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In case you are thinking: "I saw him somewhere, but can't remember where"


(current as of 7/1/2012)

2012 Events


January
25th – DC Aging Forum sponsored by AARP DC – Joint Keynote Address with Jana Lynott 

February
24th – AARP Public Policy Institute Dialogue: Creating a Community Livability Index for Older Americans  

March
13th – AARP Network of Aging Communities
19th – Cooperative Solutions for Affordable Senior Housing in Rural America, Washington, DC
27th – National Low Income Housing Coalition Conference, Washington, DC - Housing as an Aging Issue and Section 202
30th – American Society of Aging Conference, Washington, DC – Model Livability Policies and Practices to Support Aging in Place
April
12th – American Planning Association Michigan Chapter Conference, Lansing, MI – Keynote Address: “The Future is Coming: Planning and Policymaking for an Aging Michigan”
14th – American Planning Association National Conference, Los Angeles, CA – Keynote Address: “Race, Class and Housing Choice in an Aging America”
17th – American Planning Association National Conference, Los Angeles, CA – Panel Presentation and Moderator: “Housing for the Boomers and Beyond” 

20th  -  Congressional Hunger Fellows, Washington, DC. -  Panel Presentation: “Gentrification, Housing and the Impacts of Segregation”
20th – National Neighbors Silver Roundtable, Washington, DC

May
18th – 5th Annual University of Alabama at Birmingham /AARP Aging Conference, Birmingham, AL – Keynote Address: “The Future is Coming: Planning and Policymaking for an Aging Alabama”
18th – Radio Interview - Heaven 610 WAGG AM, Birmingham, AL
21st – Urban Institute Panel with Janice Eberly, Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy, U.S. Department of Treasury, Washington, DC. “Intergenerational Equity.”
24th – AARP National Policy Council Meetings, Chicago, IL – “Affordable Rental Housing for Older Adults”
June
7th – Urban Land Institute MN – 4th Annual Housing Summit, Minneapolis, MN – “AARP Policy Recommendations and Trends in Housing Choices for Aging Adults” – Speech and Panel Discussion

2011 Events

January  
10th -- Sustainable Communities Boot Camp, Boston, MA

February
5th – Session at the New Partners for Smart Growth Conference, Charlotte, NC

March
24th – National Alliance to End Homelessness, New York, NY
31st – US Environmental Protection Agency Roundtable, Washington, DC

April
11th- Session at the American Planning Association National Conference, Boston, MA
27th – National Consumer Law Center Webinar: "Solving Elders' Manufactured Home Problems:  Tools, Resources, Legal Approaches"

May
20th – CFED Manufactured Housing Roundtable, Washington, DC

June
16th - Virginia Tech Co-Housing Workshop, Arlington, VA
20th – Presentation at National Healthy Homes Conference Denver, CO
28th – Presentation to Canadian Federal and Provincial Ministers for Aging, Hamilton, Ontario

July
11th - TOD speech for Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission Community meeting - New Carrolton, MD
14th - Elder Homelessness Presentation at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Conference, Washington, DC, July 14, 2011.
19th-20th – Sessions at EPA Workshop on Climate Change and Older Adults, Arlington, VA

August
10th – Session at Neighborworks’ National Conference, Atlanta, GA
29th -- Talk with Incoming UMd Planning and Architecture students, Washington, DC

September
2nd - Housing Older Adults Presentation at International Aging Summit, Sao Paulo, Brazil
23th - National Association of Homebuilders Housing Users Group presentation of State Housing Profiles, Washington, DC
26th - Presented “Equity for Community Change –Including Older Adults” at the Solutions for Sustainable Communities Conference, Washington, DC
27th – Living Cities Policy Committee - HUD/DOT/EPA Roundtable Discussion
29th – Denver Regional Council of Governments/ AARP CO event – Keynote, Denver, CO

October
12th -- State Housing Profiles Presentation for Elderly Housing Coalition, Washington, DC
17th – Rail~Volution presentation on Race, Class and Displacement Panel, Washington, DC

November
5th – Presented “Living Options as we get Older” for the Transition Network National Conference, Washington, DC
14th – Brookings Institute Roundtable – Discussed older adults and housing in “the next economy” Washington, DC
17th – US Department of Housing and Urban Development Policy Development and Research meeting on Housing Agenda, Washington, DC
18th – Presented on Older Adults and Housing Affordability for HUD Transportation Affordability Index Team Washington, DC

December
1st – Presented “Is Our Community Ready for the Age Wave” for Northwest Colorado Council of Governments, Vail, CO.
8th – AARP-NCSL Livable Communities Solutions Forum, Webcast and Networking reception, Washington, DC


2004-2010 - Presentations and Speeches only:

“The Built Environment, Disability, and Healthy Aging” presented for the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) webinar series. Nationwide broadcast on Internet. December 9, 2010

 “Sustainable Communities: Progress from Federal Partners” presented at the American Public Health Association annual meeting. Denver, CO. November 10, 2010

“The Built Environment and Healthy Aging” presented with HUD and EPA representatives as part of a webinar series on “Environmental Threats to Healthy Aging” by the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) and Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR). Nationwide broadcast on Internet.  October 19, 2010

“Increasing Adoption of Universal Design” presented at Universal Design Summit 4. St. Louis, MO. October 12, 2010

“Choosing ‘Opportunity Sites’ for Location-Efficient Development” presented at the Partners in Innovation: Including Affordable and Workforce Housing within Transit-Oriented Development symposium.  Denver, CO. September 27, 2010

“Sustainable Models of Aging in Place”. Panel discussion for the Washington Regional Area Grantmakers. Washington, DC. September 23, 2010

“Shifting the Balance of Power” as part of joint webinar with CFED and the National Consumer Law Center, on “Fundamental Freedoms in Manufactured Home Communities” Nationwide broadcast on Internet. July 28, 2010

“Creating Affordable and Sustainable Age-Friendly Cities” presented at the “Affordability & Safety of Livable Communities: Lessons from around the World” symposium sponsored by AARP International.  Washington, DC. June 30, 2010

“Demographic And Policy Trends” keynote speech given at the University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation for the Colvin Institute of Real Estate Development and the Neighborhood Development Collaborative’s 3rd Annual Spring Symposium: “Senior Housing Design and Development:  The Next Generation.” College Park, MD. May 7, 2010

“Sustaining Aging” presented at the national conference of the American Planning Association.  New Orleans, LA. April 12, 2010

 AARP Public Policy Institute Innovation Roundtable on Universal Design Policy.  Washington, DC.   December 8, 2009

Solutions Forum: Getting it Right: Smart Housing and Transportation Planning for Livable Communities. Washington, DC September 30, 2009  http://cq5.share.aarp.org/
research/ppi/liv-com/housing/
articles/forum_090930.html

“Affordable Housing Near Transit” presented at the National Conference of the American Planning Association. Minneapolis, MN. April 26, 2009

“Best Practices in Complete Streets” presented at the National Conference of the American Planning Association. Minneapolis, MN. April 28, 2009
“Lifecycle Housing in Urban Places” presented at the National Conference of the American Planning Association. Minneapolis, MN. April 29, 2009

“African American Historic Preservation” moderated session at the National Conference of the American Planning Association. Minneapolis, MN. April 28, 2009

Keynote Address given at Home-Free USA national conference. Jacksonville, FL. March 31, 2009

“Can Affordable Housing Near Transit Be Maintained?” presented at New Partners for Smart Growth Annual Conference. Albuquerque, NM. January 22, 2009

Presentation at the Enterprise Communities Partners Conference. Baltimore, MD. November 20, 2008

“Smart Aging” presented at the American Planning Association Maryland/Delaware Chapter Regional Conference. November 19, 2008 

 “Are They Missing Out? Schools, Shopping and Other Amenities in a Majority Black Middle Class Suburb.” presented at the Conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning. Milwaukee, WI. October 20, 2007

“Stripping Down the Process to the Bare Essentials: Writing Senior Papers, Thesis, and Dissertations,” Presented at the National Black Graduate Student Association Northeast Regional Conference.  College Park, MD, September 22, 2007

“Embracing The Majority Black Neighborhood: Exploring The Residential Preferences of African-Americans” presented at the Conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning.  Ft. Worth, TX, November 11, 2006

“Heritage Tourism and the African American Community” presented at the 2006 Maryland African American Heritage Preservation Conference. College Park, MD October 7, 2006

 “Homeownership, Suburbanization, and African Americans with Mobility: Who’s Moving Out and Why?” presented at the PROMISE Research Symposium.  College Park, MD, January 23, 2006

“Heritage Tourism and its Prospects for Economic Development” presented at the Annual Conference of the Planning and the Black Community Division of the American Planning Association. Greenville, NC, August 11, 2005

“Maryland’s Heritage Areas and Economic Development” presented at the Maryland Preservation & Revitalization Conference.  Frederick, MD, April 30, 2004

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