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Remarks from the Podium

Dyann Roth
Remarks From the Podium

Dyann Roth

President & CEO

Inglis

Heidi Bohn
Remarks From the Podium

Heidi Bohn

Executive Director

Inglis

Dyann Roth

Remarks From the Podium

Inglis

Dyann Roth is the President & CEO at Inglis, bringing over three decades of nonprofit leadership experience with a strong focus on human services and housing. She is deeply committed to empowering people with disabilities by providing long-term care, accessible housing, and comprehensive support services. Throughout her career, Roth has held key leadership roles where she successfully spearheaded program development and strategic planning initiatives. At Inglis, she has been instrumental in expanding innovative housing solutions that foster independence and community integration for individuals with disabilities. Her expertise in aligning mission-driven goals with sustainable growth continues to position Inglis as a leader in creating inclusive living environments. Dyann holds a Bachelor of Arts from Penn State University and a Master of Science in Organizational Dynamics from the University of Pennsylvania.

Heidi Bohn

Remarks From the Podium

Inglis

Heidi joined Inglis as the Executive Director of the Inglis Housing Corporation (IHC) in 2023. She leads the development and management of IHC, including its 11+ properties throughout the Philadelphia area and New Jersey.

She brings more than 20 years of experience specializing in non-profit strategy, overseeing investment portfolios, and reshaping processes to improve optimal operational efficiency while aligning them with organizations’ mission and values. Prior to joining Inglis she served as the Senior Community Manager at Conifer, LLC, and as a Consultant/ Assistant Housing Director at Pathways to Housing PA.

Heidi is a graduate of Pierce College and Capella University, with a Masters in Non-profit Management & Leadership, as well as an MBA.

Fireside Chat: Aligning City, State and Mission Leadership to Advance Philadelphia's Next Wave of Affordable Housing

How public, private and nonprofit leaders are turning capital commitments into measurable progress

Robin Wiessman
Keynote

Robin Wiessman

CEO & Executive Director

Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency

Donna Bullock
Keynote

Donna Bullock

CEO

Project HOME

Jessie Lawrence
Keynote

Jessie Lawrence

Director, Department of Planning & Development

City of Philadelphia

Jonathan Lubonski
Moderator

Jonathan Lubonski

EVP, Development

The Michaels Organization

Jonathan Lubonski

Moderator

The Michaels Organization

As Executive Vice President of Development, Jonathan Lubonski is

responsible for overseeing The Michaels Organization’s nationwide

affordable housing development operations. In this role, he provides

strategic leadership across all regional business units, ensuring the

successful execution of an extensive and high-value project pipeline.

A member of Michaels’s Senior Leadership team, he is instrumental in

guiding the company’s long-term development vision, driving operational

efficiency, and ensuring alignment with the overall business objectives on

a national scale.

Mr. Lubonski joined The Michaels Organization in 2013, bringing a wealth

of experience in economic development and affordable housing. As Vice

President of Development, he successfully spearheaded the creation

of more than 1,500 units of affordable and mixed-income housing, with

a combined value exceeding $525 million. As Senior Vice President,

he established the core development infrastructure and processes

that professionalized the platform, strengthened risk management,

and enabled sustained, scalable growth, while leading the transaction

team that provided centralized oversight and support across the entire

development portfolio.

Mr. Lubonski’s expertise spans the full spectrum of real estate

development, from project conception and financial structuring to

construction management and final delivery. He has a proven track record

in leading complex, largescale projects, leveraging his deep understanding

of market trends, regulatory environments, and innovative financing

mechanisms to deliver impactful results. His leadership ensures seamless

coordination among internal teams and external partners, driving projects

forward and achieving long-term success for the organization.

Mr. Lubonski graduated from Rutgers University-Camden with a

bachelor’s degree in urban planning and a minor in political science.

Making Housing Deals Work: How Projects Get Approved, Funded, and Closed in Philadelphia

A look at what it actually takes to move housing projects from proposal to closing in Philadelphia, from funding and land access to approvals and execution

Joe Duffey

Joe Duffey

CEO & President

NewCourtland

David Thomas

David Thomas

President & CEO

PHDC

Maria Gonzalez

Maria Gonzalez

President

HACE

Travis Seal

Travis Seal

Principal

Select Redevelopment

Sue Taylor

Sue Taylor

Senior Relationship Manager

TD Bank U.S.

Garry Pezzano
Moderator

Garry Pezzano

President & CEO

LeadingAge PA

Joe Duffey

CEO & President

NewCourtland

Joseph Duffey is CEO and President of NewCourtland, a Philadelphia-based nonprofit dedicated to improving health equity by accelerating access to coordinated health, housing, and social services in Philadelphia. NewCourtland services include operating a nursing home, senior centers, and supportive housing for older adults, veterans, and previously homeless individuals.

Garry Pezzano

Moderator

LeadingAge PA

Garry Pezzano, EMBA, MS/CCC-SLP, FNAP, is President and CEO of LeadingAge PA, representing 400+ mission-driven aging services providers across Pennsylvania. He advocates for quality, affordable senior care and drives policy change at state and local levels. With over 30 years’ experience in post-acute care, including leadership at Genesis Healthcare, Pezzano is a nationally recognized thought leader, having served as president of the National Association for Long-Term Care. Pezzano holds degrees from Rutgers and the College of New Jersey in speech-language pathology and was inducted into National Academies of Practice (NAP) promoting interprofessional collaboration and healthcare delivery coordination.

Opening Doors: Designing and Delivering Affordable Housing at Scale

How large affordable housing projects are being designed, phased, and delivered across the city

Timothy Henkel

Timothy Henkel

CEO & Principal

Pennrose

Mo Rushdy

Mo Rushdy

Managing Partner

Riverwards Group

Alison Carey

Alison Carey

Principal and Founder

Aedera Companies

Chuck Hurchalla
Moderator

Chuck Hurchalla

Founder and CEO

Evolution Sustainability Group

Timothy Henkel

CEO & Principal

Pennrose

As Chief Executive Officer and Principal, Tim Henkel provides strategic and day-to-day leadership for

nearly 520 Pennrose employees who support development and management activities in 17 states and

the District of Columbia. Tim assumed this role in 2025 to guide the company into thoughtful growth,

aligned with development and property management objectives and Pennrose’s mission of transforming

communities.

Tim began his career at Pennrose in 1999, became a principal in 2008, and was named President in

2022, a role in which he made significant contributions to the company's diversification and regional

expansion. In 2023, Tim was pivotal in the creation and launch of Contour Housing Partners, a housing

preservation firm focused on shaping the country’s housing landscape through strategic investments in

communities of need, including the acquisition and preservation of existing affordable housing.

Tim currently serves on the boards of the National Housing & Rehabilitation Association and New Jersey

Apartment Association. He is an alumni board member of the William E. Simon School of Business and

serves on the board of Citizens Housing Planning Council in New York City. He previously served on the

boards of Penn Reach and Triple C Housing, two nonprofits dedicated to helping people with special

needs find homes and services. Tim is a frequent panelist and speaker at national and regional real

estate development and finance events.

Tim holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Bucknell University and a Master of

Business Administration from the William E. Simon School of Business Administration at the University

of Rochester.

Mo Rushdy

Managing Partner

Riverwards Group

While completing his Masters Degree from The American University in Cairo, Egypt, Rushdy began his construction engineering career with a position as a Planning Engineer on the construction of the first-ever cement plant in Sinai, Egypt. He then moved to Kuwait for two years, where he served as the planning and project controls Engineer for the construction of Kuwait’s first Olympic stadium.

Rushdy moved to the United States in 2004. He took a position with Toll Brothers and enrolled in the company’s one-year Assistant Project Manager-in-Training program, which typically is followed by a three-year assignment as an Assistant Project Manager. Within just three months of starting the training program, though, Rushdy’s skill set in analyzing and leading teams was recognized. He was pulled out of the training program and given his first assignment: a 128-unit single family development in East Bay, San Francisco. That project was one of 10 jobs in a Master Plan community, and Rushdy used his experience to develop systems and methods to get the development contracted in record time and within budget -- a rarity for a development of that size.

Within months of getting his Assistant Project Manager assignment, Rushdy was promoted to Project Manager. In that new role, he was asked to work with Toll Brothers’ Philadelphia Division to lead an effort to build, sell and deliver phase 1 of Naval Square -- one of Toll Brothers’ highest profile new developments in the city at the time. Within less than a year in Philadelphia, Rushdy exceeded closings projections by over 30% and was promoted again to Naval Square’s Senior Project Manager. By age 27, Rushdy was leading a team of 25 people and responsible for a budget of more than $100 million.

In early 2007, Rushdy was recruited by a regional developer, Westrum Development Company, as General Manager to launch, contract and hire a team for Philadelphia’s largest active adult community: The Arbors at Eagle Pointe, consisting of approximately 400 homes. Following the financial crash in late 2008, Rushdy also was assigned all of Westrum’s Philadelphia developments and took over the acquisition role for Westrum in 2011.

Once the financial crash hit, Rushdy teamed up with Larry McKnight, a colleague from Westrum, to start developing single lot infills in Philadelphia’s Fishtown neighborhood. Their investments in the area have contributed to the revival that the city’s river wards neighborhoods -- Fishtown, Northern Liberties, Kensington, Port Richmond, etc. -- are experiencing.

Now nearly 10 years later, Rushdy and McKnight are business partners at The Riverwards Group, which employs 12 staffers and 30 contractors. What started as five homes per year in 2012 has grown to 110 homes completed in 2019, and plans to deliver 400 homes over the next three years. In 2018, The Riverwards Group brought in revenues close to $35 million.

The Riverwards Group, where Rushdy serves as Managing Partner, has completed more than 60 projects in Philadelphia’s booming riverwards neighborhoods, totaling close to 500 mainly single-family homes delivered over the last eight years. Under Rushdy’s leadership, the company currently is working on the following projects:

Chuck Hurchalla

Founder and CEO

Evolution Sustainability Group

Chuck Hurchalla is the president of Evolution Sustainability Group. He has over 30 years of experience in the deregulated energy markets, including natural gas, electricity and petroleum products. He is considered a subject matter expert on hedging strategies and the fundamental and technical drivers of movements in the energy markets, including renewable products. In addition, he has been instrumental in helping clients develop comprehensive energy management solutions that meet or exceed energy efficiency and sustainability goals.

Why you should attend the Philadelphia affordable housing conference

Why This Matters:

Philadelphia’s affordable housing strategy is shifting from ambition to implementation. With Mayor Parker’s H.O.M.E. initiative advancing as a $2B plan to build, preserve and restore 30,000 homes — including the City’s first $400M H.O.M.E. bond pricing in March 2026 — the market is beginning to see how policy priorities are turning into capital commitments.

At the same time, PHA’s Opening Doors strategy is entering a more active phase, with plans to preserve more than 12,900 existing apartments, create thousands of new affordable units and leverage a multibillion-dollar capital strategy. The first phase of Westpark breaking ground in March 2026 underscores that these plans are beginning to move from strategy documents into real projects.

For developers, investors, housing agencies, designers, contractors and community partners, the key question is no longer whether Philadelphia has ambitious housing goals. It is how those goals will be funded, approved, phased and delivered in a market still facing high costs, financing pressure and urgent preservation needs.

What You Will Learn:

  • How Philadelphia’s affordable housing priorities are being translated into active projects, capital allocations and development opportunities.

  • What Mayor Parker’s H.O.M.E. initiative means for developers, housing partners and communities as the city begins deploying bond funding.

  • How PHA’s Opening Doors strategy is reshaping preservation, redevelopment and public-private partnership opportunities across the city.

  • Which financing tools, public-sector relationships and approval pathways are proving most important for getting affordable housing deals across the finish line.

  • How developers are navigating interest rates, construction costs, insurance pressure and tight margins while keeping projects viable.

  • Where Philadelphia’s greatest preservation risks exist, and how stakeholders are working to protect vulnerable affordable and naturally occurring affordable housing.

  • What role adaptive reuse can play in expanding the city’s housing pipeline, from office conversions to schools, churches and other underused properties.

  • Which design, engineering and construction strategies are helping teams deliver affordable housing more efficiently without sacrificing quality.

How You’ll Do More Business:

Meet the public officials, housing authorities, developers, capital providers, nonprofit leaders, architects, engineers and construction teams shaping Philadelphia’s affordable housing pipeline. Attendees will gain a clearer understanding of where public funding is moving, which redevelopment efforts are gaining traction and where private-sector partners can plug into the city’s next wave of housing production and preservation.

Why You Should Attend:

If your business touches affordable housing in Philadelphia, this is the moment to understand where the market is heading and who is helping shape it. The combination of H.O.M.E., PHA’s Opening Doors initiative, and active redevelopment activity means Philadelphia is entering a more consequential phase of affordable housing production, preservation and reinvestment. This event will help attendees get sharper on the real decision-makers, the actual funding pathways, and the project-level pressures that will define which deals move and which stall over the next 12 to 24 months.

For questions regarding content and speaking, please email our Event Producer, Dane Sinks, at Dane.Sinks@bisnow.com. Want to get involved? Contact Max.Kleinberg@bisnow.com to get information on sponsorship, pricing and availability at this event.

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Venue

ONE North Broad
One N Broad St
Philadelphia, PA 19107


 Metered parking is available on Broad Street. The closest garage is the Convention Center parking lot at Broad and Arch (1324 Arch Street).

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Agenda

Time Activity
8:00 AM
9:00 AM
Registration, Networking & Breakfast
9:00 AM
9:10 AM
Opening Remarks From Inglis Leadership
9:10 AM
9:55 AM
Making Housing Deals Work: How Projects Get Approved, Funded, and Closed in Philadelphia

How developers, lenders and public agencies are structuring successful affordable housing deals

9:55 AM
10:10 AM
Networking Break
10:10 AM
10:55 AM
Opening Doors: Designing and Delivering Affordable Housing at Scale

How large affordable housing projects are being designed, phased, and delivered across the city

10:55 AM
11:25 AM
Fireside Chat: Aligning City, State and Mission Leadership to Advance Philadelphia's Next Wave of Affordable Housing

How public, private and nonprofit leaders are turning capital commitments into measurable progress

11:25 AM
11:55 AM
Closing Networking

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