Learn and be inspired by leaders from across the Purpose Built Communities Network and field

The conference assembles a diverse array of speakers, panelists, and facilitators, each hand-selected for their deep knowledge and forward-thinking.

Check back frequently for ongoing additions to the speaker roster.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Dr. Tiffany Manuel
TheCaseMade Incorporated
CEO
Michele Norris
MSNBC
Senior Contributing Editor
Soledad O’Brien
Soledad O’Brien Productions
Founder

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Anne Whitlock
My Connect Community
Executive Director
Armando Orduña
Inspira, Ltd Co
President & CEO
Catalina Sibilsky
Purpose Built Communities
Sr. Vice President Education Initiatives
Drew Smith
Purpose Built Communities
VP, Education Initiatives
Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice
Morehouse School of Medicine
President and CEO
Edward Pollard
City of Houston
Council Member
Ilham Askia
East Lake Foundation
President & CEO
Jose Antonio Vargas
Define American
Media/Comms Strategist + President of Define American
Lesley Briones
Harris County Precinct 4
Commissioner
Mashonda Taylor
Woodlawn United
CEO
Regina Hall
Boston-Thurmond United (BTU)
Executive Director
Sandra Rodríguez
Gulfton Super Neighborhood Council
President
Shannon Heath-Longino
Truist Bank
Senior Vice President

SESSION SPEAKERS

Kaitlin Garrett
Growing Together
Executive Director
Ken Goeddeke
Katalyst Group Educational Consulting LLC
Founder
Kim Addie
Kindred Futures
Vice President of Strategy and Impact
Mario Paz
Good Samaritan Family Resource Center
Executive Director
Soledad O’Brien
Soledad O’Brien Productions
Founder
Nu Lagunas-Sarmiento
Mission Asset Fund
Partner Success Coordinator
Olena Borova
Community Investment Trust
Implementation Manager
Onelia Macchia Anzola
Growing Together
Executive Director
Rachel Scott
SPARC Investments, LLC
Managing Member
Shannon Heath-Longino
Truist Bank
Senior Vice President
Shayna Gaspard
The SEG Group
Principal
Travis Williams
LIFT JAX
Interim CEO
Tristen Hall
ThirdSpace Action Lab
Senior Consultant Digital Media + Storytelling
Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice
Morehouse School of Medicine
President and CEO
Kavya Shankar
Trust Neighborhoods
Co-founder & COO
Dr. Tiffany Manuel
TheCaseMade Incorporated
CEO
Shawn Duncan
Focused Community Strategies
Breauna Dorelus
Focused Community Strategies
Lead Trainer and Consultant
Mihailo Temali
Build from Within Alliance
President & CEO
Jenny Luth
Amplify GR
Director of Partnerships + Outreach
Alan Cohen
Child Poverty Action Lab (CPAL)
Founder & CEO
Alfield Reeves
Alfield Reeves Photography & Amplify GR
Photographer
Alison Novak
Upside Collaboration Company
CEO
Andrea Arroyo
Purpose Built Communities
VP, Network Member Success
April Callen
Purpose Built Communities
VP, Narrative Strategy
Breauna Dorelus
Focused Community Strategies
Lead Trainer and Consultant
Brett Theodos
Urban Institute
Senior Fellow and Director, Local Growth and Finance Initiative
Cali Slepin
Trust Neighborhoods
Senior Project Manager
Carey Rothschild
Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
System Director of Community Health Policy & Strategy
Carson Bryant
East Colfax Community Collective
MINT Director
Cassandra Webb
Russell: A Place of Promise
Interim Co-Executive Director
César Garcia
Canopy South
Executive Director
Christopher Miller
National Coalition for Community Capital
CEO
Curtis Minter, Jr.
ThirdSpace Action Lab
Senior Fellow, Community of Practice & Convenings
Davon Gray
Purpose Built Communities
Vice President of Policy
Derek Mallow
East Savannah United Inc
Exective Director
Efrain Segundo Orozco
Mission Asset Fund
Director of Partnerships
Elaine Yee
Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA)
Vice President, Community Real Estate
Elle Arlook
APCO Worldwide
Senior Director
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Kaitlin Garrett
Growing Together
Executive Director
Ken Goeddeke
Katalyst Group Educational Consulting LLC
Founder
Kim Addie
Kindred Futures
Vice President of Strategy and Impact
Mario Paz
Good Samaritan Family Resource Center
Executive Director
Soledad O’Brien
Soledad O’Brien Productions
Founder
Nu Lagunas-Sarmiento
Mission Asset Fund
Partner Success Coordinator
Olena Borova
Community Investment Trust
Implementation Manager
Onelia Macchia Anzola
Growing Together
Executive Director
Rachel Scott
SPARC Investments, LLC
Managing Member
Shannon Heath-Longino
Truist Bank
Senior Vice President
Shayna Gaspard
The SEG Group
Principal
Travis Williams
LIFT JAX
Interim CEO
Tristen Hall
ThirdSpace Action Lab
Senior Consultant Digital Media + Storytelling
Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice
Morehouse School of Medicine
President and CEO
Kavya Shankar
Trust Neighborhoods
Co-founder & COO
Dr. Tiffany Manuel
TheCaseMade Incorporated
CEO
Shawn Duncan
Focused Community Strategies
Breauna Dorelus
Focused Community Strategies
Lead Trainer and Consultant
Mihailo Temali
Build from Within Alliance
President & CEO
Jenny Luth
Amplify GR
Director of Partnerships + Outreach