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SATURDAY
NOVEMBER 5
304 Show me the money:
Finance basics for boards
With a focus on practical information, board
members will have the opportunity to learn
what they need to know about managing non-
profit finances, including how to read financial
statements, review monthly reporting and
learning to ask the right questions.
Liza Gowe
, Finance, HR and Office Services
Coordinator, ONPHA
305 Expect the unexpected: Working with
tenants and their families
Learn how landlords should prepare for the
unexpected (e.g., death of a tenant, mental
health crisis). Using case studies, this session
will cover: a landlord’s role and responsibilities;
best practices when working with tenants, their
families and/or support agencies; the role of the
Office of Public Guardian and Trustee (OPGT) and
how to engage local support services.
Robert Abbatangelo
, Senior Manager,
Housing Services, COTA Health
Lauren Blumas
, Lawyer, Iler Campbell LLP
Alice Radley
, Executive Director,
Physically Handicapped Adults' Rehabilitation
Association (P.H.A.R.A.)
306 Re-framing complex policy issues
as solvable local problems
Learn how to move the conversation about
today’s complex housing challenges from
treating symptoms to mobilizing real change
within community systems. Using the issue of
vulnerable tenants as a case study, participants
in this workshop will practice problem finding
and framing using a systems approach, and
developing collaborative, practical opportunities
and solutions that are place-based and client-
centered.
Katie Ablett
, Senior Consultant, SHS Consulting
Adrienne Pacini
, Research and Policy Analyst,
SHS Consulting
Christine Pacini
, Partner, SHS Consulting
Breakfast
7:30–8:30 a.m.
Sessions
8:30–10:30 a.m.
301 Human resources:
Trends and best practices
Human resources are an organization’s most
important asset, yet they don’t always get the
attention they deserve. Whether you are a board
member, director or manager, it is important to
stay ahead of the curve! Get the introductory
overview you need, and explore current trends,
challenges and best practices for human
resource management.
Ross Dunsmore
, Lawyer, Dunsmore LLP
Reagan Ruslim
, Lawyer, Dunsmore LLP
302 Advanced governance for boards
Sector modernization and social housing
transformation are the new terms many
providers will begin to hear in the coming years.
As a non-profit housing board member, are you
ready? Are you getting the right information?
Are you asking the right questions? Governance
expert Suzanne Gibson will guide and prepare
you in this fast-paced, practical session.
Suzanne Gibson
, Consultant,
Suzanne Gibson & Associates
303 Head lease arrangements:
Challenges and options
With the increase in rent supplements, many
providers are turning to private sector landlords
to offer affordable housing. Recently, the
Landlord and Tenant Board determined that the
relationship between social housing and private
sector landlords is a commercial tenancy. This
decision has, and will continue to have, a far
reaching impact on head lease arrangements.
Engage in a discussion about the decision,
options for addressing it and potential next steps.
Michelle Coombs
, Manager, Member Services,
ONPHA
Doug Levitt
, Founding Partner,
Horlick Levitt Di Lella LLP
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