The AHTCC’s Fall Meeting and Charles L. Edson Tax Credit Excellence Awards took place in Washington, DC, on Thursday, September 23. This in-person event featured remarks from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge, as well as Senator Todd Young (R-IN), Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (D-WA), and Congresswoman Jackie Walorski (R-IN) who also received the AHTCC’s Affordable Housing Champion Awards.
Throughout the day, the AHTCC honored recipients of the 2020 and 2021 Charles L. Edson Tax Credit Excellence Awards, which recognize outstanding affordable housing developments, including the 2021 and the 2020 recipients since we were not able to hold an in-person ceremony last year. The AHTCC received engagement from over 40 members of Congress who celebrated the award Edson Awards recipients. During the event, we also honored Fred Copeman with our David Reznick Lifetime Achievement Award for his exemplary service to the affordable housing industry and held timely panels on issues impacting the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (Housing Credit). Learn more about the event below.
The full event was recorded. If you would like to receive a recording, the fee is $100 for AHTCC members and $200 for non-members. Please contact Erin O’Connor for more information.
Keynote Address from HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge
AHTCC Executive Director Emily Cadik, HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge, and AHTCC Board President and Local Initiatives Support Corporation Senior Vice President Matt Josephs
Affordable Housing Champion Honorees
AHTCC Affordable Housing Champion Award honorees Senator Todd Young (R-IN), and Representatives Suzan DelBene (D-WA) and Jackie Walorski (R-IN) accepted their awards at the event. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was also honored as an Affordable Housing Champion but was unable to attend and joined us for a virtual event in 2020 to accept the recognition.
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- Senator Todd Young (R-IN)
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- Representative Suzan DelBene (D-WA)
Edson Award Presentations
Representative Joyce Beatty (D-OH-3) presented Jeffrey Woda of Woda Cooper Companies with the 2021 Edson Award for The Livingston at the 2021 Fall Meeting and Edson Awards
Representative Tim Walberg (R-MI-7) presented Mike Hirst, founder of Andy’s Angels with the 2021 Edson Award for Andy’s Place at the 2021 Fall Meeting and Edson Awards
Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) provided a congratulatory video recognizing Gardner House, Tony Lee, and Mercy Magnuson Place for winning 2020 Edson Awards
Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) provided congratulatory remarks to representatives of Blackburn Center for winning a 2020 Edson Award
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) extended her congratulations to representatives of Lyman Terrace for wining a 2021 Edson Award
See all Edson Award winners and Congressional recognition here.
David Reznick Lifetime Achievement Award
The David Reznick Lifetime Achievement Award was designated to Fred Copeman for outstanding contributions to the affordable housing community. Fred’s children, Fred Jr. and Emily Copeman, accepted the award on his behalf.
The AHTCC also compiled a tribute video with remarks from Fred’s friends and colleagues. See the tribute video to Fred Copeman here.
Remarks from Charles L. Edson
Charles L. Edson, an affordable housing luminary and namesake of the Tax Credit Excellence Awards, provided remarks for the 27th annual Charles L. Edson Tax Credit Excellence Awards.
Educational Panels
A discussion with key congressional staff was moderated by Emily Cadik, AHTCC Executive Director, and included Melissa Francis, Venn Strategies; Naveen Parmar, Office of Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO); Victoria Honard, Office of Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA-1); Stephen Simonetti, Office of Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN-2); Caitlin Kovalkoski, Office of Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA-27); Mark Dennin, Office of Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20); Skylar Borchardt, Office of Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN-2); Jessica Helmers, Office of Sen. Todd Young (R-IN); and Alice Lin, House Ways and Means Committee.
The Innovations in Racial Equity and Affordable Housing panel was moderated by Matt Josephs, Local Initiatives Support Corporation and AHTCC Board President, and panelists included Alicia Cotton-Doney, Greystone; LaToya Kyle, Low Income Investment Fund; Juan Powell, The Community Builders; and Gina Nisbeth, Open Access.
The Housing Credit Market Update was moderated by Ryan Sfreddo, Red Stone Equity Partners and AHTCC First Vice President, and panelists included Amy Dickerson, Hunt Capital Partners; Nancy Amstadt, RBC Capital Markets; and Stacie Nekus, KeyBank.
The Affordable Housing Hot Topics panel was moderated by Megan John, AHTCC, and panelists included Beth Mullen, CohnReznick; Peter Lawrence, Novogradac & Co.; Debra Guerrero, The NRP Group; Phil Stoffregen, Pedcor Investments; Bennett Applegate, Applegate & Thorne-Thomsen; and Jennifer Schwartz, National Council of State Housing Agencies.
Congratulations Again to the 2021 and 2020 Edson Award Winners
Thank You to Our 2021 Fall Meeting and Edson Award Sponsors
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