Conference Speakers
Amy Breinich
Executive Director of Troy Main Street
Andrea Hoover
Founder of Merchant's Edge
Andreas Lange
Principal at PWWG Architects
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
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
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
Jim Lenner
Founding Principal at Neighborhood Strategies
Josh Lapp
Principal & Co-Founder at Designing Local
Kacey Brankamp
Community Initiatives Director at Neighborhood Strategies
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
Marc Conte
Urban Planning Director at Neighborhood Strategies
Mark Jeffreys
City of Cincinnati Council Member
Melinda Shah
Principal & Architect at Schooley Caldwell
Shawn Carvin
Executive Director of the Ohio Land Bank Association
Stéphanie McManus
Managing Principal at Neighborhood Strategies