Tools for Increasing Housing Production in Your Community

Secretary Ed Augustus to Keynote!

Calling all planning and zoning board members, public officials, municipal staff, affordable housing developers, and housing advocates!

How can your community expand its housing opportunities and ensure affordability? Join CHAPA virtually on Wednesday, October 30th, November 6th, and November 13th from 3:00 PM to 4:45 PM for our Tools for Increasing Housing Production in Your Community Virtual Conference (formerly our annual Chapter 40B Conference).

We'll cover:

• the menu of tools for production and how they all work together
• new programs and policies passed in the Affordable Homes Act
• what’s in store for communities with our new state Office of Fair Housing
• current best practices and challenges in affirmative fair housing marketing
• the role of subsidizing agencies in our affordable home production
• how to use inclusionary zoning to address housing needs and incorporate affordability

Tickets are $75 for non-CHAPA members and $55 for CHAPA members and cover all three sessions. If you are a current student or young professional, please contact Carol Marine (cmarine@chapa.org) for pricing. No refunds will be provided to those who register but do not attend the conference.

Full agenda and speakers TBA!

Session 1 (Oct. 30): Housing subsidy programs and the role of the subsidizing agencies

• SPEAKER: Secretary Ed Augustus, Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC)
• SPEAKER: Rachel Heller, Chief Executive Officer, Citizens' Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA)
• Rieko Hayashi, Local Initiative Program Director, EOHLC
• Chris Kluchman, Director, Livable Communities Division, EOHLC
• Jessica Malcolm, Manager, Planning and Programs Department, MassHousing

Session 2 (Nov. 6): Affordable Homes Act and the new Office of Fair Housing and Fair Housing Trust Fund

• SPEAKER: Eric Shupin, Chief of Policy, EOHLC
• MODERATOR: Whitney Demetrius, Director of Fair Housing and Municipal Engagement, CHAPA
• Esme Caramello, Director, Housing Affordability Unit, Office of the Attorney General
• Matthew Robayna, Principal, Boston Communities
• Elizabeth Rust, Director, Regional Housing Services Office

Session 3 (Nov. 13): Incorporating affordability with inclusionary zoning

• SPEAKER: Andrea Aldana, Chief Program Officer, Community Development Partnership (CDP)
• MODERATOR: Katharine Lacy, Senior Planner, Massachusetts Housing Partnership
• David Cashman, Senior Project Manager, SEB Housing LLC
• Matt Latanzi, Director of the Planning & Development Department, City of Everett
• Alyxandra Sabatino, Housing Specialist, EOHLC
• Alexis Smith, Principal Regional Housing and Land Use Planner, Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC)