agencies
PANELISTS
Will Corbett, Director of Housing Programs, Office of Capital Access | U.S. Department of the Treasury
Erika Jones-Haskins, Director of Policy Initiatives | U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness
11:30 am – 12:00 pm
A Fireside Chat with the FHFA Director
DISCUSSION LEADER
Robin Wiessmann, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer | Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency
SPEAKER
Sandra L. Thompson, Director | Federal Housing Finance Agency
State HFA Board Member Roundtable
Open only to HFA board members and executive directors (or a chair-approved substitute). Lunch available at 11:45 a.m.
HFAs on the Hill: Meetings with Members of Congress
Capitol Hill
Wednesday Mar 6
Name Badge Pick-Up | Legislative Materials Center
Closing Plenary Breakfast
Seated breakfast served 8:00 am – 9:00 am.
8:30 am – 10:00 am
Perspectives from Congress
SPEAKERS
Senator Mike Rounds, Member | Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Senator Ron Wyden, Chair | Senate Finance Committee
Representative Ayanna Pressley, Member | House Financial Services Committee
Representative Jimmy Panetta, Member | House Ways and Means Committee
Representative Darin LaHood, Member | House Ways and Means Committee
10:20 am – 11:00 am
The Rural Housing Roundup
DISCUSSION LEADER
Dan Brennan, Director | MaineHousing
SPEAKER
Joaquín Altoro, Administrator, Rural Housing Service | U.S. Department of Agriculture
HFAs on the Hill: Meetings with Members of Congress
Capitol Hill