A conference for local elected officials and development staff.

Tentative Agenda

9:00 a.m. – Registration and Networking

9:30 a.m. – Introductions

9:40 a.m. – Remarks from Special Guests

Gayle Manchin, Federal Co-Chair, Appalachian Regional Commission

Lydia Mihalik, Director, Ohio Department of Development

10:00 a.m. – Federal Agency Panel

Moderator: Briggs White, Deputy Executive Director, IWG

US Department of Agriculture – tentative

Environmental Protection Agency – tentative

Economic Development Administration – tentative

10:45 p.m. – Interagency Working Group Roundtable “Speed Networking” for communities

Visit with the various Agencies from the Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities & Economic Revitalization (IWG) during a speed network roundtable.

12:00 p.m. – Lunch Break / Networking

12:45 p.m. – Appalachian Community Grant Program, Lessons Learned – Round I Implementation

Getting ready for 2023 submissions, lessons learned to date

Survivor Advocacy Outreach Program: Jennifer Siefert, Executive Director, Survivor Advocacy Outreach program & New Leaf Justice Enterprises

Athens, Coshocton, Logan and Somerset: Steve Patterson, Mayor, City of Athens

Outdoor Recreation Council of Appalachia (ORCA): Jessie Powers, Executive Director

Utica Shale Academy: William Watson, Superintendent

1:45 p.m. – GIS Collaborative Announcement

2:00 p.m. – Local Development Districts – Resources waiting for you!

Moderator: John Carey, Director, Governor’s Office of Appalachia

Ohio Valley Regional Development Commission: John Hemmings, Executive Director

Buckeye Hills Regional Council: Chasity Schmelzenbach, Executive Director

Ohio Mid-Eastern Governments Association: Jeannette Wierzbicki, Executive Director

Eastgate Regional Council of Governments: Kathy Zook, ARC Program Manager

3:00 p.m. – Closing and Key Takeaways

3:00 – 4:00 p.m. – Networking