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Presentations
Monday March 29, 2026
Plenary Session: Updates & Insights on the Texas Economy
Xiaohan Zhang, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Monday Morning Breakout Session:
Leaving Money on the Table: Closing the Homestead Exemption Gap
Joey Blatt, Child Poverty Action Lab |CPAL
Monday Morning Breakout Session:
CDFI Track: Financing Housing Developers & their Projects
Shobna Streng, Capital Impact Partners
Monday Morning Breakout Session: NO PRESENTATION
Leveraging Church Owned Property for Affordable Housing: Exploring Examples from "Yes in God's Backyard"
Ramiro Gonzales, City Impact Partners
Christopher Kennedy, Emmaus Projects
Monday Morning Breakout Session:
CLT Session 1: Is a Community Land Trust Right for You? Building CLTs That Work in Texas
Dr. Ashley Allen, Houston Community Land Trust
Becky Bass, Fort Worth Community Land Trust
Chanda Gaither, Austin Community Land Trust
Monday Afternoon Breakout Session:
Julie Saqueton, St. Philip's School & Community Center
Dee Velvin, St. Philip's School & Community Center
Nicole Raphiel, St. Philip's School & Community Center
Olena Borova, Community Investment Trust
Monday Afternoon Breakout Session:
CDFI Track: Navigating Loan Portfolio performance in 2026
Douglas Craven, CAMEO Network
Caleb Ostrander, CAMEO Network
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Monday Afternoon Breakout Session:
Demystifying Special Corporations & Districts
Summer Greathouse, Bracewell LLP
Mandy DeMayo, City of Austin
Victor Toledo, Greenleaf Ventures
Monday Afternoon Breakout Session:
CLT Session 2: Strengthening Community Development Organizations through Governance & Partnerships
Dr. Ashley Allen, Houston Community Land Trust
Becky Bass, Fort Worth Community Land Trust
Sarah Geer, Rainwater Charitable Foundation
Monday Lightning Sessions
Monday Lightning Session:
Earned Wage Access Apps: Skimming Fees from Texans' Paychecks
Ann Baddour, Texas Appleseed
Monday Lightning Session:
CDFI Track: The Role of CDFIs in Disaster Response and Recovery
Amy Hereford, LiftFund
Adrian Gonzalez, LiftFund
Adam Henson, LiftFund
Tuesday March 30, 2026
Plenary Session: Future Directions of Philanthropy in Texas
Julian Huerta, St. David's Foundation
Charlie Glover, The T.L.L. Temple Foundation
Monica Christopher, The Meadows Foundation
Tuesday Morning Breakout Session:
Single-Stair Reform: Expanding Midrise Housing Options in Texas
Chris Gannon, Shams Gannon Architecture
Felicity Maxwell, Texans for Housing
Tuesday Morning Breakout Session: NO PRESENTATION
CDFI Track: How Banks Invest in CDFIs to Multiply Impact
Rey Garcia, Texas National Bank
Ross Folkenroth/Jesus Cisneros, Woodforest Bank
TC Alexander, Bank of TExas
Chris Rios, Wells Fargo
Tuesday Morning Breakout Session:
GREEN+ Training: How and Why Foundation Communities Implements Green Certification
Jason Haskins, Foundation Communities
Katelyn Essig, Foundation Communities
Regina Nippert, GREEN+ and Human Systems & Strategies Design
Tuesday Morning Breakout Session:
Primer on Non-Profit Mergers
Dana Moore, Compass Advisors