Thank you for your interest in the Housing Mobility Training Institute.
The 2022 event was wonderful, and we look forward to the 2023 Institute, which will be held in conjunction with the 9th National Conference on Housing Mobility in Washington, DC, on September 20th and 21st.
2022 Housing Mobility Training Institute
Location
The Institute will take place at 100 North Charles Street, 2nd Floor, Baltimore, MD 21201.
If you are coming from nearby and not staying overnight, parking is available at the Charles Plaza Garage, 222 North Charles Street.
You can prepay here.
Schedule
HMTI-Schedule-1Instructors
Monica Braxton was born and raised in West Baltimore. She is a Muslim woman and a single mother of two. Monica has been a participant of the Baltimore Regional Housing Project since 2019 and now serves on the Client Advisory Board, not only to see change but to be a part of it. Monica has been active with her community since the age of 13: she has been a member of the Franklin Square Community Association, Y.E.E.P, Community IMPACT! of Baltimore and AmeriCorps. She is a highly motivated black woman who has a passion to help others and knows that in order to build a strong foundation, one must first lay the groundwork. She has dedicated not only her time, but her communication skills, talent, and creative abilities to providing a voice for change.
Pete Cimbolic is the managing director of operations and program evaluation at Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership. His responsibilities include the oversight of organizational operations and developing new lines of business. He is also responsible for evaluating and enhancing core programs. Previously, Pete worked at the ACLU of Maryland assisting with the Thompson v. HUD lawsuit and supported other fair housing work. Pete holds a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Catholic University. In his free time, Pete enjoys walking his dog and enjoying all that Baltimore has to offer.
Adria Crutchfield is an affordable housing and community development leader with public service experience that spans federal, state, and local government legislative and executive branches. Since February 2019, she has served as the Executive Director of the Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership, dedicated to helping families escape poverty through access to high-quality housing in areas with strong schools, low crime, and ample job opportunities. Immediately prior to joining BRHP, Adria served as Chief of Staff at the New York City Department of Buildings and before that as the Senior Advisor to the Executive Vice President for Capital Projects at the New York City Housing Authority, the largest public housing authority in the country. She has held roles in external affairs, issue advocacy, and coalition building focused on improving the quality of life of vulnerable populations and creating vibrant cities. Adria serves on the board of directors of the Maryland Association of Housing and Redevelopment Agencies (MAHRA) and is the board chair of Mobility Works. She served on the Biden-Harris Transition HUD Agency Review Team and Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott’s Housing Committee Transition Team. Adria is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis where she studied architecture and American University where she earned her master’s in public policy.
Shannon Darrow is a Landlord Relationship Specialist at Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership. She works to recruit and retain property partners, market available units to participants, and resolve conflicts between tenants and landlords through mediation. Shannon has worked in the housing and community development field for the past 10 years. Prior to BRHP, she worked in fair housing education, advocacy, and enforcement as both a program manager at the Fair Housing Action Center of Maryland (FHAC-MD) and an investigator at the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights (MCCR). Shannon is a life-long resident of the Baltimore-DC area and grew up in Baltimore County. She has a BA in American Studies from the University of Maryland- College Park and has completed additional coursework in non-profit management at the University of Baltimore. In her life outside of work she enjoys renovating her craftsman bungalow, reading fiction, and going to arts and culture events.
Samantha Dewberry attended the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, IL, obtaining a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology with a minor in Human Family Development, and she then became a kindergarten teacher. After returning to Chicago, Ms. Dewberry went on to obtain her Real Estate License and made her home within Supreme Manor Real Estate Services as an REO agent specializing in Foreclosed Properties and working with several banks around the country. Since then, Ms. Dewberry has worked for two Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) contractors as a Housing Specialist, Owner’s Services Liaison, Rent Determination Supervisor, HAP Contract Supervisor, Relocation Specialist, and now a Mobility Counselor and Educational Coordinator with Housing Choice Partners (HCP). Ms. Dewberry has partnered with several organizations, such as Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance (CAFHA), and National Fair Housing Training Academy (NFHTA), where she has gained an enormous passion for fair housing as a whole. Spearheading changes in Housing policies as well as City, County, and Statewide laws, she is more than a housing advocate for her clients. She helps them navigate the housing authority and educates them about tenants’ rights, fair housing, HCV policies, and more.
Martha Galvez is the Executive Director of the Housing Solutions Lab. Her expertise is in housing and homelessness policy, with a focus on policies and programs that strengthen housing stability and neighborhood choice for low-income families. She has experience in mixed-methods research, and has designed and led studies involving complex administrative, survey, and qualitative data. Prior to joining the Lab, she was a Principal Research Associate at the Urban Institute. She has also held policy and research positions in several state and local research organizations, including the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, the West Coast Poverty Center at the University of Washington, the Seattle Housing Authority, the New York City Department of Small Business Services, and the New York City Citizens Housing and Planning Council. Galvez earned an undergraduate degree from Wesleyan University and a master’s degree in Urban Planning and PhD in public policy and administration from the Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service at New York University.
Ann Lott has been with the Inclusive Communities Project for 13 years and currently serves as its executive director. She oversees the day-to-day operations and engages in advocacy efforts that furthers ICP’s mission of creating, expanding, and preserving quality, affordable housing for low-income families, in well-resourced communities. Ann has hands-on knowledge in the affordable and low-income housing industry including experience as CEO of a large public housing authority. She has extensive experience in working with housing developers, city officials, community organizers, and stakeholders to address barriers to fair and affordable housing. She currently serves on the board of Mobility Works.
Kim Motta is the Owner, Chief Executive Officer, and Property Manager of Motta & Motta Real Estate, a full-service property management company. Her company works alongside the Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership to help less fortunate families thrive in all aspects–providing them a “HOME,” not a rental. Kim’s understanding of voucher families has been influenced by her work with BRHP; her company opens doors to and welcomes voucher clients, with a current tenant base that is 80% voucher holders. Kim likes working with BRHP because it offers its clients many resources to build and grow, and she is forever grateful for the opportunities she has gained through leasing to mobility clients. Kim’s mantra is that success in general is not what you accomplish—it’s about what you inspire others to do.
Darryn Mumphery is a Law and Policy Associate at Poverty & Race Research Action Council. Her work is primarily focused on school diversity and housing policy. She obtained her J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center in 2020. Prior to her time at PRRAC she worked on various youth justice reform projects with the Georgetown Law Juvenile Justice Initiative, DC Public Schools, the DC Office of the Attorney General, and the Police for Tomorrow program. She received a B.A. in Strategic Communication from Hampton University in 2017.
Sharon Norwood is a Housing Justice Organizer for the Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance (CAFHA). She is a dedicated member of the Illinois Coalition for Fair housing where she has played a critical role in advancing fair housing protections. Throughout her tenure as a Community Organizer with Working Family Solidarity, Sharon helped rally support for a variety of legislative and community outreach efforts. Her personal experience with housing discrimination has brought much-needed perspective and connection to recent campaigns. She was recently featured in WTTW Chicago’s Firsthand: Segregation series, a documentary that explores the impact of racial divisions on individuals, the city, and the region. Sharon’s voice was instrumental to the passage of HB 2775, the statewide prohibition of the Source of Income Discrimination bill that protected 2.7 million Illinoisans, and the Cook County Residential Tenant Landlord Ordinance, which created new protections for 245,000+ suburban renter households.
Valerie Rosenberg is Executive Director of Mobility Works, where she is focusing on strengthening its member network, expanding its areas of practice, and creating opportunities for mobility client leadership in its advocacy efforts. She joined Mobility Works from the field of philanthropy, where she was Chief of Staff of two private foundations, providing leadership across the foundations’ programs, operations, communications, and organizational development. Previously, she was Vice President of the Fund for Public Housing and Deputy Director of Public/Private Partnerships at the New York City Housing Authority, where she cultivated strategic investments in public housing communities. She has also worked in policy development and analysis, advocacy, education, and direct social service provision. Valerie holds a BA from Brandeis University and an MPP from the University of California, Berkeley.
Barbara Samuels is the retired Managing Attorney of the Fair Housing Project of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Maryland. Barbara served as lead ACLU counsel in Thompson v. HUD, the public housing desegregation litigation that launched the Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership and its housing mobility program. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Inclusive Communities Project in Dallas and has been active in a range of housing issues in Maryland. Before joining the ACLU of Maryland in 1993, Barbara was a legal services housing attorney in Baltimore and Southwest Virginia for 13 years.
Nicole Saunders is the counseling director at Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership. Her responsibilities include leading and supervising a team of counselors in providing high quality counseling services for BRHP program participants. She has worked in the affordable housing industry for over 20 years, including work with Baltimore County Housing, Howard County Housing Commission, and Enterprise Community Development. Her professional roles include compliance analyst, special programs administrator/project manager, and recertification specialist. Nicole received her bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a master’s degree in human resource development from Towson University. In her free time, she produces a podcast.
Philip Tegeler is the Executive Director of Poverty & Race Research Action Council and serves on the board of Mobility Works. He is an expert on federal housing law and policy and has written extensively on the intersection of civil rights law and federal housing and school policy. Before coming to PRRAC in 2004, Philip was an attorney with the Connecticut ACLU, where he also served as Legal Director. He has also worked at the Metropolitan Action Institute in New York City and has taught at the University of Connecticut School of Law and the Columbia Law School. He is a graduate of Harvard College and the Columbia Law School.
Julie Walker-Colliver is a Program Training Specialist at BRHP. Her responsibilities include creating and evaluating learning materials for staff, participants, and external stakeholders. She also provides training and technical support to other public housing authorities on successful mobility counseling practices. She started her work at BRHP in the Housing Choice Voucher department and uses her experience in voucher administration to inform her current role. Prior to BRHP, Julie worked as a Community Development Assistant at Park Central Development. She also served in Americorps as a Case Manager at the McKinleyville Family Resource Center. Julie earned her bachelor’s degree in Social Work from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Her undergraduate experience working for the Baltimore City School System influenced her commitment to furthering racial and economic justice and is where her interest in housing mobility and community development began. She received her master’s degree in Social Work (MSW) from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, with a concentration in social and economic development.
Gabriela Wasileski, Ph.D., is an associate professor and director of the BSCJ program in the School of Criminal Justice, University of Baltimore. She received her Ph.D. in Criminology from University of Delaware and the M.A. in Social Work from Comenius University Bratislava, Slovakia. In addition, to her academic career she worked as a social worker for over ten years working with marginalized populations. She has more than 15 years of experience as an independent research and lead evaluation researcher with expertise in survey/survey data analysis and qualitative research techniques. Her experience spans across a wide range of applied research areas to include substance abuse treatment and prevention programs, mental health programs, social work services, trafficking in persons, violence against women and migrant population, the impact of trauma and victimization, policy and practice in criminal justice organizations, and the immigration system. She is a certified trainer for the Trauma Informed Responses training program established by SAMHSA. She has been a professional trainer since 2009. Her work has been published in numerous national and international journals, and she has presented her research at conferences, workshops, and seminars.