Polk County Housing Trust Fund is proud to present the second year of its Housing Matters Symposium. Part of the Tomorrow Plan Speaker Series, this free event will feature two national speakers and a panel of local experts who will discuss how housing relates to health, transportation, and other important factors in our region's high quality of life.

Introducing our two speakers:

Carol Payne, Field Office Director at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Baltimore.

Amy Slonim, Senior Program Officer at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Following the two presentations, we will host a panel discussion with local leaders with experience working in cross-sector collaborations, moderated by Pat Boddy from RDG Planning & Design.

Announcing our panelists:

Transit Work Group: Jay Byers, CEO at Greater Des Moines Partnership & Jeff Rommel, President of P&C Independent Distribution at Nationwide

Students Ride DART Free: Elizabeth Presutti, General Manager at DART & Tom Schott, Executive Director of Secondary Schools at Des Moines Public Schools

Healthy Homes Des Moines: Suzanne Mineck, President at Mid-Iowa Health Foundation & Eric Burmeister, Executive Director at the Polk County Housing Trust Fund

Cost: The event is free to attend, and includes a continental breakfast, thanks to our generous sponsors!

Parking & location: Free parking is available in an attached parking ramp - enter on Pleasant St at 14th Place. Kelley Conference Room is on ground level on the south end of the ramp (farthest from the entrance). For a map of the Iowa Methodist campus, click here.