Conference Speakers
Amy Breinich
Executive Director of Troy Main Street
Andrea Hoover
Founder of Merchant's Edge
Andreas Lange
Principal at PWWG Architects
Andrew White
Founder of Indigo Life Media
Ben Levenger
President of Downtown Redevelopment Services
Beth Johnson
Executive Director of Cincinnati Preservation
Bob Keppler
President of Construction & Principal at Model Group
Brad Rogers
Vice President of Business Development at Buckeye Construction & Restoration
Brandon McCuin
History & Architecture Practice Leader at Gray & Pape
Charlotte Gordon
Mayor of the City of Portsmouth
Colleen Houston
Chief Executive Officer & Artistic Director at 1001 Colors
Cooper Shields
Architectural Historian at Gray & Pape
Craig Gossman
Principal & Owner of Gossman Group
David Mertz
Director Emeritus at Belmont College
Della Rucker
Owner of Wise Economy Workshop
Diana Wellman
Principal at Naylor Wellman, LLC
Emily Uldrich
Executive Director of Main Street Portsmouth In Bloom
Frances Jo Hamilton
Director of Revitalization at Heritage Ohio
George Sam
Executive Director of Main Street Medina
Graham Kalbli
Senior Architect & Managing Principal at New Republic Architecture
Jake Suer
Vice President at HGC Construction
Janet Hurn
Co-Founder & CEO at Future Ready Consulting
Jeanne Schroer
President & CEO of The Catalytic Fund
Jeff Hall
Mayor of the City of Newark
Jennifer Aultman
Executive Director of Strategic Homeland Partnerships for the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma
Jim Lenner
Founding Principal at Neighborhood Strategies
Joe Huber
President & CEO of the Cincinnati Development Fund
Josh Lapp
Principal & Co-Founder at Designing Local
Kacey Brankamp
Community Initiatives Director at Neighborhood Strategies
Kathleen Norris
Broker & Managing Principal
Lacy Beasley
President of Retail Strategies
Lisa Brownell
Senior Business Incentives Administrator for the Ohio Department of Development
Lisa Defendiefer
Community Activation Director at Neighborhood Strategies
Lorie Bednar
Program Assistant for Technical Preservation Services of the Ohio Historic Preservation Office
Manfred Heck
Associate Director of Main Street Medina
Marc Conte
Urban Planning Director at Neighborhood Strategies
Mark Jeffreys
City of Cincinnati Council Member
Mark Mills
Mayor of the City of Coshocton
Mary Delaney
Executive Director at Community Matters
Melinda Huntley
Executive Director of the Ohio Travel Association
Melinda Shah
Principal & Architect at Schooley Caldwell
Shawn Carvin
Executive Director of the Ohio Land Bank Association
Stéphanie McManus
Managing Principal at Neighborhood Strategies