Conference Speakers
Each conference we have some great speakers with experience from all facets of Fair Housing including Scholars, Legal Experts, Technology Professionals, and many more!

February 15-17, 2023 Conference

BRAVOS FROM OUR PAST -BLUEPRINTS  FOR OUR FUTURE 

Stay tuned for our developing Speaker line up!​
Austin / Raleigh Venue
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Natasha Harper-Madison

Council Member District 1,
Austin, TX
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Gregory L. Smith

President and CEO, Austin Revitalization Authority (ARA)
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Patricia L. Williams

President, Austin Association of Realtists
Speaker Lineup
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Hon. Scott Peters

California 50th Congressional District
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Stella Adams

CEO of SJ Adams Consulting
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Ori Baber, PhD

Data Scientist, Urban3
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Christopher Brancart

Brancart & Brancart
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Kyle Hamilton Brazile

Director of Civic Engagement,
NC Counts Coalition
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Scott Chang, Esq

National Fair Housing Alliance
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Nadine Cohen

Greater Boston Legal Services
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Greg Crespo, Esq.

Civil Rights Program Standards Director, HUD/FHEO HQ
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Ricardo Flores

Executive Director, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) San Diego
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Jenice Fountain

Executive Director
Yellowhammer Fund
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Jacy Gaige, Esq.

Civil Rights Compliance Director, HUD/FHEO HQ
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Fernando Gaytan

Earthjustice
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Lynn Grosso

Director of Enforcement - HUD Office of Fair Housing
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R. Tamar Hagler

Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice
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Dr. George Hightower

UC San Diego/Rady Children's Hospital for Pediatric Dermatology
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Carol Johnson, Esq.

Attorney At Law
Johnson Consulting Group
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Andrew Kahrl

University of Virginia
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Brian Levin, Esq.

Center for the Study of Hate & Extremism
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George Lipsitz

Professor of Sociology and Black Studies, UC Santa Barbara (Retired)
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Denise McGranahan

Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA)
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Heather McVay

Staff Attorney
Hawaiʻi Civil Rights Commission
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Samuel E. Miller

Senior Management Analyst/ Homeless Coordinator for Region II (NY/NJ)
Office Field Policy Management (FPM)
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Dr. Kimberly D. Muktarian

Save our Sons Agency and SOS Consulting Firm
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Jessica Pride

Managing Attorney
The Pride Law Firm
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Danielle M. Purifoy, Ph.D

Assistant Professor
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Gary Rhoades, Esq.

Deputy City Attorney
Santa Monica City
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Beth Rosen-Prinz

Fmr. Deputy Dir./Regional Administrator
California Department of Fair Employment & Housing
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Louise Seamster, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
University of Iowa
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Michael P. Seng

Professor of Law, University of Illinois, Chicago
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Kevin Stein

California Reinvestment Coalition
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Yolanda L. Taylor, Esq.

Managing Partner at the Center for Community Law and Equity;
Adjunct Professor of Law at Wake Forest Law School
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Michelle Uzeta

Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund
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Deborah Thrope, Esq.

National Housing Law Project
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Alicia Williams

United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of California