ULI Homeless to Housed Symposium
Mission Priority
Tue Oct 29
2:30 PM — 4:00 PM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time
Resorts World Las Vegas - Level 2, Orchid Ballroom A
Join host and moderator Lisa Benjamin (Lexicon Strategies and ULI Global Governing Trustee) for the third ULI Homeless to Housed (H2H) Symposium to explore solutions to the U.S. housing and homelessness crisis. Keynote speaker Mandy Chapman Semple (Clutch Consulting Group) will discuss Houston’s transformative homeless system, which reduced homelessness by 60% in four years, and outline private sector opportunities for “creating a new marketplace” for deeply affordable housing for individuals with extremely low or no income.
A multidisciplinary panel will weigh in, featuring Peggy Bailey (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities), Juawana Grant (Nevada Housing Division), and Jess Molasky (Ovation Co.). Special remarks provided by Preston Butcher, ULI Foundation Governor.
Speakers
Host
Host
Partner Lexicon Strategies
Lisa Y. Benjamin, CPA, is a partner of Lexicon Strategies, an Atlanta-based consultant firm specializing in public affairs, communications, and strategic consulting engagements for national and international firms. She is the former Chief Operating Officer for the City of Atlanta where she was the highest-ranking public official appointed by Mayor Andre Dickens. She previously led a staff of 8,500 and was responsible for city operations…
Keynote Speaker
Keynote Speaker
Managing Partner Clutch Consulting Group
Mandy Chapman Semple is a nationally recognized homeless system expert. With a perspective that transcends traditional organizational boundaries, Mandy leads cities and partner organizations to make rehousing a political and programmatic priority, grow system capacity—and reduce homelessness. As Houston’s first Special Assistant to the Mayor for Homeless Initiatives, Mandy designed and co-managed the implementation of Houston’s nationally recognized homeless system transformation, resulting in a 60%…
Panelist
Panelist
Executive Vice President for Policy and Program Development Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Peggy Bailey is the Executive Vice President for Policy and Program Development. She also currently serves as Vice President for Housing and Income Security. In her role as EVP, she guides the Center’s work to strengthen, reform, and better resource federal and state programs oriented to helping all people meet basic needs like housing, health, and nutrition. As VP for Housing and Income Security, Bailey…
Panelist
Panelist
Chairman Legacy Partners
Preston Butcher is Chairman of Legacy Partners and formerly Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Legacy Partners Commercial in Foster City, California. Legacy Partners develops, acquires and manages income property in the western United States. Legacy Partners has developed, acquired and managed over 73,000 residential housing units which have exceeded $6.3 billion in cost. Under Mr. Butcher’s leadership, Legacy Partners Commercial developed, acquired and managed…
Panelist
Panelist
Director of Education & Outreach Nevada Housing Coalition
Juawana Grant serves as Deputy Director of Housing Programs for Nevada Housing Division. She came to this role with over 15 years in the nonprofits sector from homeless services to statewide capacity-building and advocacy to advance affordable housing in Nevada. Her years providing direct services and tenancy support to chronically unhoused individuals has fostered an impassioned commitment to the affordable housing movement, and Housing First…
Panelist
Panelist
Chief Operating Officer and Co-owner Ovation Development
Jess Molasky is Principal and Chief Operating Officer at Ovation Development, a company founded by his father, Alan, in 1984 and the region’s leading designer and developer of both market-rate and affordable multi-family housing projects in Southern Nevada. The company has designed and built 38 multi-family communities throughout the Las Vegas metropolitan area valued in excess of $1 billion and encompassing 10,000 units. Today, Ovation…