2024 Women Building Nevada

FRIDAY, MARCH 22ND 12:45 PM - 6:00 PM

B AL K AN B AR AND G R I L L

WOMEN BUIILDING NEVADA SYMPOSIUM

AGENDA 12:45 PM

CHECK IN

1:15 PM

OPENING REMARKS

1:30 PM

ZONING MATTERS WITH JENNIFER LAZOVICH, ATTY | KAEMPFER CROWELL

2:00 PM

EQUITABLE (RE)DEVELOPMENT WITH BROOKE PAGE, DIRECTOR, SOUTHWEST | THE CORPORATION FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING

2:30 PM

TRANSFORMING TRANSPORTATION WITH DEBORAH REARDON | THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION OF SOUTHERN NEVADA

3:00 PM

PARKS, PEOPLE, PLACES WITH ANGELA SUMMERS, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR | CITY OF HENDERSON

3:30 PM

BREAK

4:30 PM

A CONVERSATION WITH CLAYTEE WHITE

4:35 PM

CLOSING REMARKS

4:45 PM

MENTOR MIXER & HAPPY HOUR

JENNIFER LAZOVICH KAEMPFER CROWELL

BROOKE PAGE

CORPORATION FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING

DEBORAH REARDON R E G I O N A L T R A N S P O R T A T I O N COMMISSION OF SOUTHERN NEVADA

ANGELA SUMMERS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR CITY OF HENDERSON

CLAYTEE WHITE DIRECTOR, ORAL HISTORY RESEARCH CENTER AT UNLV LIBRARIES

ZONING MATTERS WITH JENNIFER LAZOVICH, ATTY | KAEMPFER CROWELL Zoning reform is crucial for revitalizing low-income and neglected neighborhoods, however, the "Not In My Backyard" (NIMBY) mentality often blocks positive changes. The complex zoning process itself makes it difficult to adapt quickly to evolving neighborhood needs. Potential solutions include inclusionary housing and zoning policies, easy rezoning rules to promote business growth within neighborhoods, and zoning that allows for services and facilities adjacent to or within communities.

Promoting a "Yes In My Backyard" (YIMBY) approach is also key. By overcoming typical roadblocks, streamlining the rezoning process, and embracing innovative solutions such as these, communities can revitalize while avoiding gentrification pitfalls, ultimately enabling positive transformation.

EQUITABLE (RE)DEVELOPMENT WITH BROOKE PAGE, DIRECTOR, SOUTHWEST | THE CORPORATION FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING Picking up where ZONING MATTERS stops, this presentation will continue the conversation and discuss inclusionary housing when redeveloping neglected neighborhoods. The interactive discussion will be strive to further inform the audience about the benefits of inclusionary housing and the neighborhood's relationship to the surrounding areas.

TRANSFORMING TRANSPORTATION WITH DEBORAH REARDON | THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION OF SOUTHERN NEVADA Discuss how the lack of transportation discourages a neighborhood's ability to improve and grow and the positive effects transportation provides by connecting people living in lowincome neighborhoods to services, jobs, schools, markets.

PARKS, PEOPLE, PLACES WITH ANGELA SUMMERS, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR | CITY OF HENDERSON The presentation will discuss typical conditions of neglected neighborhoods and the positive improvements that can lead to improving health, safety, and the welfare of the people in the neighborhood as well as those living outside the neighborhood.

A CONVERSATION WITH CLAYTEE WHITE | UNLV LIBRARIES Claytee D. White is the inaugural director of the Oral History Research Center for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries. She collects the history of Las Vegas and the surrounding area by gathering memories of events and experiences from longtime residents. Her projects include early health care in the city, history of the John S. Park Neighborhood, The Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project, and a study of musicians who played with some of the greats in the entertainment field.

We are very grateful to the following organizations and individuals who helped make the 2024 Women Building Nevada Symposium a success!

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