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