Agenda, Minutes & Presentations
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August 5, 2026 – Member Meeting Agenda Minutes
Presentations & Updates:
Division on Aging Services Update
Melissa Chalker, Deputy Division Director, Division of Aging Services, NJ DHS
Changes Expected from H.R.1 Legislation
Patrick Gillespie, RVP, State Affairs, Wellpoint
Anya Nawrocky, Director Member Experience, Wellpoint
Current Affordable Housing Landscape
Christopher J. Tyson, President, National Community Stabilization Trust
Newly Opened Primary and Behavioral Health Center in Hamilton
Dinetta Armstrong, MBA SVP Woods Healthcare and
Executive Director, Woods Primary & Behavioral Health Center at Hamilton
Ethan Diamond, Practice Manager,
Woods Primary & Behavioral Health Center at Hamilton
DOL Grant Update
Lorna Runkle, President & CEO, Act-Cess USA, Inc
June 3, 2026 – Member Meeting Agenda Minutes
Presentations & Updates:
Division on Developmental Disabilities Update
Amy Scartocci, Assistant Division Director, Division of Developmental Disabilities
Ending Homelessness: Is shared housing a solution?
Robert Jakubowski, Director, Camden County Community Development
Beyond Cheap Rent: What Makes Shared Housing Work
Funmi Adebajo, MPA, Housing Policy Researcher
April 1, 2026 – Member Meeting Agenda Minutes
Presentations & Updates:
Prefer NP Supports Housing Outcomes Through Mental Health
Israel Romand, Co-Founder, Prefer NP
Isaac Glasman, Co-Founder, Prefer NP
Dr. Jeffrey Berman Clinical Director, Prefer NP
CSH Supportive Housing Roadmap
Cassondra Warney, Senior Program Manager, CSH
Activating Supportive Housing Communities for Change
Taysha Clark-Reid, Public Policy Director, New Jersey, Volunteers of America – Northern New Jersey, A Division of VOA-GNY
Janey Kazazian, LCSW, Director, Behavioral Health Services, Volunteers of America – Northern New Jersey, A Division of VOA-GNY
February 4, 2026 – Annual Member Meeting Agenda Minutes
Board Report and Nomination Profiles 2026
Presentations & Updates:
SHA Update including current Projects
Medicaid Housing Supports Program Update
Tristan Gibson, Program Manager, New Jersey Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services
Current Nonprofit Landscape Data
Jen Talansky, VP Marketing & Communications, Nonprofit Finance Fund
Federal Perspective
Mark Kudlowitz, Senior Policy Director, LISC
Transformative Financial Future for People with Disabilities
Becky MacDicken, Director, Financial Empowerment National Disability Institute
October 1, 2025 – Member Meeting Agenda Minutes
Presentations & Updates:
SHA Updates
Kate Kelly, Executive Director
Point-In-Time Homelessness Count Report
Katelyn Ravensbergen, Senior Associate, Monarch Housing Associates
Faith in Action: Houses of Worship Responding to the Affordable Housing Crisis
Dr. Nadia Mian, Senior Program Director of the Ralph W. Voorhees Center for Civic Engagement
Financial Insights from SHA Member Banks
Valley Bank
Joanne Lopez Regional Community Outreach Officer
Kaitlyn Schillizzi, Integration CSR-CRA Officer
TD Bank | Additional Resources
Mariya Burnell, Regional Community Development Mgr. Metro PA/NJ
Columbia Bank
Crystal Moon-Boulware, Community Development Officer, Housing
Strengthening Inclusive Leadership Initiative Update
Denise Majka, Project Coordinator, Strengthening Inclusive Leadership Initiative, SHA
August 6, 2025 – Member Meeting Agenda Minutes
Presentations & Updates:
LinLin Liang. Principal Associate, Housing Policy Initiative, The Pew Charitable Trusts – Curbing Housing Costs with Proven Policies
Beth Barnhard, General Counsel, Office of the NJ Long-Term Care Ombudsman – Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Update
Juliette Palmer, Regulatory Intelligence Analyst
Travis Gravengaard, Senior Enterprise Account Executive
Radicle Health – Medicaid Update and Toolkit Preview
Lorna Runkle, President/CEO, Act-Cess USA, Inc.
DOL Free Training Grant Opportunity
June 4, 2025 – Member Meeting Agenda Minutes
Presentations & Updates:
Supportive Housing Connection Slides
- NJ HOMES Choice Tool – Beta Test
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NJ HOMES Program Page: https://www.nj.gov/dca/dhcr/offices/njhomes.shtml
Fair Share Housing Center – Affordable Housing Advocacy Toolkit
April 2, 2025 – Member Meeting Agenda Minutes
Presentations & Updates:
DMAHS Housing Update
Jon Tew, Policy Director, Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services
AI, Technology, and Supportive Housing Panel:
Eleplan Presentation – Amanda Lukof, CEO, Co-Founder, Eleplan
SimplyHome Presentation – Meghan O’Sullivan, Sales Director, SimplyHome
Arc of Essex Presentation – Martin Noah, Senior Director of IT, The Arc of Essex
Mental Health Association in NJ Presentation | Video featured in presentation
Carolyn Bazan, PhD, LPC, ACS, CRC,
Director, Career Connection Employment Resource Institute, MHANJ
February 5, 2025 – Member Meeting Agenda Minutes
Presentations & Updates:
Board Profiles and Nomination Committee Report, 2025
NJ DHS Division on Developmental Disabilities Presentation
Enterprise Community Partners – Federal Updates Presentation
Nonprofit Finance Fund Survey Presentation
NJ Division on Civil Rights Housing Resources – English | Spanish