2007 Fall Conference

Chapel Hill, NC, November 14-15, 2007

Thanks to everyone that attended the Fall Conference in Chapel Hill. We had over 115 participants! We also want to thank the housing counselors, who partnered with us in putting on the conference.

A special "thank you" goes to goes to the 2007 Fall Conference Planning Committee:

• Karen Kennedy, Co-Chair, City of Sanford
• Stanley Watkins, Co-Chair, City of Charlotte
• Sandra Anderson, City of Greenville
• Bob Dunham, NC Housing Finance Agency
• Tara Filkes, Orange County
• Lori Hartsfield-Jones, Pitt County
• Karen Kiehna, Land of Sky Regional Council
• Harry Miles, Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Vicki Miller, Division of Community Assistance
• Paul Robinson, Wilkes County

Highlights from the conference included:

• Keynote address by Chris Sterns, Field Director for HUD Greensboro
• Adoption of new organization by-laws
• Workshops on rehabilitation, housing counseling, economic development, HUD Compliance, Energy Star Homes and career development

Conference Photos

Secretary Lori Anderson at Registration Desk	President Karen Kienha, Welcome Address
Keynote Address by Chris T. Sterns, Field Director for HUD, Greensboro Office	Immediate Past President, Tara Filkes introduces the Keynote Speaker
General Session	Bob Kucab, Executive Director of the N. C. Housing Finance Agency at Luncheon
Learning About "Cool Tool" for Rehab	More Workshops
Predatory Lending Workshop	Conference attendees decide what to attend next
Networking Compliance Workshop	Networking
More Networking	More Networking