Dane County Regional Housing Summit Jun 30th

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RHS Summit Agenda

5:30 pm - Doors Open

6:00 pm Opening remarks - Melissa Agard, Dane County Executive

6:05 pm - Panel Presentation— Making the Hard Decisions: Elected Officials Discuss the Challenges, Lessons Learned, and Opportunities to Address the Housing Crisis

Panel Moderator: Rebecca Giroux, Community and Economic Development Officer, WHEDA

• Ryan Czyzewski, President, Village of Mount Horeb
• Chris Stoa, Trustee, Village of Cottage Grove
• Satya Rhodes-Conway, Mayor, City of Madison
• Tim Higgins, Trustee, Village of Oregon
• Julia Arata-Fratta, Mayor, City of Fitchburg

7:05 pm - Ice Cream Break

7:15 pm - 2025 RHS Annual Progress Report and Housing Trends - Olivia Parry, Dane County Planning and Development; Casey Becker, Dane County Housing Access and Affordability Division

7:30 pm Panel Presentation— The Ladder Into Homeownership is Broken: What's it Going to Take to Fix it?

Panel Moderator: Todd Mandel, Executive Director, WI Partnership for Housing Development

• Kaba Bah, CEO, Kaba Baal Development 
• Becky Binz, Housing and Equitable Development Planner, City of Sun Prairie
• Mason Cavell, Executive Director, Madison Area Community Land Trust
• Aziz Housseini, CEO, Daha Sein Development
• Devon Lee, CEO, Boundless Tiny Homes

8:30 pm - Hometown Hero Award Presentation

This event is free and open to the public - all are welcome! Ice cream will be served!

Come join us and share your vision for the future of housing! See you there!!