Desarrollamos: A Convening for Community Asset Builders

February 15 & 16, 2007
Phoenix, Arizona
Wells Fargo Conference Center

Agenda

Thursday, February 15 - Matthew Henson HOPE VI Community Facility

Introduction and Framing the Convening
Noel Poyo, NALCAB

Building Capacity in Housing Organizations
Jim Yacenda, FHLB of SF (Intro); Rudolf Montiel, Housing Authority of the City of LA (HACLA); Felix Torres, NHS of Baltimore; Andrew Loubert, Community Reinvestment Solutions

Tour of the Matthew Henson HOPE VI Site
David Adame, McCormack Baron Salazar

Reception hosted by McCormack Baron Salazar at HOPE VI Management Offices

Friday, February 16 - Wells Fargo Conference Center

Keynote Speech: John Taylor, President, NCRC
“Evolving Mortgage Markets - Challenges and Opportunities for Latinos”; Lydia Aranda, Wells Fargo (Intro)

For-Profits & Fiscal Agencies: Earned Income Strategies for Supporting the Non-profit Mission
Arthur Othon, APS (Intro); Pete Garcia, CPLC; Manuel Hidalgo, Latino Economic Development Corporation of DC

Innovative Approaches to Asset Building:
Presented by NALCAB Members - Mike Muñoz, Southwest Airlines (Intro); Frank Ballesteros, PPEP Foundation; Luis Granados & Anamaria Loya, Misssion Asset Fund (MAF); John Martinez, HELP NM

Lunch & Presentation“You Earned It, Keep It:  Innovative Strategies to Help Low-Income San Franciscans”
José Cisneros, Treasurer, City of San Francisco

Roundtable Discussions: Accessing Capital and Technical Assistance Resources
Tom Espinoza, Raza Development Fund; Jim Yacenda, FHLB of SF; Noel Poyo, NALCAB

Participants (pdf)