Spring Management Event Homepage Registration Hotel Information Directions Golf Outing JAHMA Homepage

Speakers

Thursday, April 30

10:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Four Concurrent Sessions

Green Programs Available to Existing Multifamily Buildings

  • Mary Sheehy, Green Homes Administrator, NJ Green Homes Office, NJHMFA
    Mary Sheehy has worked for the past 3 years at the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency on developing and administering NJ Green Homes Office initiatives, including solar photovoltaic rebates, energy audits and retrofits, green building project review and the Green Future program. Mary worked in St. Louis for Energy Solutions Incorporated, an architectural company that specializes in retrofitting public buildings to be more energy efficient. Since then, she has worked part-time for several community groups and affordable housing developers while completing a Master of Urban Planning degree from the Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. She received her Bachelors of Architecture from the University of Houston, Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture.

  • Lionel Kier, Executive Director, BTC Management Corp
    EDUCATION
    1974 B.S. Building Construction, College of Architecture, University of Florida
    1977 Certified Cost Engineer
    1987 Certified Plant Engineer
    1993 Certified Assisted Housing Manager
    1994 Accredited Residential Manager (IREM)
    1998 New Jersey Certified Assisted Living Administrator
    1999 New Jersey Residential Manager of the Year (IREM)
    2006 Certified Specialist in Tax Credit Housing Management
    EMPLOYMENT
    1992 Executive Director, BTC Management Corp., Trenton, NJ.
    Responsible for day-to-day operation of a 475-unit senior housing community with independent living, congregate care, and assisted living programs. Interact with New Jersey Housing Mortgage Finance Agency and HUD to comply with budget requirements and the regulations of subsidized housing for low to moderate-income seniors. Oversee social service programs through a professional staff linking community-based services with on-site resident needs.

    Mr. Kier has over 30-years experience in facility, healthcare, and housing management and was appointed to Management Task Force for New Jersey Housing to assist with housing policy changes statewide. He is also active with the Health Care Association of New Jersey, and is Vice President of the Jersey Affordable Housing Management Association.

  • Dennis Wilson, Founder of ‘The Solar Center’
    Dennis Wilson’s career serving residential and commercial clients in the energy industry spans more than 30 years. Dennis started his energy career in 1977, selling and installing solar hot water and heating systems on Long Island and in New York City.

    Starting in 1983 and for the balance of the 1980s Dennis developed cogeneration plants for commercial and institutional clients. Most of these systems, ranging from 100KW to 50 MW, were financed by third parties, and each system sold the electricity and hot water or steam under long term contracts for use in the facility.

    In 1989 Dennis established Enersave, Inc. The company was successful in winning three multi-megawatt utility energy efficiency contracts, under which Enersave delivered 15,000 KW of permanent demand reduction from energy efficiency upgrades. Total customer utility bill savings from the 96 large scale efficiency projects completed during the 1990s exceeded $60,000,000 by the year 2000.

    Early this decade Dennis re-entered the solar industry by founding The Solar Center in northern New Jersey, with the goal of bringing solar electricity to residential and commercial customers. The company grew rapidly and quickly became the second largest residential solar company in New Jersey, with over 400 solar electric customers.

    In 2008 Dennis sold his interest in the Solar Center and founded Renewable Power, Inc., to develop large scale solar energy systems, and provide consulting services to clients interested in developing comprehensive energy efficiency and renewable programs for their facilities.

TRACS Updates

  • Francis Thomas (Moderator)
  • Connie Curtis
  • Crystal Smith
  • Adonica Watkins
  • Kim Beczo

Tax Credit Updates

  • Kevin Krier, (Moderator)Hillcrest Management
  • Debra Urban, NJHMFA
  • Steven Salup, President of National Leased Housing & Exec. VP and General Counsel to the Starret Corp.
  • Michelle Kitchen, Director of Legislative Affairs, NAHMA

  • Peter Gray, Senior Vice-President for the Starret Corporation
    Mr. Gray has been affiliated with Starrett Corporation since 1999, serving as a Vice President since 2000, and was recently elected Senior Vice President. Mr. Gray is responsible for overseeing the financial aspects of the Starrett partnerships.

    Sample transactions with which he has been involved include 8 HUD Mark up to Markets and 1 Mark down to Market, a $152,000,000 tax exempt bond refinancing of an 80/20 tax credit transaction, the conversion of 2 Mitchell-Lama projects to free market rentals through the use of Federal Section 8 enhanced vouchers and the conversion of a Mitchell-Lama rental project to condominium ownership.

    Mr. Gray has served as a Vice President for Millennium Financial Services, Inc., a privately held investment firm. At Millennium, Mr. Gray was responsible for the asset management of a portfolio of over 70 net lease retail properties, leased to a variety of tenants with the single largest tenant being Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. In this position Mr. Gray was responsible for the refinancing of over 20 of the properties and the sale of over 25 of the properties.

    Prior to joining Millennium, Mr. Gray was with Integrated Resources, Inc. serving as an analyst in the Investor Relations Group, responsible for the secondary marketing of privately placed limited partnerships interests to closely held C-corporations which could use the passive losses generated by the investments against operating income.

    Mr. Gray is a graduate of Manhattan College and Fordham University, where he earned an MBA in finance.

Creating Functional & Safe Environments

  • John Kriger, MSN, President of Kriger Consulting, Inc., which provides enlightening organizational training, and management consulting, coaching, assessment and evaluation services with his seasoned team.

12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.

Awards Luncheon

• Joe Doria, Commissioner, NJ Department of Community Affairs has been invited to speak.

1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Four Concurrent Sessions

HUD Updates

  • Walter Kreher, (Moderator),Director, Newark Multifamily Program Center, U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
  • Dean Santa, Sr. Project Manager
  • Brenda Edmondson, Branch Chief, Program Compliance Branch
  • Brenda Salas, Equal Opportunity Specialist
  • Nancy Bolster, Senior Project Manager

Contract Administration

  • Francis Thomas (Moderator)
  • Pamela Breitenbach, Funding Specialist, HUD
  • Greg Collins, Contract Coordinator, NJHMFA
  • Shoba Narayan, Sr. Subsidy Accountant, NJHMFA
  • Richard Dyer, Contract Coordinator, NJHMFA

Is That Your Final Answer?

  • Mattie D. James (Moderator) Essex Plaza Management; representatives from NJHMFA
  • Adonica Watkins
  • Connie Curtis
  • Jonelle Stewart
  • Linda Wilson
  • Kim Beczo
  • Janice McNally, Tax Credit Compliance Manager, Interstate Realty Management and CPO Instructor.

Doing More with Less

  • John Kriger, MSN, President of Kriger Consulting, Inc., which provides enlightening organizational training, and management consulting, coaching, assessment and evaluation services with his seasoned team.

3:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. General Session

Share the Wealth

  • Ken Pagano (Moderator), Essex Plaza Management
  • Bob Sasso, NJHMFA
  • Paul Aprigliano, REAC
  • Connie Loukatos, HUD, Philadelphia
  • Kris Cook, Executive Director, NAHMA.

5:15 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Networking Reception - We Salute America!
JAHMA Foundation Fund Raiser

9:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.

Join us for Entertainment and Dancing in the Oval Room

Friday, May 1

8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Buffet Breakfast

10:00 a.m. - Noon

Ask the Experts

Roundtable discussions will be held, where you will challenge each other’s perception of what you’ve learned during Thursday’s sessions for you to take back to your every day work world.

Ballroom A: HUD – Walter Kreher, Pam Breitenbach, Dean Santa, Brenda Edmondson and Brenda Salas

Ballroom B: NJHMFA Contract Administration – Francis Thomas, Contract Administration Staff

Ballroom C: NJHMFA Property Management Division – Bob Sasso, Christine Bauer, and Linda Wilson

Eisenhower Room: Marilyn White, CHSP Administrator, Division of Aging and Community

  • Congregate Housing Services Program
    NJ Dept. of Health and Senior Services
    Division of Aging and Community Services P.O. Box 807, Trenton, NJ 08625-0807 (USPS) 240 West State St., 9th Floor, Trenton, NJ 08608 (courier) Tel. 609-943-4983; Fax: 609-943-4981 marilyn.white@doh.state.nj.us


    Harding Room:     Software Demonstrations – Rosie Jackson from NJHMFA will do a presentation on the new MITAS Tax Credit program followed by Q&A from other Software Vendors; Conversion discussion will also be part of the roundtable discussions

    If you have any topics you’d like addressed during the roundtable sessions please e-mail them to admin@jahma.org no later than April 15th.

Top of Page