Keynote Speaker
Dr. Farrah Gray has recently been featured by AOL Black Voices as making Black History 2008. He was also named as one of the most influential Black men in America by the National Urban League's Urban Influence Magazine. Ebony Magazine recognized him as an entrepreneurial icon, business mogul and best-selling author. More
State Housing Plenary
The Honorable Richard Cordray was elected Ohio Attorney General in November 2008. He previously served as Ohio Treasurer of State, Franklin County Treasurer, State Representative, and as Ohio's first Solicitor General. More
Federal Policy Plenary
Sheila Crowley is the president and CEO of the National Low Income Housing Coalition, where she heads a membership organization that is dedicated solely to achieving socially just public policy that assures people with the lowest incomes in the United States have affordable and decent homes. More
Ohio Economic Forecast
The Honorable Kevin L. Boyce was sworn in as Ohio Treasurer of State in January 2009. Prior to his appointment, Boyce served eight years as a member of the Columbus City Council, was elected as President Pro Tempore, and served as Chairman of the Public Finance Committee. More
Effectively Resolving Conflicts with Tenants
Learn four powerful strategies that professional mediators use with a 95% success rate to help tenants and landlords get lasting and satisfying resolutions to common day-to-day disagreements. This session is led by a seasoned mediation practitioner, trainer and program administrator with 20 years experience working with hundreds of tenant/landlord disputes yearly.
Moderator:
Todd Carmichael, Ohio Housing Finance Agency
Todd Carmichael began his career with the Ohio Housing Finance Agency in February 1992 as a Housing Management Assistant. Mr. Carmichael's duties included processing Section 8 vouchers and assisting with physical inspections on Section 8 properties. He was promoted to Housing Management Specialist in March 1993 where he conducted file audits and physical inspections of Section 8 properties. From April 1998 to January 2000, Mr. Carmichael worked in the Mark-to-Market Program where he worked on expiring Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Contracts. He returned to Housing Management in February 2000 as a Housing Management Coordinator. His duties included scheduling all LIHTC site reviews and ensuring compliance with LIHTC properties. Mr. Carmichael is currently serving as the Field Operations Manager with the Ohio Housing Finance Agency. He oversees all HOME, Multifamily Bond and Existing LIHTC reviews in Southwestern Ohio. He holds the AHM, NAHP, CPO and SHCM designations.
Speaker:
Shelley Whalen, Community Mediation Services of Central Ohio
Shelley Whalen is a native of Columbus and a graduate of The Ohio State University College of Social Work. Since 1988, she has been the Executive Director of Community Mediation Services of Central Ohio (CMS), one of Ohio's oldest and largest providers of conflict management mediation services. During her more than 20 year tenure at CMS, she has successfully mediated hundreds of housing disputes, as well as extremely complex cases involving elected government officials, Fortune 500 companies, entire neighborhoods and school districts. She also regularly designs and conducts conflict resolution training programs for attorneys, government and business representatives, educators and mental health professionals. Ms. Whalen is also a past President of the Ohio Mediation Association.
