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4. Forum Agenda
8:45 AM – 9:30 AM Registration Open (Light Refreshments Available)
9:30 AM – 9:45 AM Welcome
 Dave Dalzell, National Association of REALTORS®
 Charles McMillan, National Association of REALTORS®
9:45 AM – 10:00 AM Opening Remarks
 Samuel T. Biscoe, County Judge, Travis County Commissioners Court
 Randi Shade, Council Member Place 3, City of Austin
10:00 AM – 11:15 AM Panel: “The Growing Cost of Place—Why Workforce Housing Matters in Austin”
 Rebecca Giello, City of Austin (Moderator)
 Brian Kelsey, Civic Analytics
 Terry Mitchell, Momark Development
 Garner Stoll, City of Austin
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM Keynote
 Lance Lacy, National Association of REALTORS® (Introduction)
 Janet Byrum, Advance Food Company
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Lunch and Networking Break
12:30 PM – 1:45 PM Panel: “Lessons from the Field: Workforce Housing in Action”
 Robin Snyderman, Metropolitan Planning Council (Moderator)
 Connie Ealey, Funding Partners for Housing Solutions
 Katie Howard, Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation
 Dena Sherrill, Rural Enterprises of Oklahoma, Inc. (REI)
1:45 PM – 3:00 PM Panel: “Advancing Workforce Housing through Partnership”
 Robin Snyderman, Metropolitan Planning Council (Moderator)
 Zelda Ellis, Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority
 Frances Ferguson, NeighborWorks America
 Dana Kervin, Housing Association of REALTORS®
 Karen Walker, Nevada Association of REALTORS®
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Networking Reception
 Maureen Friar, National Housing Conference
 Robin Snyderman, Metropolitan Planning Council

5. Presenter Biographies
The Honorable Judge Samuel T. Biscoe
Samuel T. Biscoe is a Travis County judge, a position he has held since 1998. While serving in this position has
also acted as chair of the Community Action Network, the Executive Committee of the Capital Area Planning
Council of Governments, and the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Council. He has also been a member of the
City of Austin Social Equity Commission and numerous other committees and boards.
Judge Biscoe has also been the recipient of several awards and honors, including the NAACP DeWitty/Overton
Award for service to the Austin Community and the Texas Local Leader of the Year Award from the John B.
Sheppard Leadership Institutes of the University of Texas Permian Basin.
Prior to his judgeship, Mr. Biscoe was a Travis County Commissioner and General Counsel and Special Assistant
to the Texas Department of Agriculture. He also served as an Earl Warren Fellow with the NAACP Legal Defense
and Educational Fund from 1973 to 1974.
Judge Biscoe is a 1973 graduate of the School of Law University of Texas.
Janet Byrum
Janet Byrum began her career in Human Resources in 1988 with Groendyke Transport, Inc. in Enid, OK; first as
the Benefit Coordinator for the organization. Over the next 15 years her career continued to grow, ultimately
being named the Manager or Human Resources & Compensation for the organization.
In 2003, Janet resigned from Groendyke Transport and joined Advance Food Company. Janet was named 54th
Street People Department Manager in March 2003. In September of 2003, Janet assumed additional
responsibilities for the organizations benefit programs. October 2004, Janet was promoted to Manager of
Staffing and Benefits, departing the day to day plant operations to focus on staffing and benefits. In October
2005, Janet was promoted to Manager of People Services, assuming responsibility for the organizations human
resource functions, including employee relations, staffing and benefits. In July 2010 Janet was named Director of
Human Resources Enid Operations.
Janet has served as the Vice President and President of the local chapter of the Society for Human Resource
Management, serves on the board of the United Way of Northwest Oklahoma, served as committee chair for
the Oklahoma State SHRM Conference, serves as the Chairperson for the Northwest Oklahoma Healthcare
Coalition, and is active in the communities non-profit organizations and programs.
Advance Food Company has long been an innovative thinker within the benefit environment, including but not
limited to traditional programs such as health, dental, life, and vision, to creating discount programs at fitness
centers, daycares, and other service providers within to community, to disease management and wellness,
operating their own employee health and wellness center, and a first time homebuyers program.

6. Dave Dalzell
Dave Dalzell currently serves as Vice-Chairman of the Housing Opportunity Committee of the National
Association of Realtors. He is immediate past Chairman of NAR’s Federal Housing Policy Committee and is
Chairman of the Texas Association of Realtors Housing Opportunity Fund.
Dave served as NAR’s Regional Vice-President for Texas and Louisiana in 2007. He was named to NAR’s “Good
Neighbor” Award society in 2009 and given TAR’s first “Texas Hero” award for his service to the housing industry
and his community earlier this year.
Dave served as Chairman of the Texas Real Estate Research Center Advisory Board, as a member of the Advisory
Board for Fannie Mae, and as President of the Abilene Housing Finance Corporation, the Taylor County Housing
Finance Corporation, the West Central Texas Housing Finance Corporation and the West Central Texas
Workforce Solutions Board.
Dave has been in the real estate industry 33 years and owns Dalzell, Realtors, a full service real estate brokerage
and property management company, with 2 offices and 22 agents in the Abilene area.
Connie Ealey
Connie brings significant experience in mortgage lending to her role of Residential Assistance Coordinator at
Funding Partners. Her responsibility includes oversight of underwriting, settlement, compliance monitoring and
reporting, and post-closing maintenance, for the 23 residential assistance and down payment assistance
programs administered by Funding Partners, as well as the development of new programs. Thirteen of the
programs are Employee Home Ownership Programs (EHOP®), funded by employers to address work force
housing issues in Colorado.
Zelda Ellis
Zelda Ellis has over 23 years of experience in the Public Housing industry which includes 11 years in managing
public housing units. A certified Public Housing Manager, she has worked in the administration of public housing
family and senior units, affordable housing units and tax credit units. Zelda was the Director of Operations for
the former Housing Authority City of Las Vegas. In January 2010, the Nevada Legislature passed a law to
regionalize the three (3) area housing authorities, which formed the Southern Nevada Regional Housing
Authority (SNRHA).
As the Director of Operations for the SNRHA, Zelda is responsible for the direction and supervision of all
activities and operations of the 2,881 units within the SNRHA portfolio. She is also responsible for the
Supportive Services Department which develops linkages with non profit agencies, foundations and other
private sector business to obtain grant funding to assist our family residents in obtaining self sufficiency and
elderly residents to age in place. Her goal of assisting residents to become self sufficient is being realized
through the education and training programs currently being offered to the families in public housing.
During Zelda’s professional career, she has earned her certification in many areas, and has membership in
professional organizations such as the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO)
and Toastmasters International.

7. Frances Ferguson
Frances Ferguson has served as the Director of the NeighborWorks® Multifamily Initiative for NeighborWorks
America since 1998. NeighborWorks America is a federally chartered non-profit corporation which works with a
network of 235 locally based community development corporations throughout the country. Launched in 1999,
the Multifamily Initiative serves 90+ member organizations with asset management, development, and resident
services resources.
From 1986-1998 she served as the founding executive director of Foundation Communities, acquiring and
managing over 1250 units of affordable, service-enhanced apartment and duplex housing in the Austin and
Dallas-Ft.Worth communities. During her tenure at Foundation Communities, she was a founding board member
of the Alamo Area Mutual Housing Association and of the Texas Association of CDCs. Frances holds her masters
in business (concentration in real estate and finance) from the University of Texas at Austin, and her bachelor's
degree from Oberlin College.
Maureen Friar
Maureen Friar became president and CEO of NHC in February 2010. A recognized and respected industry expert,
Ms. Friar has more than 25 years of experience in housing advocacy, policy analysis, fundraising and non-profit
management. As executive director for 14 years, she grew the Supportive Housing Network of New York from an
ad hoc coalition into a vibrant and effective statewide advocacy association representing 34,000 units of
affordable rental housing linked to services for homeless and special needs populations.
Prior to joining NHC, Ms. Friar served as a marketing consultant to the National Equity Fund, the largest
nonprofit investor in federal low-income housing tax credits, and as a fundraising and management consultant
to Community Access, a New York nonprofit agency that provides supportive housing, employment training and
advocacy for persons with psychiatric disabilities. Her many achievements were recognized by the New York
State Association for Affordable Housing, which honored her with the 2006 Advocate of the Year Award for
Excellence.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brown University, a Master’s degree from the Goldman School of
Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley, and was a Charles H. Revson Fellow on the Future of the
City of New York at Columbia University.
Rebecca Giello
Rebecca Giello is currently the Interim Assistant Director for the City of Austin’s Housing and Community
Development Department where she also oversees the planning, policy and outreach division. Rebecca has
worked for the City of Austin for 12 years – previously at Austin City Hall in the Corporate Communications
Department and the City Manager’s Office. She holds two degrees from Texas State University -- a bachelor in
Mass Communication with a focus on public relations and a Master of Public Administration.
Katie Howard
Katie Howard is currently the Senior Development Coordinator for the Texas State Affordable Housing
Corporation (TSAHC), where she is responsible for managing TSAHC’s fundraising programs to obtain funds for
ongoing or special projects, such as the Texas Foreclosure Prevention Task Force. She also coordinates the

8. preparation and delivery of foundation, corporate, and government grant proposals and reporting
requirements. Ms. Howard has been employed with TSAHC since June 2008.
Prior to her employment at TSAHC, Ms. Howard worked with the World Affairs Council of Washington, D.C. and
Heart House of Austin where she was responsible for researching funding opportunities and writing grant
proposals to fund educational programs. She earned a B.A in History from Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas
and a Master of Public Affairs from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas. She also
completed the Portfolio Program in Nonprofit Studies offered by the RGK Center for Philanthropy & Community
Service at the University of Texas.
Brian Kelsey
Brian Kelsey has worked in economic development since 2000. He’s held positions at think tanks, local
governments, and regional planning agencies, focusing on research and data-driven strategy. From 2005 to
2010, Brian was Director of Economic Development at the Capital Area Council of Governments in Austin, Texas,
serving a region of 10 counties, 60 cities, and 1.8 million residents. Brian’s work at CAPCOG resulted in
approximately $600,000 in grants from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development
Administration and his research expertise helped many communities in the region compete successfully for new
jobs and private investment.
Previously, Brian was a research associate with the Council on Competitiveness in Washington, DC, a non-
partisan, non-governmental organization of CEOs, university presidents, and labor leaders focused on U.S.
economic competitiveness. Working under Randall Kempner, Brian co-authored Measuring Regional Innovation,
a guidebook on regional economic development funded by the Economic Development Administration. Brian
started his career at the Sonoma County Economic Development Board, where he was selected for a public
policy management fellowship from a national pool of more than 1,000 candidates. In 2001, Brian raised
$20,000 from local companies to launch Sonoma County’s award winning economic research program.
Brian is a frequent speaker on economic development and regional trends. He’s presented for the International
Economic Development Council, Texas Economic Development Council, National Association of Development
Organizations, and many community and regional groups. Brian’s blog at Civic Analytics has been featured in
the Wall Street Journal, Global Corporate Xpansion, and Economic Development Now.
Brian earned a master’s degree in public affairs from The University of Texas at Austin and a bachelor’s degree in
economics and history from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa
with highest distinction.
Dana Kervin
Dana Kervin, Chief Political Strategist for the Houston Association of REALTORS®, has dedicated more than fifteen
years to enhancing HAR’s political process. With her leadership, HAR’s 24,000 members strive to develop
mutually respectful relationships with over one hundred elected officials and numerous governmental entities
over a five-county area. Her insider knowledge of local government operations and relationships have assisted
HAR in becoming the most sought-after endorsement in Houston for candidates and elected officials.
She gained her knowledge of local government operations and the political process through her twelve years of
public service in the Harris County Attorney’s Office. During that time, she was elected to serve as a Precinct
Chair and served a four-year term.

9. Through her leadership and work with HAR members and the Houston Housing and Community Development
Department staff, the National Association of REALTORS® and the U.S. Conference of Mayors named Houston a
2009 Ambassador City for its Houston HOPE Homes program, an initiative to reinvest in some of Houston’s
historic neighborhoods with housing development and infrastructure improvements. This recognition for
outstanding performance by HAR included a $5,000 check presented to then Houston Mayor Bill White.
Her service includes mayoral appointments to the Houston Housing Finance Corporation Board of Directors and
the Women’s Commission. In 2009, she was honored to serve as the first Board Chair of the Greater Houston
Women’s Chamber of Commerce. She was recently recruited to serve on the Baylor Breast Center Advisory
Council.
Dana’s professional recognition includes being honored by the Women’s Council of REALTORS®, for raising political
contributions for the Texas Real Estate Political Action Committee, as well as being named a Woman of
Excellence by the Federation of Houston Professional Women. She has been awarded numerous Citations for
Outstanding Service by Chairs of HAR. In 2006 and 2007, Dana was recognized by the Houston Intown Chamber
of Commerce as a “Woman in the Driver’s Seat of Real Estate.” In 2008, she co-chaired the “Women in the
Driver’s Seat of Real Estate” luncheon and style show to raise money for women pursuing real estate degrees.
Dana participated in Habitat for Humanity’s Jimmy Carter Work Project and served on the Port of Houston’s
Community Advisory Group. She is a graduate of the Leadership Texas Class of 2001.
Lance Lacy
A deep rooted Texan, Lance Lacy brings a wealth of experience with him; a practitioner in real estate in San
Angelo since 1981, current broker/owner of Lacy & Co. Realty, an appraiser for 12 years, a construction hobbyist
of 15 years, commercial and residential developer and an education enthusiast to learn and implement the
continually changing world of sales, listing techniques, investments, and taxation.
Lance is an active member of the National, Texas and San Angelo Association of REALTORS®. He is the 2010
Regional Vice President for Region 10 of the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) and in 2009 he served as
the NAR Liaison for Government Affairs. He is also the 2010 chair of the Taxation Committee for the Texas
Association of REALTORS®. He was president of the San Angelo Association of REALTORS® in 1997, and has
served on the Board of Directors of the San Angelo Association of REALTORS® since 1987.
Charles McMillan
Charles McMillan, a REALTOR® from Irving, Texas, is 2010 Immediate Past President of the NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®. NAR, “The Voice for Real Estate®,” is America’s largest trade association,
representing 1.2 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries.
McMillan, a REALTOR® for more than 25 years, is Director of Realty Relations and Broker of Record for Coldwell
Banker Residential Brokerage, Dallas-Fort Worth. He has been recognized by NAR as an expert in the areas of
agency, antitrust, misrepresentation, fair housing and diversity and is a member of Omega Tau Rho, honorary
real estate society.
At the national level, McMillan was NAR 2009 President, 2008 President-Elect and 2007 First Vice President. He
has twice served as NAR Regional Vice President of Region 10, including Texas and Louisiana. He is a member of
the NAR Leadership Team, Executive Committee and Strategic Planning Committee. He has served as chairman

10. of the Convention Advisory Group, 2002; Communications Committee, 1999; State & Municipal Coordinating
Committee, 1995; and Urban Affairs Committee, 1993.
In 1998, he was President of the Texas Association of REALTORS®, and was vice president and secretary-
treasurer before that. He has chaired the Budget & Finance and Legal Review Committees, the Legislative
Management Team and the Executive Board. He has served on numerous state committees, including
Professional Standards, Strategic Planning, Equal Opportunity, Future Leadership Council and REALTOR®
Community Service. He was named Texas “REALTOR® of the Year” in 2000 and made a Life Member of the T.A.R.
Board of Directors in 2002.
At the local level, McMillan was President of the Greater Fort Worth Association of REALTORS® in 1991 and was
named GFWAR “REALTOR® of the Year” by his peers in 1992.
McMillan is a Life Member of the Texas Real Estate Teachers Association and is an approved instructor in real
estate pre-licensing and mandatory continuing education courses. He is a past chairman of the Community
Development Council of Fort Worth and the Tarrant County Affordable Housing Task Force, and is past director
of the United Way of Tarrant County and of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce.
Terry E. Mitchell
Terry E. Mitchell is President of Momark Development L.L.C. based in Austin, TX. As the principal of Momark he
is heavily involved in the planning and development of various residential and mixed-use real estate
developments involving approximately 6,500 residential units and related mixed-uses.
Momark’s projects include Macmora Cottages (Envision Central Texas New Development Award winner);
Chestnut Commons (Envision Central Texas Community Impact Award winner); The Sanctuary Lofts (APA Central
Texas Project of the Year; ABJ Best Multifamily Award winner); and The Austonian (as a development and
marketing consultant). Momark Development’s focus is to create unique one-of-a-kind communities that better
serve the community.
Prior to his arrival at Momark, Mr. Mitchell served in a number of management positions including as Vice
President of Milburn Homes (D.R. Horton, Inc. division). In his 20-plus years in real estate, Mr. Mitchell has
developed over 20,000 residential units and over $1.8 billion in residential community value.
Mr. Mitchell received his Bachelors of Business Administration from the University of Texas in Austin. He also
received his Masters of Business Administration from Saint Edward’s University and his Doctor of Jurisprudence
from Saint Mary’s University in San Antonio.
Mr. Mitchell is a past President of the Real Estate Council of Austin, and just retired from that organization’s
Executive Committee of the Board of Directors after 13 years. He also serves on the Board of Hill Country
Conservancy, the Advisory Board of Trust for Public Land and the Board of Directors of HousingWorks Austin.
Council Member Randi Shade
Randi Shade has lived in Austin for more than 20 years, working in the public, private and nonprofit sector. Randi
has served as the Executive Director of the Austin Entrepreneurs Foundation, and as CEO of Charitygift, an
Internet company she founded in 1999 and sold to a publicly traded company in 2005. Randi's career in public
service includes four years in the Governor's Office (1992 – 1996) as the founding Executive Director of the

11. Texas Commission on Volunteerism & Community Service, during which time she launched and managed the
AmeriCorps program statewide. Under Randi's leadership Texas was awarded more money than any other state
($55 million.) Randi also worked as a fundraising coordinator on the successful 1990 Ann Richards gubernatorial
campaign and has also previously worked for City Year, Teach for America, and Procter & Gamble.
Randi is a Plan II Honors graduate of the University of Texas, where she was elected to serve as student body
president. Randi later earned an MBA from Harvard Business School where she was awarded a Public
Management Fellowship. In 2004 Randi was awarded a German Marshall Memorial Foundation Fellowship, and
in 2007 Randi graduated from the Aspen Institute's Henry Crown Fellowship Program.
Randi has always been an active community volunteer and has served on the boards of the Association of
Women in Technology – Austin, Austin Clean Energy Initiative, Austin Entrepreneurs Foundation, Central Texas
Better Business Bureau, Foundation for Women's Resources Committee of the Board, Greater Austin Chamber
of Commerce, Leadership Austin, OneStar Foundation, PeopleFund, Sigma Delta Tau Sorority's Texas Education
Foundation, TexChange, Texas Hillel Foundation, UT Commission on 125, and the Volunteer Center (now Hands
on Central Texas). Randi and her partner, Kayla Shell, an attorney and Dell executive, live in the Clarksville
neighborhood and are the proud parents of son Ethan and daughter Emme.
Dena Sherrill
Dena Sherrill, Housing Program Manager, is in her 15th year of employment with REI. Her responsibilities include
administering the housing programs which includes a down payment and closing cost assistance program, the
Employer Assisted Housing Incentive, and the Assets for Independence Program. In 2005, she received her
certification as a Housing Development Finance Professional from the National Development Council. Dena also
serves on the Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka’s Affordable Housing Advisory Council. She works with
community leaders, bankers, realtors and builders about available programs that ultimately enhance the quality
of life in their communities.
Dena’s career prior to her employment with REI includes a number of years with law firms, the district
attorney’s office, and associate district judge’s office. From 1993 to 1996 she was co-owner of the Gymnastics
Sports Center of Durant.
Dena is a past President of the Durant Main Street Program and was on the Board of Directors for six years,
serving as Board Chair for two years.
While Dena travels the state marketing REI services, she and her husband, Trace, make their home in Durant, OK
also the location of REI headquarters.
Robin Snyderman
A native of the Chicago area, Robin Snyderman became housing director at MPC in 1998, intensifying the
Council’s ability to increase the number of informed stakeholders committed to a range of quality housing
options near jobs and transit throughout the region, as well as to successful public housing reform.
Currently its vice president of community development, Robin has helped MPC launch several nationally
recognized regional efforts, including the Regional Employer-Assisted Collaboration for Housing (REACH) IL), the
landmark Regional Rental Market Analysis, a partnership with the Housing Committee of the Metropolitan
Mayors Caucus, the Building Successful Mixed Income Communities Forums, the Regional Housing Initiative and,

12. most recently, its interjurisdictional responses to the Neighborhood Stabilization Program. In 2002, Robin
staffed the Gubernatorial Housing Transition Team Committee and currently serves on the Executive Committee
of the Governor’s Housing Task Force.
MPC’s housing work has been featured at dozens of forums throughout the country, and in various articles for
Shelterforce, Urban Land Institute Magazine, Policylink, the Brookings institution and other media, industry and
academic publications.
Prior to her work at MPC, Robin worked for 10 years with San Francisco’s Mission Housing Development
Corporation, developing and providing supportive housing for formerly homeless adults.
In addition to her work at MPC, Robin is a board member of the Illinois Housing Council and Interfaith Council
for the Homeless, and a trustee of the National Housing Conference. Robin recently completed two terms as
chair of the City of Evanston’s Housing Commission and as an affordable housing committee advisor for the
Federal Home Loan Bank. She was a 2002 fellow of Leadership Greater Chicago and, in 2006, completed Harvard
University’s Executive Education Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government, which is part of
the John F. Kennedy School of Government.
In 2010, Robin is teaching in for Northwestern University’s Master of Arts in Public Policy and Administration
Program.
Garner Stoll
Garner Stoll has worked as Planning or Community Development Director for the cities of Lawrence, Kansas;
Lincoln, Nebraska; Boulder, Colorado; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Parker, Colorado. He is currently employed
by the City of Austin, Texas as Assistant Director of Planning and Development Review.
His professional interests include transportation, comprehensive, downtown, and neighborhood planning, and
the development of greenways, trails, and open spaces. He is a charter member of the American Institute of
Certified Planners. His work has been the recipient of numerous professional recognitions and awards.
He holds an undergraduate degree in Anthropology and a Masters Degree in Regional and City Planning, both
from the University of Oklahoma.
Garner and his wife Jane live in Austin with their two teenage sons, William and Evan, both students at Bowie
High School. His hobbies include reading, mountain climbing, back-packing, birding, traveling, running, bicycling
and gardening.
Karen Walker
Karen Walker has resided in Reno, Nevada for 22 years, working at the Nevada Association of REALTORS® for the
past 15 years. She holds a BS degree in Business Administration from Metropolitan State College, Denver,
Colorado.
Karen works in the Government Affairs Department, coordinating the myriad political and legislative activities of
the Association.

13. In late 2009, Karen authored two successful grant proposals that secured funding from the National Association
of REALTORS® for the Nevada Association of REALTORS® to promote foreclosure prevention and affordable
workforce housing.
Karen enjoys spending time in the outdoors. Reno is the perfect place for her to live, with the neighboring Sierra
Nevada mountains and its many hiking trails as well as lovely Lake Tahoe to explore and enjoy. Most
importantly, sharing her time with family and friends is a quintessential part of her life!

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