HAND’s 2022 Annual Conference was one for the books! Themed “Homecoming in the Park,” this year’s conference hosted over 1,000 community development professionals and regional elected officials from across the Capital Region of Baltimore, Washington and Richmond. After three years of virtual convenings, Homecoming in the Park was a return to our in-person annual conference…with a twist. Each year, institutions across the country honor the tradition of Homecoming. From the football game to the tailgating, this is a special time for students and alumni to celebrate and be in the company of friends. On June 17th, HAND welcomed members to experience our own version of Homecoming at The Park at Walter Reeds!

 As always our annual event begins with thought-provoking conversations designed to drive impact across our shared region. These Parkside Chats explored the hot topic of advancing our region’s housing goals, from both the perspective of regional higher education institutions (including Historically Black Colleges & Universities) and local jurisdictions. There was also no shortage of networking at the Housing Expo, which was filled with exhibitors from across our industry. The program closed with the signature Awards Ceremony that honored the extraordinary work of our Housing Achievement Awardees and the Children’s Essay Contest Winner. Before guests headed home they were treated to the soulful sounds of DuPont Brass, a 9-piece brass ensemble, while building connections and forming new partnerships!

Thank you to all of our underwriters who made Homecoming in the Park possible, and we also extend a special thanks to our park hosts, The Parks at Walter Reed. It was our pleasure to host the event on this historic site where so many of our members and partners are engaged in creating thriving communities: Bozzuto Management Company; So Others Might Eat; Edgewood Management; HELP Development Corporation, Housing Up, and Children’s National Research and Innovation Campus. And of course, thank you to all of our members and guests who joined us. We’re looking forward to next year already!

10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
MAIN STAGE PROGRAMMING
 
DJ Cheickmeout
Winell Belfonte
CPA, Partner 
CohnReznick
Jummy Olabanji
Anchor
NBC4
Heather Raspberry
Executive Director
HAND
 
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
PARKSIDE CHAT
#PartneringBoldly | Shaping Regional Housing Growth & Driving Economic Development
Because HAND’s work is centered in racial equity, we were thrilled to highlight the unique role that our region’s higher education institutions play in addressing housing needs and economic development goals. Many of the schools right here in our own backyard have made a commitment to support local and regional economic growth. This Parkside Chat was a unique opportunity for leaders to share how they are #partneringboldly to achieve more equitable outcomes in our communities. Guests learned how these schools are involved in local housing and economic development issues, the unique projects they were pursuing, and where they saw opportunity for the educational space to further support regional goals. 

Maria Day-Marshall
Director, Colvin Institute of
Real Estate Development
University of Maryland

Eric Maribojoc
Executive Director, Center for Real Estate Entrepreneurship
George Mason University

Anthony P. Savia
Vice President of
Administration
and Finance
Bowie State University

Chad Williams
Executive Director
West North Avenue
Development Authority
Coppin State University

Rashad Young
Senior Vice
President 
and Chief
Strategy Officer
Howard University

Monica Mitchell
Vice President of
Community Development 
Wells Fargo 
(Moderator)
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
PARKSIDE CHAT

#LeadingBoldly | Leveraging Policy & Investments to Meet the Region’s Housing Goals
Bold affordable housing targets require bold policy and investments. This dynamic discussion featured our 2022 Capital Region Trailblazers who have adopted these targets, outlined in HAND’s 2022 release of the Housing Indicator Tool. This candid conversation with leadership from our region’s housing agencies explored what’s working in each of their jurisdictions, opportunities for improvement, and how the entire region could continue to advance on its housing goals.

Drew Hubbard
Interim Director
Department of Housing & Community Development
Washington, DC

Helen McIlvaine
Director
Office of Housing
City of Alexandria
 


Aspasia Xypolia
Director, Department of Housing & Community Development
Prince George’s County
 


Senthil Sankaran
Principal, Housing
Affordability & Finance
Amazon in
the Community 
(Moderator)
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
AWARDS CEREMONY
Our signature award ceremony recognized organizations and individuals providing outstanding affordable housing projects and programs across our region and the Children’s Essay Contest winner.

WATCH | Hear from the 2022 Housing
Achievement Awardees

 
 

Congratulations to our 2022 Housing Achievement Award Slate, highlighting HAND members who are creating real impact in communities across the Capital Region!

Emerging
Leader

Fatima Coreas
Montgomery Housing Partnership

Best Small Affordable Housing Project

Liberty Place Apartments
IBF Development & National Housing Trust

Best Large Affordable Housing Project

Queens Court Apartments
Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing 

Developer
of the Year

Wesley Housing

President’s
Choice

Catherine Buell
Amazon in the Community

 

Capital Region Trailblazer

City of Alexandria

Capital Region Trailblazer

Washington, DC

Capital Region Trailblazer

Prince George’s County

 

       Our  Children’s Essay Contest Winner!

Zachary Dawet Hailu
Montgomery Housing Partnership


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Thank you to our Housing Achievement Awards judges!

Marie
Mann Bibbs

MB2 Consulting



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Lori Glass
Neighborhood Impact
Investment Fund


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Margaret McFarland, J.D.
Colvin Institute of Real Estate Development

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THANK YOU TO OUR 

PARKSIDE PRIZE SPONSORS

Zavos Architecture+Design
$500 Amazon Gift Card
 
Community Forklift
Two $200 Gift Cards
 
Bozzuto
Lulu Lemon Workout Basket
and a $200 Gift Card
 
Miner Feinstein Architects
$250 Gift Card for Thatcher and Rye
 
JDC Construction
$150 Gift Card
 
Synetic Theater
Gift Certificate for Two Theater Tickets (Valued at $125)
 
Novogradac & Company LLP
$100 Visa Gift Card
 
R4 Capital
$100 Visa Gift Card

2022 HAND ANNUAL CONFERENCE PHOTOS


Check out our collection of photos from the Awards Ceremony, Housing Expo and Parkside Chats! Feel free to download a personal copy of the images and share on social media with the hashtag #HANDAC22.

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An Ode to HBCUs & The Divine 9

 

Hear from all of our members and partners who are Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCU) graduates or affiliated with a Black Greek Letter Organization. This video showcases the experiences of HBCUs and offers insights into how these institutions and organizations have shaped these leaders. Click here to watch the video.

 

 

AHC Inc.
Alexandria Housing 
Development
AGM Financial Services
Amazon Housing Equity Fund
Animal Welfare League
of Alexandria
Arent Fox Schiff 
Arlington County – Housing Division
Arlington Partnership for
Affordable Housing 
Bank of America 
Baltimore County Department of Housing & Community Development
Blue Light Advisors
Bocarsly Emden Cowan Esmail
& Arndt 
Bozzuto
Building Consultants
Capital Impact Partners
Capital One 
CHANGE All Souls
Housing Corporation 
City First Enterprises
City of Alexandria Office
of Housing
City of Bowie
CohnReznick
Colvin Institute
Community Housing Capital 
Community Housing Partners 
Communities Together 
Cornerstones
CREW DC
CSH
CSI Support & Development
DC Department of Housing &
Community Development 
DC Green Bank
DC Housing Finance Agency
District of Columbia Sustainable 
Energy Utility
Douglass Community Land Trust
Edenbridge PACE
Edgewood Management
Energy Foundation
Edgewood Management
 
 
 
 
 
Energy Foundation
Enterprise Community Partners
Fairfax County Department of Housing & Community Development
Georgetown Development Partners
Good Shepherd Housing and
Family Services
Gragg Cardona Partners
Green Street Housing
Greystone
Hamel Builders
Harkins Builders 
Heleos
HELP USA
Hessel Aluise & O’Leary 
Homes for America
Housing Affordability Solutions 
Housing Initiative Partnership
Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County
Housing Up
IBF Development
JBG Smith 
JDC Construction
Jonathan Rose Companies
Joseph Browne
Development Associates
Kaiser Permanente
KeyBank
Klein Hornig
Knu Design
KTGY
Langdon Park Capital
LDW Consulting
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Low Income Investment Fund
M&T Realty Capital Corporation
MainStreet Bank
MaGrann Associates
Maryland Department of Housing & Community Development
Metropolitan Consulting
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
Mi Casa
MidCity
Miner Feinstein Architects
Mission First Housing Group
Montgomery Housing Partnership 
Morgan-Keller Construction
N Street Village



 
 
 
 
National Housing Trust
Neighborhood Development Company
NeighborWorks America

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough
Newmark
Nixon Peabody
Ounce
PNC Bank
Preservation of Affordable Housing
Prince George’s County Department of
Housing & Community Development
Prince William County 
Prosperity Now
Quantum Real Estate Management
R4 Capital 
Regions Bank
Reinvestment Fund
Reno & Cavanaugh
Saving Solutions
SC&H Group
Skinner Consulting Services 
Soto Architecture & Urban 
Design
Studio 343
T&H Mid-Atlantic
The Community Builders 
The Empowered Block 
The Michaels Organization
The NRP Group
The NHP Foundation
Tiber Hudson 
TM Associates Management
Truist
Trusted Advisory Group
Twain Financial Partners
United Bank 
Usource Construction
Victory Housing
Virginia Community Development
Corporation
Virginia Housing
Volunteers of America USA
Vorys
Wells Fargo
Wesley Housing
WinnCompanies