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Ohio Fair Lending and Vital Communities Conference “Geography of Opportunity” Ohio Fair Lending and Vital Communities Conference “Geography of Opportunity” Friday, June 27th 2014 Cleveland State University, Levin College of Urban Affairs Twitter: @Organize_Ohio Hashtag: #vibrantneo www.organizeohio.org Ohio Fair Lending and Vital Communities Conference “The Geography of Opportunity” 8:45-9:00 WELCOME & INTRODUCTION Charles Bromley, Director, Ohio Fair Lending Coalition 9:00-9:15 FALLOUT FROM FORECLOSURES Frank Ford, Senior Policy Advisor, Thriving Communities 9:15-12:00 CUYAHOGA COUNTY 2020 – The Next 5 Years and Beyond Moderator: Jim Rokakis, Director, Thriving Communities Discussing “The Challenges” Tom Bier, Professor Emeritus, CSU Hon. Sunny M. Simon, Cuyahoga County Council, District 11 Daryl Rush, Director of Community Development, City of Cleveland Hon. Georgine Welo, Mayor, City of South Euclid Summing Up and Q and A: Moderator Jim Rokakis BREAK Discussing “The Solutions” Randy Cole, Policy Advisor to Governor John Kasich Glenn Coyne, Director, Cuyahoga County Planning Commission Hon. Brad Sellers, Mayor, City of Warrensville Heights Christopher Evans, Northeast Ohio Media Group Editorial Board/Columnist Bill Davis, Associate Director, Operations Management, NOACA Summing Up: Moderator: Jim Rokakis Q&A and Conclusion 12:00-12:10 AWARD PRESENTATION: Bruce Melville on behalf of Reverend Bruce Klunder Award accepted for Church of the Covenant by Laury Larson, Associate Pastor 12:10-1:15 LUNCH 12:30-1:15 KEYNOTE SPEAKER Introduction: Keith Benjamin, Director of Community Services, City of South Euclid Sheryll Cashin, Professor of Law, Georgetown University 1:15-1:45 RESPONSES to morning presentations from Cuyahoga County Executive Candidates Moderator: Ned Hill, Dean and Professor, Levin College of Urban Affairs Hon. Armond Budish, State Representative, District 8 & Cuyahoga County Executive Candidate Hon. Jack Schron, Cuyahoga County Council, District 6 & Cuyahoga County Executive Candidate 2:00-3:00 WHAT’S HAPPENING WITH SETTLEMENT DOLLARS? Moderator: Charles Bromley, Director, Ohio Fair Lending Coalition Michelle Heyer, Assistant US Attorney in Northern District of Ohio Jim Rokakis, Thriving Communities & Western Reserve Land Conservancy Ted Wartell, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency 3:00-3:05 ADJOURNMENT Speakers and Panelists WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS Charles Bromley Charles Bromley, director of the Ohio Fair Lending Coalition, has had a career in advocacy and research work, developing innovative programs to overcome historic patterns of racial and lending discrimination. As Executive Director of National Neighbors, he was a member of the national coalition that saw the enactment of the 1988 Fair Housing Amendments and the Amendment of the 1975 Home Mortgage Act in 1989. Recognition for his achievements include the Liberty Bell Award from the Cleveland Bar Association, The Ohio Civil Rights Commission Award, The Governor’s Award, Greater Community Shares Cleveland Social Justice Award, and the Outstanding Graduate Award from the College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State University. Charles is a Presidential Fellow of the SAGES program at Case Western Reserve University. In addition to his work in Civil Rights, Mr. Bromley founded Greater Cleveland Community Shares, which led to the development of social justice funds in Columbus, Toledo, and Cincinnati, Ohio. FALLOUT FROM FORECLOSURES Frank Ford Frank Ford is Senior Policy Advisor at Thriving Communities Institute, a program of the Western Reserve Land Conservancy. He serves as the Chair of the Cuyahoga Vacant and Abandoned Property Action Council (VAPAC). He is a licensed attorney who has worked in the community development field for 37 years. Previously Frank was Senior Vice President for Research and Development at Cleveland Neighborhood Progress where he led foreclosure response, abandoned property and neighborhood stabilization initiatives. From 1991-1998 Frank was Associate Director at the Colorado Center For Community Development at the University of Colorado at Denver where he taught community development and conducted applied research. From 1986-1990 Frank served as Executive Director of the Union-Miles Development Corporation in Cleveland, Ohio. A mortgage lending study he conducted was the subject of a news story aired by Tom Brokaw, NBC Nightly News on April 4, 1993. He published one of the first studies in the U.S. to document racial disparities in lending to small businesses – this study was cited by Attorney General Janet Reno in her Martin Luther King Day speech in 1997. In 1986 he litigated the first case under Ohio’s Receivership Law. Frank is a graduate of Kenyon College and Case Western Reserve University School of Law. CUYAHOGA COUNTY 2020 PLAN Jim Rokakis Elected as the youngest member of Cleveland City Council at age 22, he embarked on a 19-year tenure that saw several successes in reversing neighborhood blight, redeveloping Downtown Cleveland, creating the Cleveland Housing Court and serving as chairman on the influential Finance Committee for his last seven years on Council. In 1997, Jim took office as Cuyahoga County Treasurer, bringing his innovative skills and passion for the community to a struggling county office. In the decade that followed, Jim overhauled the entire office and greatly enhanced the county's existing tax collection system by instituting state-of-the-art billing and collection processes. Faced with Cuyahoga County's mortgage foreclosure crisis, he helped to write and pass House Bill 294, which streamlines the foreclosure process for abandoned properties. Additionally, Jim was the driving force behind a bill that allowed for the creation of the Cuyahoga County Land Reutilization Corporation, also known as the Cuyahoga County Land Bank. He served as the CCLRC's first chairman and played a key role in moving the land bank from a concept to a vital force in Cuyahoga County that has changed the real estate picture for distressed properties in just 18 months. Local and national organizations have recognized Jim by for his efforts in strengthening neighborhoods and communities. In 2007 he received the NeighborWorks America Local Government Service Award, the Leadership in Social Justice Award from Greater Cleveland Community Shares and was named the County Leader of the Year by American City and County Magazine. Jim earned his undergraduate degree at Oberlin College and his Juris Doctorate degree from Cleveland-Marshall School of Law. He lives in Rocky River. CHALLENGES Tom Bier Dr. Tom Bier has conducted housing studies for 25 years and has investigated the influence of public policies on cities. He has worked with local governments and community organizations to implement strategies for housing improvement. Dr. Bier has been instrumental in the development of the “first suburbs,” or inner ring suburbs movement. His articles on urban topics frequently appear on the forum page of The Plain Dealer. He holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from Case Western Reserve University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Dayton. Areas of expertise: housing markets, population movement, urban sprawl, and urban development. Sunny Simon Before her election to County Council, Ms. Simon was a South Euclid City Council member since 1999, where she promoted conservation, sustainability and smart land use initiatives. She led her city’s community-driven greenspace planning process, and was a leader in establishing South Euclid’s economic development department. She served as Council President, and on the Finance, Legislative, Safety, Public Utilities, Planning, and Zoning Committees. Ms. Simon holds an honors degree from John Carroll University and a Juris Doctorate from the Case Western Reserve University School of Law. She has a private law practice, and is a member of the Family Law Section of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association. She also served as a volunteer Juvenile Court magistrate in South Euclid. In addition, she supported her City by helping develop community policing initiatives, as well as stronger services for senior residents. She also founded the South Euclid Humane Society and the South Euclid dog park. Georgine Welo Georgine Welo was elected South Euclid’s first female Mayor in November 2003. In her work to promote regional collaboration and promote the revitalization of our Northeast Ohio communities, Georgine serves on several non-profit, community and educational Boards including: President, Cuyahoga County Mayors and City Managers; Vice-President, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, Suburban Council of Governments; Committee Member of the International Cleveland Communities Advancement Task Force with the Cleveland Museum of Art; Board Member, Auditor of State’s Cleveland Regional Advisory Board; Executive Member, Heights Regional Chambers of Commerce; Board Member of Euclid Creek Watershed Council; Board Member, Greater Cleveland Regional Advisory Board; Board Member, Strategic Planning, Cuyahoga County Public Library; Board Member and Chairperson of the Demand Side of NOPEC; and Board of Trustees, University Suburban Medical Center, South Euclid. CUYAHOGA COUNTY 2020 PLAN SOLUTIONS Randy Cole Randy serves as Controlling Board President and Policy Advisor to Office of Budget and Management (OBM) Director Tim Keen. In addition to Controlling Board duties, he coordinates shared services and government reform initiatives for Governor John Kasich’s administration, including leading the team that developed “Beyond Boundaries- A Shared Services Action Plan
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