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Agenda
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Tools for Building Sustainable Rural Communities
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Sponsored by: The Federal Reserve Banks of
Cleveland, New York and Philadelphia, and Rural LISC
April 25-26, 2002
Wilkes-Barre, PA
Day 1 - April 25, 2002 |
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| 7:30 - 8:00 |
Breakfast and Registration |
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Stand
Up for Rural America  |
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| 8:00 - 8:15 |
Welcome |
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Elizabeth Ann Rodriguez |
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Community Affairs Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of
New York
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| 8:15 - 8:30 |
Opening Remarks |
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The Honorable Samuel A. McCullough |
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Secretary of Community and Economic Development, Common
Wealth of Pennsylvania
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| 8:30 - 9:00 |
General Session |
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Mark Drabenstott |
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Center
for the Study of Rural America
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Kansas City, MO |
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Presentation 
36 slides / 2.01 mb |
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| 9:00 - 10:30 |
Concurrent Sessions |
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Bridging the Capital Gap in Underserved Communities
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Moderator: |
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Brian Schmitt, Community Development Venture
Capital Alliance, New York, NY |
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Panelists: |
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Ray Moncrief, Kentucky Highlands, London,
Kentucky |
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Jeff Doose, Appalachian Regional Entrepreneurship
Initiative, Athens, OH |
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V.F. Russo, Ben Franklin Technology Partners
of Central and Northern Pennsylvania, Inc., University
Park, PA |
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Presentation
9 pages / 113 kb
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Community Development Financial Institutions |
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Moderator: |
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Mark Pinsky, National Community Capital Association,
Philadelphia, PA |
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Presentation
16 pages / 1.57 mb |
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Panelists: |
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Joan Dallis, Rural Opportunities Enterprise Center,
Rochester, NY |
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June Holley, ACENet Athens, OH |
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David Kahley, The Progress Fund, Hollidaysburg,
PA |
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Heritage and Tourism Development |
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Moderator: |
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Nancy Nye, Nancy Nye Consulting, Taftsville, VT |
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Presentation
9 pages / 72 kb |
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Randy Cooley, Allegheny Heritage Development Corporation,
Hollidaysburg, PA. |
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Paul Labovitz, Rivers and Trails Program, National
Park Service, Peninsula, OH |
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Dan Rice, Ohio and Erie Canal Corridor Coalition,
Akron, OH |
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Housing Rehabilitation |
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Moderator: |
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Tony McGhee, Rural Local Initiative Support
Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI |
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Panelists:
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Scott Dunwoody, Pennsylvania Department of Community
and Economic Development, Harrisburg, PA |
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John Myers, City of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo,
MI |
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Dale Prunoske, Rural Opportunities, Inc.,
Rochester, NY |
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Moderator: |
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Bob Poznanski, Rural LISC, Kalamazoo, MI |
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Panelists:
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John Bendel, Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh,
Pittsburgh, PA |
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Michael Collins, Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation,
Ithaca, NY |
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Hal Wilson, Local Initiative Support Corporation
(LISC) Center for Homeownership Washington, D.C. |
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| 10:45 - 12:15 |
Repeat Sessions |
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| 12:30 - 1:45 |
Lunch |
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Sponsored by the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh
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David Dangler, Neighborhood Reinvestment
Corporation, Boston, MA |
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Bridging Housing and Economic Development - a Holistic
Approach to
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Building Sustainable Rural Communities
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| 2:00 - 3:15 |
Concurrent Sessions |
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Main Street and Downtown Revitalization
Strategies |
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Moderator: |
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Ann Hovey, Local Initiatives Support Corporation
(LISC), Lansing, MI |
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Presentation
15 pages / 257 kb |
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Panelists: |
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Chris Davenport, Salem Main Street Program,
Salem, NJ |
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Donna Marasco,Marienstadt Corporation, St.
Marys, PA |
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Shannon R. Sapna, Seaford Main Street Program,
Seaford, DE |
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Presentation 
4 pages / 25 kb |
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Digital Infrastructure
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Moderator: |
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Mel Collins, Adelphia Business Solutions,
Mechanicsburg, PA |
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Presentation
16 pages / 1.43 mb |
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Panelists: |
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Nick Giordano, Office for Information Technology,
Harrisburg, PA |
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Kevin Jordan, Development Authority of
the North Country, Watertown, NY |
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Presentation
18 pages / 280 kb |
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Basic Infrastructure
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Moderator: |
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Byron Ross, Pennsylvania State Director,
USDA, Harrisburg, PA |
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Panelists: |
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Patrick Brennan, New York State Director,
USDA, Syracuse, NY |
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Rob Hanna, The Rensselaerville Institute,
Austin, TX |
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John Hood, Pennsylvania Rural Water Association,
Bellefonte, PA (invited) |
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Financial Literacy |
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Moderator: Jacqueline King, Federal Reserve
Bank of Cleveland, Pittsburgh, PA |
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Panelists: |
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Mike Elick, Consumer Credit Counseling Service
of Northeastern PA, Clarks Summit, PA |
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Barbara Emery, Delaware Center for Economic
Education, Newark, DE |
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Jane Schuchardt, USDA,Cooperative State
Research, Education, and Extension Service, Washington,
D.C. |
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Presentation
19 pages / 1.36 mb |
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Solutions to Predatory Lending |
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Moderator: |
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David Hunter, Local Initiatives Support
Corporation (LISC), Washington, D.C. |
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Panelist: |
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Howard Banker, Parodneck Foundation, New
York, NY |
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Pamela Sah, South Brooklyn Legal Services,
Brooklyn, NY |
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Jim Wheaton, Neighborhood Housing Services
of Chicago, Inc., Chicago, IL (invited) |
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| 3:30 - 4:45 |
Repeat Sessions |
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| 5:15 |
Reception |
Day Two – April 26, 2002 |
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| 8:00 – 10:00 |
Registration |
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| 8:45 - 9:00 |
Opening Remarks |
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Congressman Paul Kanjorski, Member of Congress
(PA-11) |
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| 9:00 - 12:15 |
General Session |
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New Markets Tax Credits |
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Moderator: Keith Rolland, Federal Reserve
Bank of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA |
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Speakers: |
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Benson F. Roberts, Local Initiatives
Support Corporation (LISC), Washington, D.C. |
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How
Markets Tax Credits Will Work
11 pages / 79 kb
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Matt Josephs, CFDI Fund, Washington, D.C.
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Presentation
44 pages / 421 kb |
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New Markets Venture Capital |
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Moderator: |
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Austin Belton, U.S. Small Business Administration,
Washington, D.C. |
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Presentation
17 pages / 118 kb |
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Speakers: |
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Lynn Gellermann, Adena Ventures, L.P., Athens,
OH |
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Joel Steiker, Murex Investments Inc., L.P.,
Philadelphia, PA |
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Presentation
21 pages / 640 kb |
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V.F. Russo, Penn Venture Partners, L.P.,
University Park, PA |
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Presentation
9 pages / 41 kb |
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| 12:15 - 12:30 |
Closing Remarks |
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Dede Myers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia,
Philadelphia, PA |
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