IAHA Annual Meeting

October 4, to 6, 2024
Holiday Inn & Suites and Rock Run Convention Center
1471 Rock Creek Blvd 
Joliet, IL 60431

Hotel cut off is September 12. The cut off has been extended to Tuesday, September 19th!!
The rate is $146 per night.
You can make your hotel reservation here....

Agenda

Wednesday, October 4

9:00 A.M. – 10:00 A.M. Maintenance & Management Clinic Committee Meeting ~ Romeo

10:15 A.M. - Noon - IAHA Executive Board Meeting ~ Romeo

Noon – 1:00 P.M. – IAHA Executive Board Luncheon ~ Romeo

1:00 P.M. – 4:30 P.M. – Interactive Dialogue: Best Practices in Fair Housing ~ Hannah Lamore ~ Mahoney, Silverman & Cross, LLC ~ Montague

Applying legal authority, guidance from HUD and questions from the audience, this training will address fair housing issues facing public housing authorities and identify best practices for maintenance and management, including how to respond to requests for reasonable accommodations – generally and in specific instances such as keeping of service/support animals and use of cannabis – and what to be aware of through all stages of housing from applicant to tenant and complainant.

1:00 P.M. – 4:30 P.M. – “It was like that when I moved in.” ~ Caleb Diefendorf, Public Housing Facilities Manager, Knox County Housing Authority ~ Capulet
This session will be an interactive discussion on challenges maintenance technicians encounter and resolutions to overcome them, work order and unit turn process improvement and staying organized when you feel like you are constantly putting out fires. Attendees are encouraged to bring best practices, success stories and struggles to this discussion.

5:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. -- AHRMA Hosted Reception ~ Foyer

6:00 P.M. - 8:30 P.M. -- AHRMA Annual Membership Meeting and Dinner ~ – Invitation only ~ Romeo & Juliet

8:30 P.M. – 12:00 A.M. – AHRMA Hosted Hospitality ~ Romeo & Juliet

Thursday, October 5

8:00 A.M. –9:00 A.M. – Breakfast ~ Romeo & Juliet *Chat by Ron Siddle with Ameren IL

9:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. – OSHA 10-Hour General Safety Certification Training Program ~ Gary Salvador, Joliet Junior College ~ Capulet

The 10-Hour General Industry Safety Certification Training Program is intended to provide an overview of OSHA policies, procedures, and standards as well as general industry safety and health principles. Upon successful completion of the course, participants will receive a 10-hour General Industry Safety Certification card.

There is a maximum of 20 attendees.

9:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. – Justice Focused Housing ~ Anni K. Reinking, Ed. D., Reinking Education Consulting, LLC ~ Montague
In this session we will move between concepts such as compassion fatigue, implicit bias, ladder of inference, and how -isms impact our lives. Once we develop a deep understanding of each topic, we will put it all together through the lens of justice and locus of control. What is within our control as individuals working with the housing authority, while also keeping equity and justice at the forefront of interactions and decisions? You will leave this session with a plan of action to engage with staff in conversations focused on calling people into conversations around implicit bias, rather than calling people out. 

12:00 P.M. – 1:00 P.M. - Lunch and IAHA Membership Meeting ~ Romeo & Juliet

1:00 P.M. – 4:30 P.M. – OSHA 10-Hour General Safety Certification Training (continued) ~ Capulet

1:00 P.M. – 4:30 P.M – Justice Focused Housing (continued) ~ Montague

5:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. – AHRMA Hosted Reception ~ Foyer

6:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. — IAHA Awards and Dinner with the Scholarship Auction (Each housing authority is asked to bring a gift for the auction.) ~ Romeo & Juliet

8:00 P.M. –12:00 A.M. – AHRMA Hospitality ~ Romeo & Juliet

Friday, October 6

7:30 A.M. – 9:00 A.M. – Breakfast ~ Romeo & Juliet

8:30 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. – OSHA 10-Hour General Safety Certification Training (continued) ~ Capulet

9:00 A.M. – Noon – Ask the Attorney ~ Eric Hanson, Partner, Mahoney, Silverman & Cross, LLC ~ Montague

Join Eric to discuss your questions including FOIA issues, service animal situations, HUD required organization policies and get answers to your questions. Also, Leadership Roundtable, Facilitators TBD ~ Will include any program and process updates.

Thank you to our sponsors: AHRMA, Ameren Ill and Multi-Family Energy Savings