AMO Knowledge Exchange on Community and Supportive Housing- Presentations

See below for links to presentations at the Knowledge Exchange on Social and Community Housing.

Tuesday, October 1

Solve the Crisis Campaign Update

Speakers:       

• Marianne Meed Ward, Chair, Ontario Big City Mayors and Mayor of Burlington  

Municipal Leadership to End Homelessness through Housing Solutions 

Speakers:     

• Alex Bierk, Councillor, City of Peterborough 
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• Brian Marks, Chief Administrative Officer, Cochrane District Social Services Administration Board          
• Danielle Neilson, Manager, Housing Stability Services, St. Thomas 

Partnering with the Health and Justice Sectors                     

Speakers:           

• Whitney Kitchen, Coordinator of Housing Administration and Development, City of Winds    
• Angela Robertson, Executive Director, Parkdale Queen West Community Health Centre 

 Funding and Financing Housing                

Speakers:        

• Daniel Kingsbury, Senior Specialist – Municipal Relations, Canada Mortgage and Hosing Corporation             
• Jeremy Tessier, Knowledge Transfer Specialist – Outreach, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation   

Indigenous Housing Solutions  

Speakers:                           

• Chelsea Combot, Director of Policy and Government Relations, Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services          
• Taylor Muloin, Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres            
• Mandy Tait-Martens, Assistant Director Community Services, Ontario Native Women’s Association          
• Taylor Adair, Manager of Housing, Ontario Native Women’s Association 

Enabling Affordable Housing Development               

Speakers:                           

• Nyasha Harper-Michon, Director of Programs, CP Planning            
• Tina Metcalfe, Director of Human Services, Bruce County 
• Tania Dickson, Housing Services Manager, Bruce County         
• Ashwin Vadivelu, Senior Director, Strategy & Origination, EllisDon Community Builders                                               

Wednesday, October 2

Affordable Home Ownership             

Speakers:

• Mike Nadeau, Chief Administrative Officer, District of Sault Ste. Marie Social Services Administration Board

Protecting and Growing Affordable Rental Housing Supply

Speakers:          

• Nat Pace, Network Director, Canadian Network of Community Land Trusts   
• Douglas Kwan, Director of Advocacy and Legal Services, Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario

Supporting People in Housing    

Speakers:               

• Ahmad Bonakdar, Senior Director of Research, Canadian Observatory on Homelessness    
• Ian Cummins, Director, Ontario Health Team Strategy, Ontario Health Agency