2009 "Bring Workers Home" Forums

In late 2009, NHC partnered with the National Association of REALTORS®, an NHC Housing Leadership Support Program Partner, to present two regional Bring Workers Home forums focused on employer-assisted housing (EAH) – a proven tool that helps attract and retain workers in an area, benefitting employers, employees and communities as a whole. Each event offered regional best practices for implementing EAH policies, as well as an additional Home from Work™ Class designed for real estate professionals.

Please see below for a list of speakers and available presentation materials from each event.

Bring Workers Home: 2009 Eastern Regional Forum on Employer-Assisted Housing

Angela Brown, New Courtland
Joseph Canfora, National Association of REALTORS®
Ed Collins, New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Authority
Kevin Dow, Philadelphia Department of Commerce
Peter Elkowitz, Long Island Housing Partnership
Len Ferber, Len Ferber Real Estate
Jim Flaherty, City of Philadelphia
Ed Robinson, The Maryland Real Estate Team
Wendy Furth, National Association of REALTORS®
Cynthia Karnai, Delaware State Housing Authority
Lucy Kerman,Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition
Sharon Price, National Housing Conference
Ed Robinson, Keller Williams Flagship of Maryland and The Maryland Real Estate Team
Robin Snyderman, Metropolitan Planning Council
Stephen Wing, CVS Caremark

November 19, 2009
Philadelphia, PA

Bring Workers Home: 2009 Northwestern Regional Forum on Employer-Assisted Housing

David Bieter, Mayor of Boise
Linda Davis, Copper Basin Construction
Samantha DeKoven, Metropolitan Planning Council
Mark Ellerbrook, City of Seattle
Len Ferber, Len Ferber Real Estate
Wendy Furth, National Association of REALTORS®
David Haney, Wyoming Community Development Authority
Jim Johnston, Home Specialists Real Estate Company
Miguel Legarreta, Ada County Association of REALTORS®
Michael Mercurio, San Diego Association of REALTORS®
Craig Nolte, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Susan Semba, Idaho Housing and Finance Association
Julie Spezia, Housing California
Chris Venne, Community Frameworks

December 3, 2009
Boise, ID

If you would like to learn more about these forums, please contact Director of State and Local Initiatives for NHC and the Center Lynn Ross.