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OUR ASSETS
OUR ORGANIZATIONS
OUR COMMUNITIES
OUR FUTURE
THE BASICS
The conference officially kicks off at the Opening Plenary!
Hear an overview of ONPHA’s work from
Board President Meg McCallum and join
us in welcoming the
Honourable Ted
McMeekin
, Minister of Municipal Affairs
and Housing, who will provide delegates
with updates from the Province.
We will also announce and celebrate the recipients of the
2016 Kathleen Blinkhorn Aboriginal Student Scholarship
and the Award for Excellence. Our scholarship, sponsored
by Union Gas, is awarded annually to five Aboriginal
students living in non-profit housing, to assist with their
post-secondary education. The Award for Excellence,
sponsored by Prentice Yates & Clark, Chartered
Professional Accountants, honours a non-profit housing
organization that responds to tenant and/or community
needs with imagination and insight.
As our opening keynote, we are excited
to welcome
Richard C. Gentry
, president
and CEO of the San Diego Housing
Commission (SDHC).
Breakfast
at the Trade Show
8–9 a.m.
With nearly 44 years of experience in affordable housing
and community development, Mr. Gentry leads an
agency with more than 275 employees, an annual
budget of $325 million, more than 3,000 SDHC-owned/
managed housing units, and 15,000 low-income
families that receive federal rental assistance.
As an affordable housing developer, investor and lender,
SDHC has directed more than $1 billion in loans and
bond financing since 1981 to help create more than
16,000 affordable housing units. In addition, Mr. Gentry
committed SDHC as one of only 39 federal “Moving to
Work” agencies, out of 3,400 public housing authorities
nationwide, which provides SDHC the flexibility to
implement new programs to provide housing assistance
in the city of San Diego.
Mr. Gentry was also the visionary in developing
HOUSING FIRST – SAN DIEGO, SDHC’s three-year
Homelessness Action Plan (2014-17), which includes The
1,000 Homeless Veterans Initiative to provide housing
opportunities for a thousand homeless Veterans within
one year (March 2017).
Lunch & wellness break 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
Complimentary massage at the Trade Show
Treat yourself during the lunch break with a
complimentary massage on the Trade Show floor. Our
registered massage therapist will ease away any tension
to keep you fresh and relaxed for the afternoon’s sessions.
Sponsored by Community First Developments Inc.
FRIDAY
NOVEMBER 4
SESSIONS & ACTIVITIES
BY DAY
OPENING PLENARY
& KEYNOTE
10–11:30 a.m.
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