Schedule for National EMO Conference 2025
Presentation and resource materials, where available, can be accessed from the session detail pages linked below.
| Wednesday, May 21 | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. | Registration | Holiday Foyer |
| 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Mobile Workshop 1: Dent Education Makerspace Workshop & Tour | Offsite |
| 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Mobile Workshop 2: Tour of Tradepoint Atlantic | Offsite |
| 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Invest York Road: A Model for Building Community Wealth and Fostering Healthy Commercial Corridors | Holiday 1 |
| 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Targeted Strategies for Collective Thriving | Holiday 2 |
| 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Creating a Local Plan to Advance Upward Mobility | Holiday 3 |
| 3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. | Break | — |
| 3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. | Tackling the Housing Shortage: How Local Governments Can Lead on Delivering Housing Supply and Affordability | Holiday 1 |
| 3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. | Resource Roadmapping to Support Economic Mobility and Opportunity Priorities | Holiday 3 |
| 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | Opening Reception | Holiday 6 |
| Friday, May 23 | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Registration | Holiday Foyer |
| 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Complimentary Breakfast | Holiday 6 |
| 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Keynote | Holiday 4-5 |
| 10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. | Break | — |
| 10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. | Data-Driven Approaches to Homelessness Prevention | Holiday 1 |
| 10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. | Leveraging University Partnerships to Advance Economic Mobility and Opportunity | Holiday 2 |
| 10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. | Measuring What Matters: Understanding Economic Stability and Mobility in Philadelphia |
Holiday 3 |
| 11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Break | — |
| 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Using Big Data to Improve Opportunity | Holiday 1 |
| 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Economic Mobility Leadership: A Conversation with Savannah Mayor Van R. Johnson II | Holiday 2 |
| 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Digital Equity and Upward Mobility | Holiday 3 |
GENERAL SESSION SPEAKERS
Dr. Leonard Brock
VP for Learning and Impact at CFLeads
Laura McAloon
City Administrator of Grand Island, Nebraska
Christian Motley
VP of Partnerships and Community Impact at Results for America
Julia D. Novak, ICMA-CM
ICMA Executive Director
Dr. Shanaysha M. Sauls
CEO of the Baltimore Community Foundation
Dr. Clarence Wardell
Deputy Director, Economic Mobility & Opportunity at the Gates Foundation
BREAKOUT SESSION SPEAKERS
Tasia Ahuja Smith
Senior Director of Training Strategies, Race Forward
Marc Allen
Director of Shared Prosperity, Camber Collective
Monica Allen, PhD
Assistant City Manager, Charlotte, North Carolina
Sam Barry
Student, Grand Canyon University
Chad Bojorquez
Chief Program Officer, Destination: Home
AJ Calhoun
Director of Research & Impact, Leading on Opportunity
Frank Cardella
Director of Economic Mobility, United Way of Greater Richmond and Petersburg
Marc Carr
Director of Special Projects, Ashoka US; Invest York Road Steering Committee member
Chris Chang
Associate, Camber Collective
Sherri Chisholm
Executive Director, Leading on Opportunity
Grace Clapp
Student, Grand Canyon University
Charlotte Clark
Economic Recovery Corps Fellow, Impact Hub
Andy Cook
Creative Industries Specialist, Baltimore Development Corporation
Ryan Corrigan
Invest York Road Community Engagement Specialist
Phyllis Dickerson
CEO, African American Mayors Association
LaKeesha Eure
Deputy Mayor of Newark, New Jersey
Briana Evans
Equity & Inclusion Officer, Redwood City, California
Martha Fedorowicz
Training and Technical Assistance Manager, Research to Action Lab, Urban Institute
David Forte
Director of Research Translation and Strategic Initiatives, Opportunity Insights
Keith Fudge
Director of Policy Management, Research to Action Lab, Urban Institute
Marcia L. Fudge
Partner and Chair of Public Policy, Taft; National Co-Chair, Housing Solutions Coalition
Ashley Furst
Director of Business Development & Community Engagement, Breakthrough
Carlos Gallinar
Principal, Able City
Michelle Geiss
Network Director & Co-Founder, Impact Hub Baltimore
Stephanie Geller
Founder & Director, Community Wealth Builders; Invest York Road Steering Committee member
Diana Goldsmith
Senior Specialist, Economic Opportunity and Financial Empowerment Team, National League of Cities
Terry Hickey
Director of Housing & Community Development, Baltimore County, Maryland
Eileen Higgins
Miami-Dade County Commissioner
William Honablew
Digital Equity Coordinator, City of Baltimore, Maryland
Dr. Stephanie Hoopes
Director, United for ALICE
Amari Huang
Analyst, Camber Collective
Heather Iliff
Principal & Director of Economic Mobility, Sustainable Strategies DC
Tonya Jameson
Director of Civic Engagement, Leading on Opportunity
Mayor Van R. Johnson II
Mayor of Savannah, Georgia
Steve Justus
Town Board of Commissions, Davidson, North Carolina
Verna Laboy
Program Manager, Upward Mobility Project, Community Services Department, Boone County, Missouri
jaboa lake, PhD
Senior Director of Impact Evaluation, Learning, and Research at Race Forward
Emily Leff
Research & Data Communications Associate, Opportunity Insights
Tamara Lindsay
Chief of Strategy, Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund
Carlos Lopez
Student, University of Central Florida
Rogelio Luna
Industry Project Manager, Workforce Solutions Borderplex
Lesley MacDonald
Outreach and Engagement Manager, Office of Consumer Protection, Howard County, Maryland
Anand Macherla
Reporter, Technical.ly
Shireen Malekafzali Taidi
Chief Equity Officer, San Mateo County, California
Cristian Martinez
Manager, Economic Development Department, El Paso County, Texas
Alexa R. McCoy
Student, Grand Canyon University
Tony McCright Jr.
Interim Program Director, Justice Initiatives, National League of Cities
Anna Mitchell
Senior Program Manager, Research and Publications, ICMA
Danae Mobley
Executive Director, 1Philadelphia; CEO, Coded By:
Julie M. Mullen
Program Officer of Economic Mobility, Alexandria, Virginia
Brennan A. Murray
Managing Director, Business Development & Marketing, Baltimore Development Corporation
LaVerne Nicholson Sykes
Invest York Road Board Co-President; Education and Community Advocate
Emily Norris
Youth Engagement Manager, Knoxville, Tennessee
Manuel Ochoa
SBAN Senior Practitioner
Jessica Orozco
Program Manager, Office of Supportive Housing, Santa Clara County, California
Derek Parker-Cabral
Student, University of Central Florida
Brendan Perry
Assistant Director of Replication & Scale, Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities, University of Notre Dame
Katie Plat
Senior Communications and Development Director, Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund
Simone Price
Director of Organizing, Center for Employment Opportunities
Ashley Putnam
Director, Economic Growth and Mobility Project, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Ashlee Quick
Student, California Lutheran University
Mireya Ramirez
Student, Grand Canyon University
Gwendolyn Rogers
Mayor of Linden, Alabama
Zach R. Ruppel
Policy Analyst, JustLeadershipUSA
Anderson Sainci
Director of the Office of Shared Prosperity & Neighborhood Support, Dubuque, Iowa
Jamie Shanker-Passero
SBAN Program Manager
Lo Smith
Executive Director, Baltimore Digital Equity Coalition
Ross Tilchin
Director of the Economic Mobility Catalog, Solutions Team at Results for America
