2025 Spring Member Meeting

Conversation with Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin: The Economy and Housing Market

Tom Barkin, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, will join us to open HPN’s 62nd Member Meeting. Together with HPN’s CEO Robin Hughes, President Barkin will reflect on the economic pressures of the current moment, the impacts on the housing market, and how housing leaders can navigate these changes most effectively. President Barkin will also take questions and engage in conversation with members to round out the first portion of the plenary.

The conversation will be followed by updates and announcements from HPN staff and Board leadership, including the awarding of the second annual Bob Whittlesey Leadership Award.

• BIPOC CEO Affinity Group
• COOs
• CFOs
• Lenders/CDFIs
• Multifamily Developers
• Property Operations/Resident Services

• Permanent Supportive Housing: Aligning Development, Services and Operations

• Rethinking the Capital Stack: Looking Beyond the Tax Credit

• Reimagining Affordable Housing Policy - Restricted to Member CEOs

• Richmond’s Approach to Incentivizing Housing Production

• The Hybrid Future: Combining Nonprofit and For-Profit Approaches to Affordable Housing

• Telling the Story of Affordable Housing: Narrative Change and Tactical Communications

• Forging Ahead: Advancing Sustainable Housing Amidst Challenges

• Homeownership Roundtable: Exploring Tools and Strategies

• Operating Property Sustainably: No Easy Fix

Cap off a long day of sessions by joining your colleagues at The Boathouse at Rocketts Landing. We’ll have delicious food and drink, scenic views of the James River, live music, and great company.

To close out the Spring Member Meeting, we’ll be led by Better Housing Coalition’s CEO Greta Harris for a discussion focused on the key role that housing leaders play in facing history, addressing inequities in our built environment, and building a more just future for residents and communities across the country. Like many Southern cities, Richmond has a challenging history – from the slave trade before the Civil War to segregation and disenfranchisement of communities of color in the present day. The city offers us a rich back drop for this conversation, and we’ll be joined by local historians and community leaders who will speak to the realities of Richmond’s racial history and help us better understand the experiences of communities and neighborhoods in the present day. This will also provide context for the off-site sessions that will follow.

• Creighton Court | Transforming Public Housing

• Winchester Greens | A “New Urban” Neighborhood

• Jackson Ward | Mixed-Income Housing in a Historic District

• Highland Park | A Historic, Sustainable Neighborhood

• Bermuda Estates | Reimagining Manufactured Home Parks with project:HOMES

Download our meeting app (forthcoming) to see who is joining us in Richmond and connect with your peers!