OCCD Spring Meeting
Thursday, April 30, 2026 - 8:00am
OCCD Spring Quarterly Meeting
Thursday, April 30, 2026
The Ohioan Hotel & Event Center
(formerly known as the Nationwide Hotel & Conference Center)
100 Green Meadows Drive, Lewis Center, OH 43035
Hotel Reservation Deadline: Monday, March 30, 2026 - Extended to Friday, April 3, 2026
Hotel Group Rate: 162.00
Hotel Reservation Link: https://res.windsurfercrs.com/ibe/shop.aspx?propertyid=18356&nights=1&checkin=4/29/2026&group=2604OCCDS&lang=en-us
Wednesday, April 29, 2026 - Fair Housing Training and OCCD Reception
| 1:00 | Fair Housing Training - please register separately at: Fair Housing Training - Ohio Conference of Community Development |
| Kristen Finzel Lewis, Advocacy Director, Legal Aid Society of Southeast and Central Ohio | |
| 5:30 | OCCD Reception |
Thursday, April 30, 2026 - OCCD Spring Meeting
| 9:00 | Welcome |
| 9:05 | Findings and How to Prevent Them |
| Wesley Watkins, Manager, Community Investments, ODOD | |
| Ross Cunningham, Deputy Chief, Office of Community Infrastructure, ODOD | |
| 10:00 | Navigating Fair Housing Policy Shifts |
| Carolyn Thurman, Civic Uplift | |
| Jarell Potts, Accenture | |
| 11:00 | Networking Break |
| 11:15 | Reconnecting Community Grant |
| Alex Sherlock, Senior Planner, Hamilton County | |
| Macy Patton, Associate Planner, Hamilton County | |
| 12:15 | Lunch |
| 1:30 | OCCD Business Meeting |
| 1:45 | Legislative Update |
| Tony Core, Attorney, Kutak Rock | |
| 2:15 | Increasing Public Service Opportunities with CDBG |
| Caity Valley, Senior Program Manager, Hamilton County | |
| 3:15 | Networking Break |
| 3:30 | Faith Based Development of Affordable Housing |
| Chad Downing, Downing Community Advisors | |
| Bill Downing, The Community Builders (TCB) | |
| 5:00 | Close of Quarterly Meeting |
Payment in advance is required; please make full payment prior to the event.
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