2025 Northwest Michigan Housing Summit Speakers
Abe Manthei, Director of Missional Development for the Manthei Group
Amy Hovey, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director Michigan State Housing Development Authori
Ashley Halladay-Schmandt, Director of the Northwest Michigan Coalition to End Homelessness
Beth Friend, Supervisor, East Bay Charter Township
Carrie VanderMolen, Executive Director, Cadillac Housing Commission
Carolyn Andrews, AKBD
Chris Forsyth, Deputy County Administrator, Grand Traverse County.
Christal Frost, Emcee
David Allen, Ph. D. - Manager, Office of Market Research, Michigan State Housing Development Authori
Devin L. Hill, CHST, COSS
Eric Kehoe, Senior Planner, Progressive Companies
Jon Stimson, Executive Director of Homestretch Nonprofit Housing Corp
Joseph Rivet, Executive Director, Michigan State Land Bank Authority
Josh Mills City Superintendent, City of Frankfort
Ken Richmond
Kent Wood Principal, Borealis Strategic, LLC
Lauren Tucker, Executive Officer, Home Builders Association Northwest Michigan
Leah DuMouchel, Director of Programs and Communications, Michigan Association of Planning
Liz Keegan, Director of Education and Outreach, Fair Housing Center of West Michigan
Michele Wildman, Executive Vice President and Chief Place Officer, MEDC
Norm Van Eeden Petersman, Director of Movement Building, Strong Towns.
Rebekah Kik, Deputy City Manager, City of Kalamazoo
Sam Kallen, Researcher and consultant, Flywheel Community Development
Sarah Lucas, Director of the Michigan Office of Rural Development.
Susan Wenzlick (she/her), Senior Brownfield Specialist, Fishbeck
Teresa Gillotti, CEDAM’s Real Estate Program Manager
Tish Stave, Housing & Energy Efficiency Services Director, NMCAA