NEWPORT NEWS
HOUSING SUMMIT BUILDING HOME. BUILDING COMMUNITY. SEPTEMBER 25 & 26, 2026 Sponsored by
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
HOUSING PROFESSIONALS AND PRACTITIONERS 9 AM – 9:40 AM Opening Remarks and Panel in the Gaines Theater President William G. Kelly, President, Christopher Newport University Cleon Long, Councilman, Newport News Phillip Jones, Mayor, Newport News Tammy Neale, CEO, Virginia Housing Moderated by: Jay Grant, Director of Housing and Neighborhood Services, Newport News
9:40 AM – 9:55 AM Networking in the Exhibit Hall 9:55 AM – 10:35 AM Breakout Session One Realtor Track Trends in the Market Shavonne Miles & Nikki Johnson Room 202
Developer & Builder Track Building Newport News: Progress, Partnerships and Emerging Opportunities Derek Perry Room 101
Beyond Housing Track Virginia’s Faith in Housing Act Mayor Phillip Jones, Daniel Pryfogle & Mariah Williams
Moderated by: Jerri Wilson
Gaines Theater
10:35 AM – 10:50 AM Networking in the Exhibit Hall 10:50 AM – 11:30 AM Breakout Session Two Realtor Track Home Renovation Financing Daniel McManamon Room 102
Developer & Builder Track Navigating Codes and Planning Nyoka Hall & Kenney Hackworth Room 202
Beyond Housing Track Housing Typologies for Newport News’s Tomorrow Kaera Mims, Doug Harbin, Jr. & Joni Moncure
Moderated by: Aron Thompson
Room 101
11:30 AM – 11:45 AM Networking in the Exhibit Hall 11:45 AM – 12:25 AM Breakout Session Three Realtor Track Selling the City Charles Holloway Alexis Lohse Room 101
Developer & Builder Track Strategic Housing Initiatives Plan and New Housing/ Neighborhood Programs Terri Francis & Jay Grant Room 102
Beyond Housing Track Designing People-Centric Places Jinal Kothari, Peter Johnston & Yugonda Sample-Jones; Moderated by: Jason Carter
Room 202
12:25 PM – 12:30 PM Brief Networking in the Exhibit Hall 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM Closing Plenary Remarks and Panel in the Gaines Theater Cleon Long, Councilman, Newport News Chris Thompson, Greg Garrett & Hope Rutter Moderated by: Tarvaris McCoy, Principal, The Real McCoy Companies Topic: “Building a Bright Tomorrow”
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 RESIDENTS
9 AM – 9:40 AM Opening Remarks and Panel in the Gaines Theater Councilman Cleon Long, Councilman, Newport News Andrew Jordan, VP, Mortgage Manager – Peninsula, TowneBank Mortgage Kelley Mason, HUD Richmond Field Office Director, US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Moderated by: Jay Grant, Director of Housing and Neighborhood Services, Newport News
9:40 AM – 9:55 AM Networking in the Exhibit Hall 9:55 AM – 10:35 AM Breakout Session One Existing Homeowners Track Trends in the Market Shavonne Miles & Nikki Johnson Room 202
Renting Track Fair Housing 101 / Know Your Rights Regina Chaney Room 101
Quality of Life Track Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Update Lysandra Shaw & Yugonda Sample-Jones
Moderated by: Twylla Lozada
Room 102
10:35 AM – 10:50 AM Networking in the Exhibit Hall
10:50 AM – 11:30 AM Breakout Session Two Existing Homeowners Track Home Renovation Financing Daniel McManamon & Leanne Crist Room 102
Renting Track Finding the Right Landlord or Property Management Company for You Steven Kelly & Sarah Felder Moderated by: LaWanda Carter
Room 202
Quality of Life Track Strategic Housing Initiatives Plan and New Housing/ Neighborhood Programs Terri Francis & Jay Grant Room 101
11:30 AM – 11:45 AM Networking in the Exhibit Hall
11:45 AM – 12:25 AM Breakout Session Three Homeowners Track Building Opportunity through Home Repair Shauntrice Williams Natasha Stewart Moderated by: Terri Francis
Room 101
Renting Track Transitioning from Renting to Ownership Cheri Miles & Miguel Hernandez Moderated by: Twylla Lozada
Room 102
Quality of Life Track Aging in Place Day’Nel Hopkins Randi Keesee Room 202
12:25 PM – 12:30 PM Brief Networking in the Exhibit Hall 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM Closing Remarks and Panel in the Gaines Theater Charvalla West, Eoghan Miller & Terri Francis Moderated by: Jay Grant, Director of Housing and Neighborhood Services, Newport News
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