KEYNOTE SPEAKER
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 | Raymond Skinner
Secretary of Housing & Community Development
State of Maryland
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Raymond manages the states’ housing finance, mortgage insurance, community development, and building code programs. Prior to his appointment he was president and CEO of The Skinner Group LLC, a consulting firm providing services in affordable housing finance, community and economic development, and government relations. Previously, he also served as director of the Prince George’s County Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development and as Executive Director of the DC Office of Business and Economic Development.
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 | Margaret Allen
CEO & Owner
AGM Financial Services
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AGM’s annual loan production averages $200M. The company finances affordable rental housing, upscale market-rate apartments, and healthcare facilities using FHA-insured mortgages. Margaret is active with the National Association of Home Builders and is both a Multifamily Council Trustee and a member of the Housing Credit Group Steering Committee.
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 | Victoria Davis
President
Urban Atlantic Development
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| Vicki has overseen the development of $1B in real estate projects in multiple East Coast markets. She is responsible for the acquisition, planning, design, and implementation of all real estate projects, as well as the asset management of properties that the company owns. Previously, she served as deputy director of the MD Housing Fund and Division of Credit Assurance, where she oversaw a loan portfolio that included $2B in single family residential loans and $800M in multifamily loans. |
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 | Andrew Vincent
Director
AHC Greater Baltimore
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Andrew oversees acquisition, development, finance and rehabilitation of single- and multifamily projects in the Baltimore area. Recent projects include the acquisition and renovation of Union Rowe and the development of O'Donnell Heights. Previously, he worked for the Economics and Business Analysis practice at Booz Allen Hamilton in McLean, VA.
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 | Chickie Grayson
President & CEO
Enterprise Homes
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| Chickie has 30 years of experience in the development of housing, especially high-quality mixed-income communities and workforce home ownership opportunities. Enterprise has developed 5,000 for-sale and rental units and is known for its large-scale master planning and complicated mixed-income housing developments throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. |
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 | Amy McClain
Partner
Ballard Spahr
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| Amy has closed affordable housing transactions involving a variety of funding sources, including low income housing tax credits, HUD sources, tax-exempt bonds, state housing finance agency loan funds, and conventional financing, resulting in thousands of units. Through these transactions she negotiates issues unique to affordable housing as well as more traditional real estate concerns for developers of projects in the Baltimore region as well as housing authorities across the country. She is a member of the Governing Committee of the American Bar Association's Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law. |
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 | Christine Espenshade
SVP
Jones Lang LaSalle
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| Christine has managed the sale or recapitalization of more than $900M in multifamily investments across the US. In addition to working on the sale of multifamily assets in the Mid-Atlantic for Jones Lang LaSalle, she is marketing more than 2,000 affordable housing units for sale. Recent notable transactions include the financing of a LIHTC portfolio in Washington, D.C. and the sale of Section 8 community in Northern Virginia. Previously, she managed a $1.5B tax exempt bond portfolio at MuniMae. |
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MODERATORS
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 | Bill Riley Jr.
Principal
Reznick Group
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Bill recently served as co-managing principal of the Baltimore office, and continues to bear executive management responsibilities for the office. During his 38-year career in public accounting, Bill worked across a variety of vertical industries, including: not-for-profit organizations; municipal, state and federal government agencies; construction; real estate; financial services; retail; as well as small and large commercial businesses. He is broadly recognized as a leading authority in the areas of real estate and housing.
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 | Margaret McFarland
Director
University of Maryland Colvin Institute of RED
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The Colvin Institute offers a certificate and Master of Real Estate Development degree. Previously, Margaret served as general counsel to the District of Columbia Housing Authority. Margaret has also served as general counsel to Maryland's Department of Housing and Community Development, and served with the National Association of Home Builders and the Housing and Development Law Institute. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the American Real Estate Society and editor of the Real Estate Review, published by Thomson/Reuters.
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