Ron, I'm not sure you were at our last ANCOR Housing Task Force meeting but we had a great speaker who spoke on innovative housing solutions that assist people to live their lives safely in independent housing.
Katherine 'Kat' Woods is from Mid-State ARC in Connecticut. She is Director of Community Integration. She is an excellent speaker. Her agency also has a federal innovative grant and operates an A-Tech Center, providing technical assistance around the country. She can be reached kwood@midstatearc.org.
Also, Carol Napierski with the New York Alliance, formerly NYSACRA, can speak to innovative housing solutions, including their Housing Navigator Resource Center. She is cnapierski@alliance.org.:
I hope these 2 leads are helpful. There are 2 other people who have a fantastic experience with housing - both members of our Task Force - Tony Thomas from Ohio and Angela King from Texas. Please let me know if I can help in any way. Bonnie
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Bonnie-Jean Brooks
Public Policy Consultant
OHI
Bangor ME
(207)605-1199
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-03-2023 02:29 PM
From: Ron Ekstrand
Subject: Seeking Speaker on Housing Innovations for April 18-20 Conference
The Arkansas Developmental Disability Provider Association (DDPA) is seeking a speaker for its upcoming conference being held in Little Rock - April 18-20. We had a late cancellation by speaker on the topic of "Innovative Housing Solutions."
Ideally, we are looking for a speaker who could address this topic (either in-person or remote) during the same time slot we had on our agenda: April 19 from 3:30-4:30pm (Central).
If you are interested or know someone who might be, please let me know.
Thanks for any assistance on this.
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Ron Ekstrand
CEO
Easterseals Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK AR
(501)227-3650
rekstrand@eastersealsar.com
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