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Accessibility & Opportunity
This group focused its recommendations of the Regional Affordable Housing Initiative (RAHI) report related to providing an easy access to housing by encouraging development of affordable units near employment centers, transit, and essential services, as well as evaluation opportunities for adaptive reuse of existing buildings. The group was also charged with assessing tools and potential partnerships to increase awareness of affordable housing needs and developing a public outreach portion of the Housing for All action plan.
Organizational Chart
Leader: Frankie Elliott, Vice President of Government Affairs, Orlando Regional REALTOR Association
Staff Support (Neighborhood Services): Jason Reynolds and Dan Kilponen
| Organization |
Member |
| District 1 |
Lynette Fields |
| District 2 |
Gerard Moss |
| SEIU - Florida Public Service Union |
Coy Jones |
| Walt Disney World |
Rena Langley |
| Poulos & Bennet |
Kathy Hattaway |
| Hampton & Hampton Property Management |
Lydia Pisano |
| Central Florida Foundation |
Mark Brewer |
| Starlight Homes |
Tina Lee |
| UCF |
Chia-Yuan Yu |
| Advent Health |
Beth Thibodaux |
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Innovation & Sustainability
This group focused on reviewing creative partnerships and innovative funding mechanisms needed to jump start an increase in the supply of affordable housing units in Orange County. The group also discussed incentives and resources needed for preservation of affordable housing and identify sustainable building and infrastructure standards necessary to assist with energy-efficient housing efforts throughout Orange County.
Organizational Chart
Leader: Paul Roldan, Principal and CEO, Allgen Financial Advisors, Inc.
Staff Support (Housing & Community Development): Mitchel Glasser and Janna Souvorova
| Organization |
Member |
| District 5 |
Amaris Leon |
| District 4 |
Mildred Wright |
| NAACP |
Kran Riley |
| FDIC / Lending Institutions / Wells Fargo |
Candice Simmons |
| Florida Community Loan Fund |
Ignacio Esteban |
| AGPM - Green Property Manager |
Scott Zimmerman |
| Orlando Health |
Rachel Kobb |
| OUC |
Sam Choi |
| JP Morgan & Co. |
Ann Reinert |
| HANDS of Central Florida |
Jill A. McReynolds |
| Hannibal Square Community Land Trust |
Camille Reynolds |
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Design & Infrastructure
This group focused on policy and land development code changes necessary to incentivize affordable housing development and to encourage diversity of housing types in established neighborhood and targeted areas of Orange County. The group will also had the opportunity to “stress test” development scenarios and discussed housing prototypes associated with the “missing middle,” and recommended regulatory changes and incentives necessary to implement mixed-use and mixed-income development that further promote neighborhood integration.
Organizational Chart
Leader: Dan Kirby, FAIA, FAICP, Principal, Jacobs
Staff Support (Planning): Alberto Vargas and Alyssa Henriquez
| Organization |
Member |
| District 3 |
Adela Marie Lopez |
| District 6 |
Lyndell Mims |
| Habitat for Humanity |
Catherine McManus |
| Greater Orlando Builders Association |
Lee Steinhauer |
| Apartment Association of Greater Orlando |
Chip Tatum |
| Urban Land Institute |
Becky Wilson |
| Young Architects Forum |
Hernan Rivera |
| Universal Studios |
Rhonda Rhodes |
| Southern Strategy Group |
Oscar Anderson |
| LMC / Lennar Homes |
Brock Nicholas |
| J & J Construction / Mikel Construction |
Kelly Miller Levine |
| Community-Ideas |
Leila W. Allen |