2025 Inland Empire Housing Conference

Date

April 16, 2025

Location

Riverside Convention Center

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2023 Housing Conference

The Fair Housing Council of Riverside County, Inc. (FHCRC) will host the 2025 Inland Empire Housing Conference on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in honor of National Fair Housing Month and the 57th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act. The Housing Conference not only commemorates the accomplishments made in Fair Housing, it also brings together community nonprofits, government officials, lenders, builders, developers, policymakers, housing providers, Realtors and community leaders to discuss the future of housing in the Inland Empire. The event includes keynote speakers, breakout sessions and attracts over 300 persons annually. 

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2025 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 2024 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Demetria McCain

Kenneth Carroll, Region XI Director

Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, HUD

Kenneth J. Carroll serves as director of HUD’s Region IX Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO), leading a team of public servants who are investigating and resolving housing discrimination complaints, ensuring civil rights compliance by entities that receive HUD funding, and working with HUD’s Fair Housing Assistance Program and Fair Housing Initiative Program (FHIP) partners in their efforts to enforce federal, state, and local fair housing laws. Region IX FHEO covers California, Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii, American Samoa, the U.S. Territory of Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands.

Prior to serving in HUD Region IX, Ken directed the Fair Housing Assistance Program Division in HUD Headquarters from 2007 to 2013. In this capacity, he oversaw the approximately $25,000,000 a year funding program for state and local enforcement of fair housing laws that are substantially equivalent to the federal Fair Housing Act. In HUD Headquarters, Ken also coordinated HUD efforts to ensure equal access of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people to housing and HUD programs, including helping draft and leading implementation of Equal Access to Housing in HUD Programs Regardless of Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity, a HUD rule published as final in the Federal Register on February 3, 2012.

Prior to these positions at HUD, Ken worked as a lead civil rights analyst in the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C. He also worked as fair housing coordinator at Project Sentinel in the San Francisco Bay Area and then as a fair housing program director at the Equal Rights Center in Washington, D.C.In Fall 2020, Ken completed the Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government’s Senior Executive Fellows Program. Ken holds J.D. and Master of Public Administration degrees from Golden Gate University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Gustavo Velasquez, Director

California Housing and Community Development

In May of 2020, Gustavo Velasquez was appointed Director of the California Department of Housing and Community Development by Governor Gavin Newsom. In this leadership role, Velasquez leads California’s housing policy agenda and administers a wide range of programs that produce, preserve, and protect affordable housing and communities of opportunity across the state. Velasquez was a senior director at the Urban Institute, a renowned national research organization working to provide data analysis and insights to policymakers and practitioners in ways both relevant and actionable. 

Velasquez served for nearly three years as assistant secretary for fair housing and equal opportunity at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). He served on behalf of the president as the strategic lead of the fair housing and inclusive community agenda for the Obama administration. During his tenure, HUD achieved groundbreaking enforcement victories in fair lending and in major housing discrimination cases. Velasquez led efforts to promulgate the landmark Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule, a key tool for cities, states, and other HUD funding recipients to reduce inequality and disparities in access to opportunity.

Lisa Rice
Lisa Rice

Lisa Rice, President & Chief Executive Officer

National Fair Housing Alliance

As President and CEO, Lisa Rice leads the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA)’s efforts to advance fair housing principles, preserve and broaden fair housing protections, and expand equal housing opportunities for millions of Americans. NFHA is the trade association for over 200 member organizations throughout the country and is the nation’s only national civil rights agency solely dedicated to eliminating all forms of housing discrimination.

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.

Tiena Johnson Hall, Executive Director

California Housing Finance Agency

Ex Officio, has served as Executive Director of CalHFA since August 2021, appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom. Previously: Senior Vice President and Manager of Community Development Finance, BBVA (2014-2021); Vice President and Community Development Manager, Bank of the West (2014); Senior VP and Relationship Manager, U.S. Bank (2005-2014); Director of Housing, Major Projects Division of the Los Angeles Housing and Investment Department (2004-2005); Senior VP and Regional Manager, Bank of America Community Lending (1997-2003); Finance Development Manager, Major Projects Division of the Los Angeles Housing and Investment Department (1995-1997); Project Manager, Abode Communities (1991-1994).

Lisa Rice
Lisa Rice

Hafsa Kaka, Senior Advisor on Homelessness

Office of California Governer Galvin Newsom

Presently, Kaka serves as the Senior Advisor of Homelessness to Governor Newsom’s cabinet, where she continues to shape policies and initiatives aimed at alleviating homelessness statewide. Previously, she held the role of Director of Homelessness Strategies & Solutions for the City of San Diego under Mayor Todd Gloria, establishing several impactful programs to better serve the homeless population. 

Hafsa Kaka is a passionate advocate dedicated to addressing homelessness with a profound background in social services and mental health. With over 15 years of professional experience in the field, Kaka has left an indelible mark through her innovative solutions and unwavering commitment to serving vulnerable populations.

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

As President and CEO, Lisa Rice leads the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA)’s efforts to advance fair housing principles, preserve and broaden fair housing protections, and expand equal housing opportunities for millions of Americans. NFHA is the trade association for over 200 member organizations throughout the country and is the nation’s only national civil rights agency solely dedicated to eliminating all forms of housing discrimination.

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.

John Husing
Kenneth Carroll

Kenneth Carroll

Region IX Director

HUD – FHEO

Ian Gabriel

Ian Gabriel

Director of Data, Policy, & Planning

Lift to Rise

David Peery

David Peery

Director

Miami Coalition to Advance Racial Equity

Gabriel Gomez

Gabriel Gomez

Loan Consultant

City National Bank

Ruben Hernandez

Ruben Hernandez

President

EGA Homes

Yvonne Leonard

Yvonne Leonard

2024 IVAR President

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate

Gustavo Velasquez

Gustavo Velasquez

Director

California Housing and Community Development

Curtis Miller

Curtis Miller

Director of Lending and Community Investment

Neighborhood Partnership Housing Services

Chris Brancart

Chris Brancart

Fair Housing Attorney

Brancart & Brancart

Lisa Rice

Lisa Rice

President & CEO

National Fair Housing Alliance

Margaret Elder

Margaret Elder

Fair Housing Attorney

Elder & Spencer

Craig Oliver

Craig Oliver

Trainer

Fair Housing

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