OCCD Summer Annual Meeting and Diamond Jubilee
Wednesday, July 23, 2025-
Thursday, July 24, 2025
OCCD Summer Annual Meeting
Nationwide Hotel & Conference Center
Wednesday - Thursday, July 23 - 24, 2025
Nationwide Hotel & Conference Center l 100 Green Meadows Drive l Lewis Center, Ohio 43035 l (614) 880-4300
Hotel Reservation Deadline Extended: July 15, 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 Starr, 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 | |
| Marvene Mitchell Cook, Director, Workforce Development, Montgomery County | |
| Mac Young, Access to Capital, Ohio Small Business Center, Springfield | |
| 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 Simons, Hocking Athens Perry Community Action | |
| Jeff Jenkins, Hocking Athens Perry Community Action | |
| 4:00 | Zoning in Transition: Navigating Complexities in Housing & Community Development Projects |
| 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 |
| Matt Wiederhold, Executive Director, Heritage Ohio | |
| Allen Wilson, Executive Director, Downtown Marion, Inc. | |
| Courtney Hendershot, Executive Director, Main Street Delaware | |
| Lynn Aventino, Executive Director, Uptown Westerville | |
| 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 |
| Development staff will preview upcoming statewide regional meetings to refresh the Method of Distribution of the State CDBG program. The regional workshops will foster collaboration to shape an equitable, community-driven funding strategy for State CDBG funds. |
Friday, July 25, 2025
OCCD
P.O. Box 776
Urbana, Ohio 43078
P.O. Box 776
Urbana, Ohio 43078
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