2026 Inland Empire Housing Conference
The Fair Housing Council of Riverside County, Inc. (FHCRC) is proud to host the 2026 Inland Empire Housing Conference on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in recognition of National Fair Housing Month. This year’s theme, “YOU ARE THE KEY: Unlocking Barriers, Creating Opportunities,” highlights the importance of collective action in addressing housing challenges across the Inland Empire.
This annual conference brings together more than 300 housing leaders, including government officials, nonprofit partners, developers, lenders, and community advocates, to confront persistent barriers and highlight innovative, collaborative solutions.
Sponsoring this event demonstrates your organization’s leadership and commitment to advancing housing stability across the region.
Sponsorship opportunities range from $300 to $20,000, each offering meaningful visibility and engagement with key decision-makers and stakeholders. We invite you to partner with us in creating pathways to housing opportunity for all.
Thank you for your consideration. We look forward to your partnership and to welcoming you on April 28, 2026.
Registration is Now Open!
2026 Inland Empire Housing Conference
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PROPOSED AGENDA
7:00 – 7:55 AM
Registration
8:00 – 8:05 AM
Opening Ceremonies – Welcome (Raincross Ballroom)
8:05 – 8:10 AM
Opening Ceremonies – Welcome (Raincross Ballroom)
8:10 – 8:40 AM
Keynote Featured Address – (Raincross Ballroom)
8:40 – 9:10 AM
Keynote Featured Address – (Raincross Ballroom)
9:15 – 10:50 AM
Morning Breakouts – Part 1
Track 1
Innovative, creative, and actionable housing strategies that respond to the growing demand for affordable housing. Overcoming challenges in the rental housing market. (Room MR 7&8)
Track 2
Home Sales Trends & Home Loan Financing Needs & Opportunities (Room MR 9)
Track 3
Critical updates in Fair Housing. (Room MR 10)
9:15 – 10:50 AM
11:00 – 12:15 PM
Track 4
Fair Housing Training – 101
(Part 1 & 2)
(Exhibit Hall C)
Track 4
Fair Housing Training – Advanced 102
(Part 1 & 2)
(Exhibit Hall D)
Track 3
Critical updates in Fair Housing. (Room MR 10)
10:50 – 11:00 AM
Break
11:00 – 12:10 PM
Morning Breakouts – Part 2
11:00 – 12:10 PM
Track 1
Actionable solutions and strategies to meet the housing needs of Special Populations. (Room MR 7&8)
Track 2
Overcoming impediments affecting homeownership. (Room MR 9)
Track 3
Critical updates in Fair Housing Part 2 (Room MR 10)
12:15 – 12:50 PM
Lunch Keynote Address – (Raincross Ballroom)
12:50 – 12:55 PM
Special Thanks & Acknowledgments-FHCRC Board of Directors (Raincross Ballroom)
12:55 – 1:05 PM
Sponsor Presentations & Award- (Raincross Ballroom)
1:10 – 1:50 PM
Keynote Address – (Raincross Ballroom)
1:50 – 2:00 PM
Closing Remarks – (Via Video)
2:00 – 2:15 PM
Raffle (Upper Concourse)
2:15 – 3:00 PM
Networking & Refreshments – Vendor Booths (Upper Concourse)
April 2025 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Kevin Kish
Director, California Civil Rights Department
Kevin Kish is a civil rights attorney whose career has been dedicated to public service and advancing justice for disadvantaged communities. He was appointed by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. as Director of the Civil Right’s Department (CRD) in February 2015 and confirmed by the California Senate in January 2016. He was reappointed to the position by Governor Gavin Newsom in February 2020. CRD is the largest state civil rights agency in the nation and is the institutional centerpiece of California’s commitment to protecting its residents from unlawful discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations and from hate violence and human trafficking.
Prior to his appointment, Kish served as director of the Employment Rights Project at Bet Tzedek Legal Services, one of the nation’s premier public interest law firms. During his nine years at Bet Tzedek, Kish led the firm’s employment litigation, policy, and outreach initiatives. His cases focused on combating violations of minimum labor standards in low-wage industries and human trafficking for forced labor, and included individual and class-action lawsuits on behalf of workers in the garment, warehouse, carwash, trucking, restaurant, and janitorial industries, among others. He led trial and appellate teams in employment and trafficking suits. Among other important civil rights achievements, in 2009 Kish prevailed in the first civil case to reach a jury verdict under the California Trafficking Victims Protection Act.
Kish has been recognized for a creative approach to advocacy that complements legal strategies with innovative collaborations involving non-profit organizations, law schools, public agencies, industry leaders, and organizing campaigns. He has frequently been named to top-lawyer lists including California Lawyer’s “Super Lawyers” and the Daily Journal’s “Top 75 Labor and Employment Lawyers.” In 2016, Kish was a recipient of the California Lawyer’s Clay “Attorney of the Year” Award.
Kish developed and taught an employment-law clinic at Loyola Law School. A graduate of Swarthmore College and Yale Law School, he began his legal career as a Skadden Fellow and as a law clerk for Judge Myron Thompson of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama.
John Husing, Economist
Economics & Politics, Inc.
Dr. John Husing is a research economist who has specialized in the study of Southern California’s growing economy since 1964. For decades, he has produced city and county specific economic development strategies for the region’s local government.
Dr. Husing’s extensive study of the region has led to economic strategies that combine analytical work with extensive interviews with executives and entrepreneurs to understand the forces shaping Southern California. His firm, Economics & Politics, Inc., based in Redlands, has produced project specific economic impact studies for transportation and water agencies, housing developers, environmental entities and the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. In 2007, the Los Angeles Times listed him as one of the “100 people wielding the most influence over Southern California.
Lisa Rice, President & Chief Executive Officer
National Fair Housing Alliance
Ms. Rice is a published author contributing to several books and journals addressing a range of fair housing issues including — The Fight for Fair Housing: Causes, Consequences, and Future Implications of the 1968 Federal Fair Housing Act; Designed for the Future: 80 Practical Ideas for a Sustainable World; Discriminatory Effects of Credit Scoring on Communities of Color; and From Foreclosure to Fair Lending: Advocacy, Organizing, Occupancy, and the Pursuit of Equitable Credit.
She played a major role in crafting sections of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and in establishing the Office of Fair Lending within the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. She also helped lead the investigation and resolution of precedent-setting fair housing cases which have resulted in providing remedies for millions of people as well as the elimination of systemic discriminatory practices involving lending, insurance, rental and zoning matters. Ms. Rice also serves on various Boards and Advisory Councils.
Scott Chang
Senior Counsel,
National Fair Housing Alliance
Eddie Menacho
Regional Medical Director- Inland Empire
Healthcare in Action
John Moore
Director of Development
Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino
Mark Dowling
CEO
Inland Valley Association of Realtors
Ruben Mendoza
Program Specialist I
San Bernardino County Office of Homeless Services
Damian Duncan
Director of Housing Programs and Services
Neighborhood Housing Partnership of the Inland Empire
Christine Guevara
Housing Specialist
Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino
U.S. Bank
Chris Brancart
Fair Housing Attorney
Brancart & Brancart
Margaret Elder
Fair Housing Attorney
Elder & Spencer
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