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Future Forward Housing Solutions

Exploring Alternative Building Methods

Register to attend this dynamic event on innovative and emerging building methods that improve extreme weather conditions resiliency and make the building process more cost effective. Learn about the benefits of fortified building methods, tiny and micro-enterprise buildings, container-built housing, and modular building methods to bring housing to areas in need of affordability for Arkansas’ workforce and others.

Tuesday, October 8, 2024
8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
U of A Cooperative Extension Service State Office
2301 S University Ave, Little Rock, AR 72204

 

Sessions

Fortified Building Methods for Affordable Housing

Julie Shiyou-Woodard, President and Chief Executive Officer, Smart Home America

As the President and Chief Executive Officer for Smart Home America, Julie Shiyou-Woodard
oversees operations, provides organizational direction, and develops partnerships for a
national not-for-profit whose mission is to build resilient and sustainable communities.
Throughout her career, Ms. Shiyou-Woodard has developed and managed environmental and hazard mitigation funding and projects in collaboration with federal, state, and local agencies.

Mark Loya, Community & Economic Development Product Manager, Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas

Micro Homes as Innovative Community Development Strategies

Errin Stanger, Providence Park Founder and CEO

Errin is the founder and CEO of Refuge Village, a non-profit with a vision to create a community of love and service alongside our chronically homeless neighbors. Previously, Errin served as the director of Arkansas’ first makerspace, The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub. She was involved with The Innovation Hub since its’ inception in 2014 and watched her community embrace the makerspace movement.

Kevin D. Howard, Housing Director, City of Little Rock Department of Housing and Neighborhood Programs

Kevin D. Howard, is the Housing Director for the City of Little Rock Department of Housing and Neighborhood Programs. Previously he served as the Community Development Manager for the City of Little Rock for seven (7) years in which he managed the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG), Neighborhood Stabilization Program II (NSP2) and Housing Opportunities with Persons with AIDS Grant (HOPWA). He also has served as Interim Redevelopment Administrator for the Land Bank for 6 months. He has been employed at the City of Little Rock since May 2010 and served as the Neighborhood Stabilization 2 (NSP2) Program Administrator where he was responsible for administering $8.6 million the Little Rock Consortium received in NSP2 funds. Prior to working at the City of Little Rock he served two (2) years as the Construction/Environmental Specialist at the State of Arkansas Development Finance Authority (ADFA) in the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) Division.

Container Built Homes as Affordable Solutions

Angela Dougan, CEO and founder of Ozark Safety Cabins
Angela Dougan is the visionary CEO and founder of Ozark Safety Cabins, a company dedicated to providing innovative solutions to combat homelessness and affordable housing solution’s. As a leader in the fight against homelessness, Angela has developed innovative cabin designs that offer affordable and safe housing solutions for those in need. In addition to her role at Ozark Safety Cabins, Angela is also a compassionate pastor at Blind Cowgirl Church. This dual role highlights her commitment to both practical and spiritual support for her community. Angela’s work with Ozark Safety Cabins focuses on economic revitalization and social impact. Her efforts in creating affordable housing solutions demonstrate her dedication to addressing one of society’s most pressing issues. Her work combines entrepreneurship with social responsibility, aiming to make a tangible difference in the lives of homeless individuals through innovative housing solutions.

Modular Methods in Affordable Housing

Audra Butler, Area Director of Rural Housing
Audra Butler is a non-profit leader and program director with more than a decade in subsidized and affordable housing leadership and homeless advocacy. Over the last 10 years, Audra has worked with nonprofits and organizations focused on creating pathways out of poverty. As the Area Director of Rural Housing for Communities Unlimited, Audra is focused on efforts that will help to close the information gap between urban and rural housing issues and creating a portfolio of impactful initiatives that address the unique challenges and opportunities within rural areas, including the expansion of the DreamBuild Volumetric Modular Housing model into rural and persistent poverty communities in the South.

 

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