DHCD’s 2024 Mini-Primer

When: December 19, 2024, 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Where: Maryland Department of Housing & Community Development in Lanham, MD

Agenda

9:00 – 9:30 AM Networking 

9:30 – 9:45 AM Welcome 

• Julia Glanz, Deputy Secretary, Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development
• Sandy Dubay, CEcD, Maryland Economic Development Association

9:45 – 10:15 AM Maryland’s Strategic Advantages

• Laurie Boyer Babb, CEcD, Director of Economic Development, Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation
• Roger Venezia, CEcD, Director of Operations & Special Projects for the Division of Business and Industry Sector Development, Maryland Department of Commerce

10:15 – 10:45 AM Fundamentals of Economic Development

• David Iannucci, President and CEO, Prince George’s County Economic Development Corporation 
• Ebony Stocks, CEcD, Vice President, Prince George’s County Economic Development Corporation 

10:45 – 11:00 AM Break 

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Ignite Presentations

• Jamie Williams, CEcD, Director, Kent County Economic & Tourism Development
• Lora Brown, Director, Maryland Small Business Programs and SBDC State Director, Maryland Small Business Development Center
• Jen LaHatte, Managing Director of Policy, Research & Government Affairs, Maryland Department of Commerce
• Dawn Medley, President & CEO, FSC First
• Nick Henninger-Ayoub, Project Development Director, MEDCO
• Brian Sheavly, Sr. Economic Development Specialist, BGE
• Tammi Thomas, Chief Development & Marketing Officer, TEDCO

12:00 – 12:30 PM How does Maryland Do Economic Development?

• Rosa Cruz, CEcD, Chief of Staff, Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development
• Larry Twele, CEcD, President and Founder, Eastport Partners

12:30 PM Adjourn