12th Annual Fair Housing Symposium
Friday, April 28, 2023
9:00am - 4:30pm
Redwood Shores Conference Center
330 Twin Dolphin Drive,
Redwood City, CA 94065
Presentations:
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Appraisal Discrimination
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Building Blocks of Fair Housing
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The CRD Complaint Process
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Disability Rights and Fair Housing
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Fair Housing & Reasonable Accommodations for People with Disabilities
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Housing Equity and Source of Income Discrimination
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Housing Protections for Family Child Care Providers
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Recent Developments in Fair Housing
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Who Belongs? Housing Justice in the Bay Area
Kerstin Arusha Award for Outstanding Contributions and Accomplishments in Fair Housing:
Project Sentinel awarded Caroline Peattie its Kerstin Arusha Award for outstanding contributions and accomplishments in fair housing at its 12th Fair Housing Symposium. Caroline is the Executive Director of Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California (FHANC) and embodies the spirit of this award, named for one of the most fierce and dedicated advocates in the field of fair housing, who regrettably died prematurely from cancer.
Caroline’s accomplishments include legislative advocacy and action to secure sponsorship in the CA Assembly for AB 1086*, a fair housing bill that would offer fair housing testers the ability to record conversations to expose housing discrimination. Under her leadership, Caroline’s agency also realized a landmark settlement this year in an appraisal bias lawsuit, a growing body of litigation in fair housing. Project Sentinel honors Caroline’s leadership and the work of FHANC, and are proud to be partners to advance fair housing for all.
*Learn more about AB 1086
Symposium Agenda:
8:45 - 9:00 am
Check-In
9:00 - 10:15 am
Trends in Fair Housing: Disability, Criminal Background History, and LGBTQ+
Location: Main Conference Room
Moderator: Elizabeth Sanchez, Project Sentinel Assistant Fair Housing Director
Speakers:
Jaime Rush, Managing Attorney, Aids Legal Referral Panel
Liza Cristol-Deman, Esq., Brancart and Brancart
Michael Baldwin, Founder and CEO, Legacy Outreach Alliance
Katalina Zambrano, Executive Director, LGBTQ Collaborative
Patty Castillo Davis, Advocacy Director, Rainbow Resource Center
10:15 - 10:30 am
Break
10:30 - 11:15 am
Appraisal Bias
Location: Main Conference Room
Moderator: Josie Fulton, Project Sentinel Fair Housing Coordinator
Speakers:
Liza Cristol-Deman, Esq., Brancart and Brancart
Julia Howard-Gibbon, Supervising Attorney, Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California
11:15 - 11:30 am
Break
11:30 - 12:15 pm
Licensed In-Home Childcare Provider Law and Fair Housing
Location: Main Conference Room
Moderators: Briana Lucio & Nitara Duthie, Project Sentinel Civil Rights Investigation Coordinators
Speakers:
Laurie Furstenfeld, Director of Legal Advocacy, Childcare Law Center
Julia Forte Frudden, Sr Project Manager and Evaluator, Childcare Law Center
12:15 - 1:30 pm
Lunch | Keynote Speaker | Kerstin Arusha Award
Location: Main Conference Room
Keynote Speaker:
Eli Moore, Program Director, Othering and Belonging Institute, UC Berkeley
Award Presentation:
Carole Conn, Project Sentinel Executive Director
1:30 - 3:00 pm
Break Out Session 1
Disability Rights
Location: Classroom
Moderator: Cynthia Hurtado, Project Sentinel Fair Housing Coordinator
Speakers:
Celia McGuinness, Esq., Derby, McGuinness & Goldsmith, LLP
Todd Espinosa, Esq., Todd Espinosa Law
Fair Housing 101: An Overview
Location: Main Conference Room
Moderator: Sara Menashe, Project Sentinel Fair Housing Coordinator
Speakers:
Lark Ritson, Esq., Project Sentinel Fair Housing Director
Jaime Rush, Managing Attorney, Aids Legal Referral Panel
Art Tapia, Project Sentinel Staff Attorney
Josie Fulton, Project Sentinel Fair Housing Coordinator
Joshua Anh, Project Sentinel Fair Housing Coordinator
Elizabeth Sanchez, Project Sentinel Assistant Fair Housing Director
Ana Andrade, Project Sentinel Community Outreach Coordinator
Jakob Uriarte, Project Sentinel Fair Housing Coordinator
3:00 - 3:15 pm
Break
3:15 - 4:15 pm
Break Out Session 2
Housing Equity and Source of Income Discrimination
Location: Classroom
Moderator: Elizabeth Sanchez, Project Sentinel Assistant Fair Housing Director
Speakers:
Kelly McEwlain, Lead Research Analyst, Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation
Nathan Ho, Senior Strategic Advisor, Santa Clara County Housing Authority
Fair Housing Enforcement and Litigation
Location: Main Conference Room
Moderator: Lark Ritson, Esq., Project Sentinel Fair Housing Director
Speakers:
Juan Gamboa, California Civil Rights Department Attorney
Liza Cristol-Deman, Esq., Brancart & Brancart
Cathy Ross-Perry, Region IX Enforcement Division Director, HUD
4:15 - 4:30 pm
Closing Remarks
Location: Main Conference Room
Speaker:
Carole Conn, Project Sentinel Executive Director
4:30 - 6:30 pm
Reception (Hors doeuvre’s and light beverages)
Location: Main Conference Room
Meet the Speakers:
Michael Baldwin Sr.
After serving 26 years of a double-life sentence Michael was released with a specific goal: to use his life experience to bring healing and understanding to traumatized and marginalized individuals/ groups, to bring equity to the community, to redefine Justice, and mend broken relationships. To achieve this, he started MBS Consultants to educate and train teachers, law enforcement, civil servants, and paraprofessionals to be the bridge between those who serve and those in need of services; and founded Legacy Alliance Outreach to serve youth and formerly incarcerated from a heart for humanity by fi l l ing the gaps in services provided and services needed. Michael helps professionals increase their intellectual capacity to think strategically while being emotionally connected to their own humanity for those they serve and work in collaboration with. He emphasizes the principle of looking to be understanding before being understood as the basis and core value in his teaching and presentation style by using mindfulness and restorative practices in a didactic manner that challenges those he comes in contact with to peak outside of their comfort zone. Legacy Alliance Outrea