Wednesday, July 23, 2025-
Thursday, July 24, 2025
Nationwide Hotel & Conference Center l 100 Green Meadows Drive l Lewis Center, Ohio 43035 l (614) 880-4300
Hotel Reservation Deadline: June 22, 2025 (for guaranteed room rate $156)
Hotel Reservation Link - Please use Group Access Code: 417204
The OCCD Summer Annual Meeting will be an in-person event - celebrating the organization's Diamond Jubilee - Our 60th Anniversary!
Plan to Join Us in the Celebration!
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
8:00 | Registration Opens |
9:00 | Welcome |
9:05 | Columbus' Hilltop Neighborhood Plan, Community Engagement and HUD Investments |
Nick Plouck, City of Columbus Department of Neighborhoods | |
Scott Ulrich, City of Columbus Department of Finance and Management | |
10:00 | Mount Vernon, Ohio Neighborhood Revitalization Program Results |
Amy Schocken, Partner, CDC of Ohio, Inc. | |
Jillian Flowers, Associate Planner, CDC of Ohio, Inc. | |
Matthew Star, Mayor, Mount Vernon | |
Brian Ball, City Engineer, Mount Verson | |
11:00 | Small Business and Workforce Development Programs in Ohio |
Reggie Troutman, Minority Business Coordinator, City of Springfield | |
Tawana Jones, Montgomery County | |
12:10 | Annual Awards and Scholarships Luncheon Buffet |
Annual Award and Scholarship Recipient Presentations at 12:30 | |
12:50 | Keynote Speaker - National Community Reinvestment Coalition |
Katy Crosby, Chief of Community Engagement and Institutional Accountability | |
1:45 | Marion, Ohio is 2025's Strongest Town! Moving Forward With or Without Federal Funds |
Ken Lengieza, Marion County Regional Planning Commission | |
James Walker, Marion County Regional Planning Commission | |
Evelyn Warr-Omness, Marion County Regional Planning Commission | |
2:45 | Break |
3:00 | CDBG Successes in Hocking Athens Perry Counties |
Nate Simmons, Hocking Athens Perry Community Action | |
4:00 | Planning for Zoning and Engaging Residents |
Holly Mattei, Principal, Crossroads Community Planning | |
Molly Ridge, Senior Planner, Crossroads Community Planning | |
Kelsey Miller, Senior Planner, Crossroads Community Planning | |
5:30 | Reception |
6:30 | Awards Banquet |
Introduction and Passing of the Gavel to New President | |
8:30 | Evening Activities - TBA |
Thursday, July 24, 2025
9:00 | Welcome |
9:05 | Heritage Ohio Programs and Community Panel - Westerville, Marion and Delaware |
10:05 | Break |
10:15 | OCCD Business Meeting and Election of Board Members |
10:45 | Legislative Update |
Tony Core, Principal, Squire Patton Boggs | |
11:00 | State of Ohio Regional Planning Kick Off |
Friday, July 25, 2025
10:00 | ODOD Breakout Session via Zoom |
11:00 | Ohio Entitlements Session via Zoom |